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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Elliott Hamilton #10279 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Early Pace Carries Steady Marathon Finish Elliott Hamilton completed the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 4:16:24. He moved efficiently through the first half, holding an 8:20-8:40 min/mile pace through mile 13, reaching the halfway point in 1:51:45. That opening stretch, particularly miles 1-9 where he sat in the 8:21-8:56 range, stood as the fastest sustained running of his race. The middle miles held firm in the high-8:00s to low-9:00s before the pace eased through the second half, settling into the 11:00-12:00 min/mile range from mile 19 onward as cumulative pace drifted from 8:52 to 9:47 min/mile by the finish. Boulder's altitude, over 5,000 feet, adds context to any marathon effort there. Hamilton's race took him out past Boulder Reservoir and through Boulder County backroads before finishing on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder. A slightly more even effort across the back half could help him build on this foundation.