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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Chris Sanders #20822 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Pace Carries Denver Runner Into the Top Five Percent Chris Sanders finished the half marathon in 1:38:44, an average of 7:32 per mile, placing 312th overall out of 7,223 in the field and 256th among men. That result puts him in the top five percent of the field for this race. Sanders ran a remarkably even race, holding his elapsed pace between 7:22 and 7:39 per mile from start to finish. His toughest stretch came at mile 5, which slowed to 8:09, but he answered immediately with a 7:09 split over mile 6, his fastest of the race. He closed strong, covering miles 11 through 13 in 7:41, 7:21, and 7:19, respectively, finishing near his pace from the day's early miles. That late surge came shortly after passing the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 9.5, on a course that runs out past the Boulder Reservoir before finishing on the Pearl Street Mall at over 5,000 feet of elevation.