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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Chris Veal #32051 Race: 2026 Boulderthon 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Steady Pace Carries Him Through a Consistent 10K Chris Veal finished the 2026 Boulderthon 10K in 1:01:32, averaging 9:55 per mile across the field of 3,071. Veal's opening mile was his quickest, clocked at 9:31, and his pace held in a tight band through the middle miles, hovering between 9:36 and 10:01 as cumulative pace drifted only marginally, from 9:31 to 9:46 by mile five. His fifth mile stood out as a strong stretch, dropping to 9:36 after a string of splits near the 10:00 mark. The finish, run at 5,000-plus feet of Boulder altitude, closed with a final mile at 10:36, capping a race defined by even effort from start to finish.