Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Brendan Mcloughlin #20613 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Steady Pacing Powers a Strong Finishing Kick Brendan Mcloughlin covered the half marathon in 1:51:31, holding remarkably even pacing from start to finish. His mile splits stayed in a tight band between 8:15 and 8:53 for the entire race, with cumulative pace never drifting outside 8:22-8:33 per mile a sign of well-managed effort across the distance. The strongest stretch came in the final two miles, where Mcloughlin ran back-to-back 8:15 splits, his fastest miles of the race, to close things out with authority. That finishing surge carried him down the final stretch into downtown Boulder, capping a race run at over 5,000 feet of elevation with his best sustained pace of the day.