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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Eric Perez #12910 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Early Pace Gives Way to a Strong Marathon Finish Eric Perez completed the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 4:38:22. He opened with a strong first mile in 9:21 and held close to a 9:55-10:05 pace per mile through the middle miles, keeping his cumulative pace under 10:10 min/mile as late as mile 13. The back half brought a gradual fade, with elapsed pace easing to 10:39 min/mile by mile 24, before he closed strong, dropping his final mile to 10:15 and finishing with the last mile split faster than several of the miles preceding it. Miles 17 and 18 stood out as his best sustained stretch, covering that span in roughly 16:14, well under his overall elapsed pace, a notable rebound after the mile 16 slowdown. That surge came just before the course's approach to the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5, and he carried solid closing form all the way to the finish on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, a fitting cap to a race run at altitude above 5,000 feet.