Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Danek Colson #12280 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Even Early Pace Sets Up Top-2% Marathon Finish Danek Colson finished the marathon in 3:15:53, placing 42nd overall and 36th among men in a field of 3,305 runners. Colson's opening 12 miles were the highlight, holding between 6:12 and 6:46 per mile for a cumulative pace near 6:30 the fastest sustained stretch of his race. That effort held through halfway before easing gradually over the second half, with cumulative pace crossing 7:00 by mile 20 and finishing at 7:28 per mile overall. The closing miles came near the lululemon Power-Up Zone at roughly mile 22.5, where his pace settled into the 8:308:40 range as the effort of the day accumulated. Given Boulder's elevation above 5,000 feet, the early consistency through the race's first half stands out as the strongest segment of his run.