Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Eric La #41900 Race: 2026 Boulderthon 5K Distance: 3.1 miles

Strong Start Fades Late in the 5K Eric La covered the 2026 Boulderthon 5K in 33:27, finishing 939th overall out of the field of 2,677 and 527th among men. His race opened briskly, with a 9:54 opening mile followed by an even quicker 9:43 second mile, dropping his cumulative pace to 9:48 per mile at the two-mile mark. The final mile told a different story, slowing to 12:56 and pulling his overall pace back to 10:51 per mile by the finish. That first mile stands out as the strongest stretch of the day. Racing at Boulder's altitude of over 5,000 feet adds extra difficulty to maintaining pace late in a race, and Eric's early speed suggests real fitness dialing back the effort slightly in mile two could help preserve more of that closing strength next time.