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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Sasha Alexin #22840 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Sub-1:27 Half Cuts Nearly Three Minutes Off Last Year's Time Sasha Alexin finished the half marathon in 1:26:35, placing 91st overall and 79th among men in a field of 7,223. He won his 55-59 age division. Compared to his 2025 Boulderthon half marathon, this was an improvement of over two and a half minutes, moving up from 140th overall to 91st. Alexin ran his first five miles in 31:24, an average of 6:17 per mile, the strongest sustained stretch of his race. Pace eased through the middle miles, dipping to 7:05 at mile 11, before he closed with a 6:30 twelfth mile. He crossed the Pearl Street Mall finish having navigated a course that, at over 5,000 feet of elevation, tested every runner in the field.