Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Hunter Nelson #30192 Race: 2026 Boulderthon 10K Distance: 6.2 miles

Strong Opening Miles Give Way to a Late Fade Hunter Nelson covered the 10K in 55:46. His first three miles clicked by in 8:21, 8:24, and 8:13 that third mile his fastest of the day building a cumulative pace under 8:20 per mile through the opening 5K. From there the pace eased steadily, with mile four slipping to 8:42 and mile five to 9:08, before a sharper drop to 11:29 over the final stretch pulled his overall pace to 8:59 per mile by the finish. Boulder's elevation, over 5,000 feet, adds a layer of difficulty to any pacing effort in town, and Nelson's early miles showed he could bank time before the closing stretch caught up with him. A touch more even pacing across the middle miles could help him hold onto that early rhythm longer next time.