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Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Jose Martinez #22008 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Nine-Minute Breakthrough Powers Strong Half Marathon Finish Jose Martinez ran the 2026 Boulderthon Half Marathon in 1:36:09, finishing 245th overall and 199th among men. That's a nine-minute improvement over his 2024 Boulderthon half marathon time of 1:45:11, dropping his pace from 8:01 to 7:20 per mile. Martinez opened fast, covering the first mile in 6:57 and holding sub-7:10 pace through mile four. His quickest mile-plus stretch came in the opening 4 miles, completed in roughly 27:52, just under 7:00 pace. From there his per-mile splits eased gradually into the 7:20s and 7:40s, before he closed with a strong 12th mile in 7:16, finishing on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder.