Sunday, May 3, 2026

Marathon #177 (sub-four state #47): Colorado Marathon, Fort Collins, CO

3:48 finish, 300/1190 place overall. Nice downhill race through Poudre Canyon and finishing in Fort Collins, about an hour north of Denver. The first half is cool and shaded in the canyon with great mountain and river scenery, but the later miles are more open along bike paths with not much shade, making it much warmer and slower. It has fairly high elevation starting at over 6,000 feet, but the downhill course (dropping over 1,000 feet) minimizes the effects. Decent sub-four finish as needed for the state.

Race map and details