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{{Quote|Gotta love the marathon, because I just shit myself.|4=Daniel, in a [[TikTok]] filmed after the race}} | |||
The '''Denver Colfax Marathon''' is an annual competitive marathon held in the Denver metropolitan area in Colorado, which has been held every May since 2006. On May 15, '''2022''', [[Daniel Larson]] completed the marathon held for that year. | |||
[[File:Marathon1.jpg|alt=A picture of Daniel running.|thumb|Daniel running the marathon.]] | |||
== Background == | |||
{{main|Daniel and Athleticism}} | |||
Daniel posted his intent to run the marathon on March 24, 2022 on [[R/Daniellarson|/r/Daniellarson]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/tng59e/denvers_colfax_marathon_is_denvers_only_marathon/</ref> The next day, he asked what charity he should support in the marathon.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/tng82w/what_should_be_my_charity_for_the_colfax_marathon/</ref> On April 2, he restated his intention to run the marathon.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/tv2a7q/change_in_plans_i_will_be_running_the_colfax/</ref> | |||
Daniel was actually pretty athletic prior to his social media fame / the pandemic. Despite this, some fans speculated that Daniel was in such poor health that he would not even be able to complete the marathon.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/uplok5/daniel_will_die_if_he_runs_this_marathon/</ref> It is unknown why he chose to enter the marathon, but given his performance, he was clearly not focused on setting a record. | |||
For reference, a marathon is 26.2 miles (42.1 kilometers). | |||
== Marathon == | |||
Daniel arrived at the marathon appearing to wear a backpack, though he would end up removing it.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/upjdj6/at_a_marathon_with_a_backpack_on_dont_do_it_mr/</ref> | |||
== Results == | |||
Daniel placed 165th out of 166 ''who finished'' in his division of 20-29 year old men.<ref>http://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2436/placings ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221210222540/http://results2.xacte.com/#/ Archive])</ref> His pace indicates that he never ran any faster than a light jog. Almost all images of Daniel taken during the marathon show him with his phone in his hand, so it is safe to assume he spent a fair amount of the marathon interacting with fans. | |||
Despite the fact he was second to last, the fact that he was able to complete a marathon is impressive in itself, especially given his homelessness, lack of preparation / training, and health. The fact is that he will probably never be able to do something like this again - mostly due to his [[Trench Foot|trench foot]] and other health conditions. | |||
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|+ | |||
!Location | |||
!Net | |||
!Clock | |||
!Pace | |||
|- | |||
|Start | |||
|00:00 | |||
|2:59 | |||
| - | |||
|- | |||
|6.4 Miles | |||
|1:08:08 | |||
|1:11:07 | |||
|10:28/mi | |||
|- | |||
|10.4 Miles | |||
|2:00:01 | |||
|2:03:00 | |||
|11:31/mi | |||
|- | |||
|16 Miles | |||
|3:33:15 | |||
|3:36:14 | |||
|13:20/mi | |||
|- | |||
|20.1 Miles | |||
|4:40:53 | |||
|4:43:51 | |||
|13:57/mi | |||
|- | |||
|Finish | |||
|6:23:40 | |||
|6:26:39 | |||
|14:38/mi | |||
|} | |||
== Media == | |||
After completing the marathon, Daniel posted a video saying "Gotta love marathon because I just shit myself."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/12kxyx8/marathon/</ref> | |||
=== Video finish === | |||
Daniel crosses the finish line at the 6:23:39 mark phone in hand, barely breaking a sweat. | |||
<youtube>SY6w4Bxk60c</youtube> ([https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/SY6w4Bxk60c Archive]) | |||
=== Photos === | |||
More photos are available [https://metrophotocolorado.shotsee.com/gallery/101066/12678/1 here].<gallery> | |||
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</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Events]] | |||