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Daniel completed a marathon in the Denver Colfax Marathon of 2022 on May 15th.
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{{Quote|Gotta love the marathon, because I just shit myself.|4=Daniel, in a [[TikTok]] filmed after the race}}


=== Results ===
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.
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</ref>
 
[[File:Marathon1.jpg|alt=A picture of Daniel running.|thumb|Daniel running the marathon.]]
 
== Background ==
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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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=== Media ===
== 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 ====
=== Video finish ===
Daniel crosses the finish line at the 6:23:39 mark phone in hand, barely breaking a sweat.
Daniel crosses the finish line at the 6:23:39 mark phone in hand, barely breaking a sweat.


<youtube>SY6w4Bxk60c</youtube>
<youtube>SY6w4Bxk60c</youtube> ([https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/SY6w4Bxk60c Archive])


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Latest revision as of 00:00, 7 August 2025

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.

A picture of Daniel running.
Daniel running the marathon.

Background

Daniel posted his intent to run the marathon on March 24, 2022 on /r/Daniellarson.[1] The next day, he asked what charity he should support in the marathon.[2] On April 2, he restated his intention to run the marathon.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Results

Daniel placed 165th out of 166 who finished in his division of 20-29 year old men.[6] 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 and other health conditions.

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."[7]

Video finish

Daniel crosses the finish line at the 6:23:39 mark phone in hand, barely breaking a sweat.

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Photos

More photos are available here.