2024 Denver Colfax Marathon (song after intro: The Red Pill [Apex Remix] by Scratch D Vs H-Bomb)

Описание: This is my GoPro footage for the 2024 Denver Colfax Marathon, on May 19, in Denver, Colorado USA.
It was my 30th full marathon and my 17th U.S. State.

Music, in order:
Anthropomorphic by Qubism
The Red Pill [Apex Remix] by Scratch D Vs H-Bomb
The Other Side Of Madness (intro), by Chocolate Weasel

My official finish time was 4:22:36, a 10:01 pace. This is significantly worse than my recent performances. I expected as much, with it being entirely at an elevation of over 5200 ft., being warmer than ideal for me, having full sun, and also having a good bit of the course trending uphill, albeit at a low grade. I live in Atlanta and am completely unacclimated to altitude running. The only altitude races I had done previously were predominantly downhill, and I had struggled also in those. But, I'm doing all 50 states, and I wanted to see Denver (and a good friend who lives there), so this was mandatory suffering.

The course is pretty, and it is organized well. It's a huge crowd, with multiple races occurring at the same time including a marathon, a half-marathon, and a marathon relay.

I had "an experience", let's call it that. I had some moments of enjoyment, of course, but a lot more of it was just digging deep to get through it. All the while I was telling myself that it's fine that I didn't have other marathons lined up for the Summer because I would really enjoy a rest after this bit of torture. (Spoiler alert: I've since changed my mind and registered for more races during the Summer.)

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