It was perfect running weather Sunday morning as thousands of people participated in the Colfax marathon that kicked off in City Park.
Denver’s only marathon started 13 years ago and has continued to grow, attracting runners from out of state and even out of the country.
20,000 people over the course of 2 days ran the full marathon, the half marathon, the Urban 10M, the 5K and the marathon relay.
Thousands of friends and family stood along the course cheering on the runners as the ran through the streets of Denver, Aurora and Lakewood. Highlighting the marathon course was a trip though Mile High Stadium. The Half marathon got a tour of the Denver Zoo and a trip through a fire house.
It’s an incredible growth for the marathon in the last 13 years, starting with only 4,000 runners back in 2005.
“We have people from 47 different states as well as a number of different countries,” said Andrea Dowdy, Colfax Marathon CEO. “All these great features, we can really show the rest of the world when these people come to run the race, so it’s been terrific,”
Scott Dahlberg of Laramie was the first to cross the finish line Sunday morning, his first ever marathon.
“Well it was my first marathon I’ve ever done ,so I guess it was a personal record!” said Dahlberg, who crossed the line in 2:36:51. “Conditions, atmosphere were amazing. I couldn’t ask for better temperature and people on the course that were cheering as we were digging through it.”
Most of the course goes up Colfax but runners also cruised through parts of downtown throughout the morning as well.
About 40 percent of today’s participants ran for charities, raising about a half million dollars total.
Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon
May 19-20, 2018
Race Results
Marathon
1,400 Finishers
Top 3 Men
1. Scott Dahlberg, 33, Laramie, WY – 2:36:51
2. Kevin Ellis, 31, Highlands Ranch, CO – 2:37:53
3. Matt Caldwell, 25, Denver, CO – 2:41:14
Top 3 Women
1. Emily Van Meter, 25, Colorado Springs, CO – 2:56:51
2. Julie Olsen-Smith, 36, Parker, CO – 3:08:53
3. Joanna Masloski, 40, Lone Tree, CO – 3:15:05
Half Marathon
4,513 Finishers
Top 3 Men
1. Eliud Ngetich, 24, Midway, GA – 1:06:47
2. Dave Marks, 28, Aurora, CO – 1:08:02
3. Awet Beraki, 20, Colorado Springs, CO – 1:09:39
Top 3 Women
1. Malika Camacho, 36, Albuquerque, NM – 1:19:56
2. Amanda Scott, 30, Boulder, CO – 1:19:56
3. Christine Hammond, 36, Boulder, CO – 1:25:19
Urban 10 Mile
992 Finishers
Top 3 Men
1. Kenny Foster, 31, Monument, CO – 54:13
2. Watkins Fulk-Gray, 28, Carbondale, CO – 58:51
3. Eric Greene, 38, Aurora, CO – 59:26
Top 3 Women
1. Whitney Bevins, 36, Littleton, CO – 1:03:49
2. Alexandra Hempel, 30, Denver, CO – 1:07:24
3. Muriel Greening, 34, Broomfield, CO – 1:09:45
Bellco Colfax 5K
3,279 Finishers
Top 3 Men
1. Connor Winter, 25, Centennial, CO – 15:14
2. Joshua Stewart, 26, Aurora, CO – 16:30
3. Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, 33, Denver, CO – 16:37
Top 3 Women
1. Brooke Kish, 42, Evergreen, CO – 18:41
2. Hayley Lytle, 26, Denver, CO – 19:50
3. Megan Derschang, 27, Denver, CO – 20:21
Marathon Relay
1,276 Teams of 5 Runners = 6,380 Finishers
Top 3 Open
1. Titan Clash Colorado, Parker, CO – 2:29:25
2. Runners Roost, Denver, CO – 2:30:52
3. Dragon Arrrses, Denver, CO – 2:34:49
Top 3 Corporate
1. Cutting Through Colfax, Denver, CO – 2:48:35
2. JM Speedsters, Golden, CO – 2:50:04
3. Excited Delirium, Denver, CO – 2:50:46
Top 3 Government
1. City of Thornton, Thornton, CO – 2:51:46
2. Denver Fire Team 1, Denver, CO – 2:52:43
3. NREL Striders, Louisville, CO – 2:54:48