In and of itself, my running of the Colfax Marathon on Sunday wasn’t much of a big deal. I went in, I had a tough run and I was done. Done that plenty of times before and I’ll do it plenty of times again. However, this was my 100th lifetime marathon. The milestone was a bigger deal to my family than to me, but this gives me an opportunity to do a retrospective and I won’t get many more opportunities to do that, so I might as well.
I didn’t originally have this race on the calendar, but my wife and kids wanted me to run it so they could see me finish No. 100.** Even though it interfered with my training for Utah Valley (which would have been my 100th) on June 9, I didn’t mind running it. For as excited as my wife and kids get about some of the things I do running, there was no way I wouldn’t run this if they wanted me to. Utah Valley is a bit of a big deal to me on an individual basis, because it’s probably my only chance to qualify to run the Boston Marathon next year. I’ve run Boston each of the past five years and I can’t imagine not going back. Aside from the Operation Jack Marathon, it’s by far my favorite race. But I’ll adjust and do what I can to make it happen out there in Utah. Can’t skip Colfax out here in Denver and deny the fam, right? Personally, I don’t care a ton about the round number the way they do. A little, sure. I won’t lie. But not a lot.
** Two of my kids, Benjamin and Ava, were excited. The third, Jack, has no idea that I run.