American Discovery Trail Marathon & Half Marathon

America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO

September 7, @ 6:30 AM

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Half Marathon 471 runners 214 men and 247 women
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Marathon 368 runners 218 men and 150 women
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Marathon Relay Teams
6 men’s teams
7 female teams
15 coed teams

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Total 951 runners
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My Quest for 1:45

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With the race starting at 6:30 AM it was dark when I arrived at the park and at start time the sun wasn’t up yet, the weather was perfect, no wind and cool. I started with gloves and a hat on but not for long. The field stretched out very quickly and I was surprised it wasn’t a faster start. After the first half mile there were only about fifty runners ahead of me. I felt good and tried to keep the pace down but I hit the first mile in 7:44 which was to fast, I wanted to run eight minute miles which would be a 1:45 half marathon. The race was an out and back with a very subtle up hill all the way out, not as easy as it looked. I passed the five mile mark in 40:35 thirty five seconds slow I was really looking forward to turning around and running down hill. Turned around at 53:34, 1:04 slow, picked up the pace coming back keeping the mile times at or just below eight minute miles but mile nine I could feel the pace slipping and was thinking “next year I need to run more in training”. Picked up the pace the last two miles finishing in 1:46:22 running the second half in 52:48 only 18 seconds off my target time for the second half. Running two minutes faster than last year and just missing my goal by 1:22. I took first place in my age group and finished 70th over all. My quest for a 1:45 half marathon is still alive and well, next year I will make it.

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Pictures by Michael Nowaczek

and Jim Kerr

Bruce Fain 51   From Billings, MT   1:40:47

911 Ben Fischl 19   USAFA  1:34:07

   912  David Fox   21   USAFA  1:34:31

1st Place

  Kent Wories   23  time 1:16:46   Westfield, NJ

2nd Place  

Andrew Abdella    23  time 1:21:10   Elbert, CO

3rd Place  

Marc Johnson  32  time 1:23:22   Monument, CO

1st Place  

Kelli Lusk   39  time 1:33:48   Manitou Spring, CO

2nd Place
Sarah Wories 23 time 1:38:36 Westfield,NJ


3rd Place
Kelly Miller 42 time 1:38:41 Colorado Springs, CO


970 Max Ward 14 Monument, CO 1:41:17
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679 Jim Kerr 61 Colorado Springs 1:46:22

671 Lue Huie 63 Colorado Springs 1:46:39

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936 Jodi Killilea 35 Monument, CO 1:58:20
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1st Place 40 to 44 age group
Sean Ryan 41 Colorado Spirngs, CO 1:38:30
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To the Race Director and Volunteers

Congratulations on putting on a GREAT! race

it is so enjoyable to run in a race where it is so

well organized all we need do is think about running.

Thank You

Jim Kerr
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