First-time marathoner Benjamin Randall wins 2023 Colorado Marathon with new course record

Benjamin Randall just wanted to run his first full marathon in under 2 hours, 40 minutes. He hit that mark. With ease. For good measure, Randall al...

May 10, 2023
4:28 AM

Benjamin Randall just wanted to run his first full marathon in under 2 hours, 40 minutes. He hit that mark. With ease. For good measure, Randall also set a new Colorado Marathon course record by more than a minute, winning the 2023 edition in 2 hours, 24 minutes and 6 seconds on Sunday morning in Fort Collins. "It's unbelievable, really. Just euphoric, in a word," Randall said mere minutes after crossing the finish line, barely even breathing heavy. Randall may have been running his first full marathon, but he's no stranger to intense race training and competition.

Chris Abshire