Denver Rock n' Roll Half Marathon

Denver Rock n' Roll Half-Marathon

October 17th marked the inaugural year for the Denver Rock n' Roll Marathon and half-marathon. Not only was it the first year for the Denver marathon to be added to the long list of Rock n' Roll races found all across the country, but it marked Lyric's first half-marathon. Lyric began her training with me in April of this year with the intention of lifestyle change. Since we started training in April Lyric has competed in a number of 5K's and 10K's and added her first Half-marathon. With improvement every step along the way. On October 17th Lyric finished her first half-marathon on the streets of Denver in record fashion. Running 13.1 miles in 2:37:29.

Nice Job Lyric!

The best part is that Lyric was not the only member of my team to complete her first half-marathon. I have mentioned in the past my Tuesday and Thursday morning group, and in that group I had two ladies who finished their first ever half marathon. Denise Corliss and Heather Artt both participated in and finished their first half marathon. Cori Lopez and Heidi Lukowski also competed in the Half Marathon adding yet another half to their growing lists.

From Lt: Heather, Denise, Cori and Heidi post Rock n' Roll! Nice job ladies!

My wife and I also ran the Rock n' Roll and I am proud to say that we both set PR's at the race. Kristin and Beth ran the half in sub two hours finishing in 1:56 four mins less than their anticipated goal of 2 hours! I finished in 1:29:15 placing me in the top 20 in my age group. All in all I would say this was a successful race and a fun one to say the least. Looking forward to many more!