Cowden Places First in Division

On Sunday February 19th, Wallaceburg’s own Bryan Cowden competed in the “Warm Up Columbus” marathon near the campus of Ohio State University. 

Bryan placed first in his division and was 8th overall.

The course was a 1-mile (or 1.6km) loop done 26 times testing not only your physical ability but your mental ability as well.

This was Bryan’s third attempt at qualifying for the Boston Marathon.

The standard set by the Boston Athletic Association for Bryan’s age and gender is to run below 3 hours, 10 minutes.  Bryan ran 3:10:50 on Sunday, just 50 seconds short of his dream.

Asked how he felt afterwards Bryan said “I felt stronger as I progressed throughout the marathon.  I’m just notorious for having slow starts. Physically and mentally I wasn’t drained at all.  I could have kept going.  I guess marathon #4 will be the race I qualify.  I am not giving up.”

Article submitted by: Bryan Cowden