REVEL Big Cottonwood Presented by Albion

Curtis Keller

2015 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon
Published: Sept. 12, 2015, 3:17 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Amazing race. Scorching fast course. PR by 10 minutes and qualified for Boston! Beautiful course and very well organized. Highly recommend it! One of the best marathons I have ran in, and this was 13 for me.
Did you PR?

Yes, set a PR by 10 minutes. And I qualified for Boston by 8 minutes. First time qualifying for Boston in 13 marathons.
How would you describe the course?

Very fast and forgiving. Lost my big right toenail it's so steep. Beautiful scenery. Perfect temperature.

Only drawback is that there are A LOT of half marathon walkers that you have to dodge starting at about mile 15.
Tell us about your training.

Trained in high temperatures of Phx, AZ. Lots of flat running because that's all we have. But on the weekends I would go up and run down the hills on Usery Pass to get downhill training. Plus I did two weeks of Mountain running in WA Iin July with a ton of downhill.
What advice would you give future runners?

Get downhill training in. Sorest muscles are not quads; it's my calves! They started getting sore around mile 7 and I was having to put Ben Gay on them every chance I got. Get good downhill training in.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Nothing. Only here for 24-hours for the race.