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Alli Salaman
2015 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon
Published: Sept. 14, 2015, 9:03 a.m. |
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
The cold at the beginning was a bonding experience. I made quite a few new friends. The course started out with a slow downhill warm-up and got fast quickly. It was quite a shock to exit the canyon into the full heat and sun.
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Did you PR?
I took four minutes off my PR. I might have done even better but there were significant lines at every aid station for the toilets. I spent at least five minutes waiting to pee.
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Tell us about your training.
My training worked perfectly. I did a lot of mountain biking and weight lifting; focusing my efforts on my quads. I did a practice three mile run on a steep grade while wearing a weighted vest to test my race day plan. Short strides are key to the steeps. Tape your knees!
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What advice would you give future runners?
Stay at one of the race hotels. Residence Inn had a breakfast set up for race day; we were able to pack what we wanted. The buses took us directly from the hotel to the starting line.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
I drove in from Fraser, Colorado. It was my first Revel, so I volunteered for packet pickup to get as much information as possible. I had as much fun volunteering as I did running.
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