REVEL Big Cottonwood

Rachel Miner

2016 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon
Published: Sept. 13, 2016, 1:30 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

The top was a little crowded and I felt like I had no room to warm up and move so I was really stiff when starting.
Did you PR?

Yes. My last marathon was 4:08 and I did 3:53. I was shooting for boston I missed it by 8 minutes.
How would you describe the course?

Great until mile 18 and then not prepared for the 5 out and back.
Tell us about your training.

I have been training for 30 weeks. I took some of Hal higdon training sheet and then worked up to where I needed to be to start at the last 25 weeks. I did take off 4 weeks in May for Thyroid surgery.
What advice would you give future runners?

Be ready to go up hill at mile 18, so train past 50 miles a week to get the endurance.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Just stayed in the finish area until I could walk, haha I thought there would be more at the end, booths, expo, etc...