Jack Brechtel
2016 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon
Published: Sept. 13, 2016, 8:53 a.m. |
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Nothing really prepared me for waiting in the cool weather being from the New Orleans area where it is almost completely flat and currently still hot/humid. Cold temperatures rarely bother me when I am moving around, but holding still for an hour even in the manageable 40s was difficult, I needed to also bring a blanket and some windbreakers. Once we got going though, I warmed up easily and no issues.
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Did you PR?
No PR, but as long as weather and conditions are tolerable, I'm typically satisfied with a sub 1:40 time in a half-marathon distance, which I achieved (1:37:55). Was pretty content with this one esp. since I am not used to thin air/altitude and downhill racing.
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How would you describe the course?
Absolutely beautiful. I enjoy the scenery where I live, but I like to travel every now and then to hills and mountains. I was not prepared for how steep some of the declines were though, if I went too fast in some spots I felt like I was going to trip over myself.
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Tell us about your training.
No real defined training method for this. It's currently still humid where I live and few hills, so any hill training is hard to simulate. Basically through all summer I tried sticking to a schedule of running 5 days a week of about a 5-7 mile distance, and I biked once a week. I've also run plenty of full marathons so as long as I maintained some form of distance training, I knew I would probably be all right.
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What advice would you give future runners?
Try to bring your own blanket or extra layers if possible. Gear check is simple and I'd over-prepare with extra clothing while waiting in the mountains. Just shed all the extra layers BEFORE starting and check everything in right before race time.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
Traveled from my hometown of Mandeville, about a 30-35 minute drive north of New Orleans. I really enjoyed Ensign Peak in SLC and Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake when I was in the area as well.
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