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Ryan Pace
2017 REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon
Published: Sept. 10, 2017, 1:39 a.m. |
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Overall Rating
4/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Had a great bus ride to start the day and even better is how much I enjoy the expo and logistics of this race. One of the most memorable things was the starting line. Having to use a lane of the road and run up the road 2 tenths of a mile and then turn and run down was horrible. It was so so crowded that I couldn't even move or even pass people. I was almost walking through that section. That first half mile was really tough to start so slow and have to make up time from the beginning.
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Did you PR?
I was on pace to PR. My PR is 1:38 and after 10 miles I was on pace to finish at 1:36. But then the hill out of the canyon killed me and I was lucky to finish. I ended with a 1:42, and yes still a pretty good time but with that long hill it was such a let down. I wish this race started up the canyon further so we could get more canyons miles.
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How would you describe the course?
The start was horrible. The first half mile was a joke and I hope the race never does that again. In my 5 years running this race I have never had the start be so horrible with the crowds. The canyon was great, it always is but the last 3.5 mikes out of the canyon was a killer this year. I truly wish we could start further up the canyon and do a lot less miles out of the canyon.
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Tell us about your training.
Training went welll. I did run the canyon 3 times while training and did 14 miles in the canyon starting from the silver lake parking lot. I would tell others to run lots of miles and then at the end run uphill to prep your legs.
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What advice would you give future runners?
Just enjoy the canyon. It is the best.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
Nothing. I almost passed out for the first time in 5 years. I spent my time after the race trying to rehydrate and waiting in a huge line for a message. I wish I would have felt good enough to use my bib tags.
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