4/5 Stars

Beautiful day wonderful scenery. The 3:30 pacer guys were a crack up.

While yes I did cut 25 minutes or so from previous marathons.

As stated above the scenery was awesome. The grades were manageable a couple of steep spots downhill that hurt as much as the inclines on the out and back

Trained for this starting in July. Heart rate training which I think helped a bunch. Did not train for altitude or long descents but neither were an issue for this race for me. My heart rate was under control raised a bit at mile 3 and spiked on the wastach section.

Enjoy this gem. You will go out fast and enjoy the decent don't expend your energy until you need it at mile 20.

Traveled from Sacramento and was pretty sore after the race. Salt Lake City was easy to travel to and around.

5/5 Stars

So many extras with this race. You exceeded expectations.

Yes, by 52 minutes

Beautiful, fast, fun

Training in the canyon, to get experience on the downhill.

Lean forward.

Lunch with my family

5/5 Stars

It was awesome! Thanks for all the preparations and support from police, staff, volunteers and donors! I think this race will have to be a yearly tradition!

It was my first race, so yes?

It was great and beautiful.

Overall training was good. I would probably schedule more training runs on the coarse before race day, especially the downhill parts.

Train on the downhill

I'm from the area

5/5 Stars

really nice. the gloves and emergency blanket were ket at the start. it was COLD!

yes by 8 minutes. broke a 5 year record

fun! last 3 miles were tough but...

definitely train downhills

5/5 Stars

The views were amazing. The start was very cold. I could not feel my feet for the first two miles.

Best race ever!

Yes I did!

Fast and fun!

Ran lots of hills: up and down. Trained in the heat and elevation.

Bring clothes to keep you warm at the start of the race. Wear gloves and hat at the start.

Ate great food at the Bohemian Brewery.

5/5 Stars

Cold at first. Kind of a long wait from drop off to start but the beautiful course made it all better.

Beautiful! Stunningly beautiful, especially with the changing foliage colors.

Zero.

Stay at a hotel where there's a shuttle.
Run all of the Revel Run races!

Ate at red iguana, in n out and Oh Mai.
Went to Park City after the race for some exercise to loosen up the soreness and to shop.

I traveled from Denver CO to the race.

5/5 Stars

Great day. It was cold and the start line, but manageable. The start happened right on time, and we were off down the beautiful canyon! The miles flew by, and finish line was a welcome sight.

Oh yes. I came in wanted to just dip under 1:17:59 - which would have been a PR over my last best: 1:19:42. I came in at a surprising 1:12:49. A HUGE PR, and a very welcome surprise.

Beautiful, welcoming, and very fast!

Trained had for several months. I really wanted to PR, and knew this was the course to do it. I did lots of speed work, and long runs every weekend. I did lots of miles, and my long runs often took me well over 13 miles. I knew coming into the race I was ready for both my goal pace and that the distance was not going to be an issue. My advice is: train in a way so that you are excited to run the race and the course, and not nervous about whether or not you can even finish.

Running down hill is not as easy as you think, and it takes a lot of practice. Once you get it down and learn how to roll down hill without having to hold on the brakes you can really fly.

I bought cheap pieces of clothing that I could strip off during the race and discard. Gloves and arm warmers made out of long socks. Great idea.

Don't overdress - start the race feeling a little cold. You WILL warm up. Overdressing will make you get overheated and can really affect your performance.

I am from Lehi. I just woke up super early and drove myself. Nothing exciting to share here!

5/5 Stars

Yes

Enjoyable will the best views

3 months post partum from 4th kid and started training at the 6 week mark 2-3 days a week.

Just have fun! No pressure and enjoy the run

Lots of photos and laughs with running buddies

4/5 Stars

Great race, well organized in the morning and great scenery. Horrible and I mean horrible disorganized effort ( no effort at all) to direct traffic after the race and get people out of the parking terrace and on their way. Took me an HOUR to get out of the parking lot and lots of people were mad and rude. Not the funniest way to end a fun race.

Yes

Gorgeous and fast

Endurancr

Slow and steady

Nothing/ from Sandy

5/5 Stars

This race was extremely well organized, from the check-in on Friday to the finish line festivities! It seems like they thought of everything, and everything was executed to perfection. I was constantly being surprised at how efficient everything was: getting my bag and number on Friday, parking on race morning, loading busses, having bathrooms available, mile markers and posters along the way, drinks and snacks, getting results, getting pictures, turning in and retrieving my bag, etc. etc. etc. The most memorable thing was the beautiful scenery while I ran, and the outstanding organization let me focus on that. What a great experience!

This was my first half marathon, so I did PR, but by default.

I LOVED the course! I'm from Utah, so I'm very familiar with Big Cottonwood Canyon and I've always loved it. But I've never enjoyed it while running, and seeing the sun hit the tops of the mountains and slowly move down was inspiring. We even saw some interesting wildlife (including a moose)! The grade was nice and made the run very enjoyable for me.

I basically run for fitness, and I run 4-5 miles a day, 4-6 times a week. My busy work schedule prevents me from being more consistent. I felt like this prepared me very well for the run, but I was not really pushing it for speed. For someone who wants a fast time, they would have to train more seriously than I did.

Be prepared to stay warm at the top before the race starts. Once the race started the temperature was perfect.

I live in Syracuse, UT so I didn't really have to travel for this race.