5/5 Stars

I went out a little too fast but otherwise great

No

Downhill, absolutely beautiful in the canyon

Trained at altitude and downhill several times

Be ready for a cold am waiting for the start

Dinner downtown SLC.. Travelled from Las Vegas

5/5 Stars

Unsure of what to expect. I not only finished, but amazingly for my first half marathon finished in 1 hour and 50 minutes. I'm very excited, and will continue to train for a full marathon next year. Beautiful run as well as the people I met. Thank you.

Yes, this is my first half marathon.

I didn't prepare for down hill running and my calf muscles got very sore. I love the course and will be looking forward to next year's full marathon.

Treadmill and a 6 mile trail run twice a week.

Train for down hill running.

Visited my younger brother for the day.

4/5 Stars

Was happy there were plenty of porta-pottys both before and after the race. It was chaos trying to get on the bus beforehand, lots of crowding and no real order or process but we made it. The throw-away gloves and space blankets were great. The cold towels at the finish were awesome. Thanks for having diet coke & choc milk! Loved getting my stats card immediately after finishing.

Yes..by 28 minutes :)

ran down the canyon for my long runs once a week for the 5 weeks leading up to race day.

Make sure to do a downhill run once a week and make it your long run if possible.

5/5 Stars

Yes!

It was so well organized, so beautiful!

Make sure to trim toenails SHORT!

5/5 Stars

Yes by 2-minutes. Still hoping to get that elusive BQ.

Although shortened the out-and-back on Wasatch Boulevard is r-o-u-g-h!

Weekly 7-mile downhill runs down Latigo Canyon in Malibu, CA.

Love the Revel races, have now run the Rockies and Big Cottonwood, looking forward to Canyon City in November!

Travel from Los Angeles, CA.

4/5 Stars

Loved the humorous/motivational signs along the way. Excellent support stations.

No, I didn't train well enough.

Extreme downhill at the beginning. Beautifully breathtaking scenery. Challenging out and back at the end.

I trained down the canyon for a few runs. This was great training, but I needed to get more long runs and speed training in.

Run the canyon at least once before the race.

4/5 Stars

fun atmosphere, beautiful scenery, and surprisingly wasnt too cold up at the top

it was my first marathon so i guess so haha

straight downhill

followed a 3 months workout plan i found online. combined long run with shorter speed workouts. it was great

incorporate weight training to prepare for downhill. mile 1 and mile 13 are terrible. I hate downhill but I held back the entire first 18 miles so that by the time i got to mile 19 i was able to drop my pace 50 seconds per mile and have a really fun time running the last 7. Had I gone out faster, I just would have suffered the whole race instead of been able to enjoy the scenery for the first 19 and then enjoy really pushing myself the last 7

went to trader joes

4/5 Stars

A lot of fun. Great course.
My only criticism is there was fruit promised at 3 stations, only saw it once. There was candy promised at 2 stations, never saw any. Was planning on these for fuel and did not get it.

No

Steep grade. Beautiful scenery

I trained for the downhill. it is a must

5/5 Stars

Buses were on time, start line was so-so (no fires anymore-boo, long walk to bathrooms, no music or fanfare...as we were walking to the bag drop, we noticed hundreds of people still at the bathrooms and all over the camp, we walked to the start to try to find our pacers, and they were no where to be found, we were confused and searching, when all of the sudden we heard a horn and people were running. We were like, what? no warning? no countdown? NO PACERS? That sucked. I brushed it off and went for it anyway, but I started a little pissed off at the disorganization of the start line. That's my only complaint about the whole thing. The rest rocked. ), course was amazing and beautiful, volunteers were on spot, finish was amazing. The food was great, the towels are heaven sent, the band was an awesome touch. The race bags rocked. Loved how organized they were with the stickers on the outside and the envelope inside with the bib- that must have really taken some time. THANK YOU! I love the head band. Like, LOVE it. I love all of the cool touches you guys do to go above and beyond. Love the shirts too. Great fit. Medals= two thumbs up. Hopefully I'll be back for the full next year! But I was glad to still be able to participate with the half. And much less sore. ;) THANKS!

YES! By ten minutes

beautiful, saw a mom and baby moose walking up the side of the mountain. loved the downhill, trained well for it and loved the little bit of challenge during the last couple miles.

Ran BC canyon with a group multiple times before. Ran other canyons too. Train for downhill! Don't think that just because it is downhill that that makes it easy. Downhill is killer on your body. Especially when followed by uphill and flat, which then feels uphill.

Bring warm clothes for the start. Buy your shoes 1/2-1 size bigger than usual. Cut toenails short. Relax and enjoy the ride! If you are running the marathon, train for downhill followed by rolling hills or you will want to die- that was me last year.

5/5 Stars

The race was well organized and run. I was impressed, and I've participated in a lot of races. I loved the gorgeous sunrise at the start and beautiful scenery during the course. The Wasatch Blvd leg was difficult, but the last couple miles downhill was even more rewarding.

Yes and yes.

The only part I'd change is the last part down Fort Union, where there's traffic on either side and the runners in the middle. It's hard for the spectators and runners don't like sucking down car exhaust.

I trained well, prepared well and executed according to plan.

Plan your run and run your plan.

After . . . walked it out and enjoyed the feeling of accomplishing a difficult goal.