2/5 Stars

It was a beautiful day and a beautiful course. It was however marred by the lack of Porto potties. When you have 3000runners who are not allowed to go in the bushes you need a lot more than 106 johns. What I will never forget because I have never ever seen it occur before is some older guy running the course with crap streaming down his hind leg and falling out on the road. The smell was awful. Next time have more potties or fewer people!

No. I ran well for my age group.

Almost all downhill with about 1/4 mile of mild uphill and about two miles of level

I did some long runs downhill including Mt Whitney four weeks prior. I did not do enough, and my quads and calves especially the latter were quite sore.

Go to the bathroom before you run.

We went to Zion. We came from LA area.

5/5 Stars

Waiting for 90 minutes for the race to begin was a pain, but hey, that's racing. THANK YOU! for the mylar blankets and gloves! Potty section was a bit dark. This was a destination 1/2 for us from San Diego, so it was different, beautiful, unique. Not sure what to expect. I'm glad we drove the course the night before. Loved all the volunteers and ample potties along the course!!! It's the little things, right? I hit the wall at mile 11. I managed to finish with a respectable time (for myself). loved that some of the community came or to cheer us along the canyon. I liked that there were signs notifying of photographers. At least I knew when to look up and smile. Finish was fine, my name was called. Water could have been in more places at finish. I do wish for Food allergy friendly grub. It was different and fun!

No, almost did. I hit the wall at mile 11. That means I need to train a bit more and come back!

Challenging (I've never run down hill for 13.1 miles) Fast (Ego boost for my pace!). Road a bit pitchey, you need to watch where you are going. Really nice scenery. There was a waterfall coming out of the rocks.

Run 3-4 times a week, long run on weekends. I need more hill and speed work.

Strengthen your legs, hill work, speed, distance. Have fun with this race. Dress accordingly, we read reviews that 2016 was COLD. I'm glad we had the blankets. Once you got running, it warmed up. Don't start the race like a bear is hot on your trail, ease into it. Drive the course the night before.

We flew in the day before, so no real sight seeing. Sat in the hot tub at the hotel after and walked to get lunch/dinner. Too tired to go any where. The hotel had an okay Bar and eats to stay close by. Flew out morning after race. Close get away race from San Diego.

5/5 Stars

Beautiful course down the canyon!

No.

Scenery was beautiful, the grade was doable.

Almost all training was downhill.

Find hills, run down!

4/5 Stars

Well organized.

Yes, 30 minutes! BQ, blew my expectations out of the water. I ran a smart, paced race and felt great at the finish. 3:27 :) this is a must pace course, use smart pacing for the course and run your own race with what you know works for you.

Scenic, fast and downhill. Smart pacing wins the race you want.
Painful recovery but worth it.

Consistent, log the long runs 20-22 milers at a slower than goal pace. Do the speedwork, the hills UP and down. Train slow to race fast :)

Smart pacing! Know what works for you and follow it thoughout the race. You will naturally run faster with the downhills, so don't go faster at the beginning because it's downhill and you feel good. Without even trying you will bank minutes the first 15 miles. Bank those minutes and save it for the out and back and finish. Use a pacing band and follow it even if you're off on each mile. Use it as a guideline for each mile.

Trio restaurant Cottonwood and Current restaurant downtown!

I loved everything except the start of the half where it was jammed pack to run up and turn I averaged 7:40 minutwe miles and the first mile took me over 9 minutes due to only having access to half the road.. very frustrating start...

5/5 Stars

This was my first marathon and I was 13 minutes off a BQ. I'm coming back next year to get it!

Gorgeous scenery with super fun downhills that make the miles fly by!

5/5 Stars

Awesome!

Yes, I finished one minute faster then last year :)

Beautiful I love the downhill courses.

Make sure to run downhill

Wasn't as cold this year but be prepared for cold weather

I traveled from Sandy Utah. We went to breakfast at The Original Pancake House after the race :)

4/5 Stars

Loved the mountain canyon run. Organizers and support staff were great. Didn't enjoy The 4 mile out and back loop. .

Yes. 9 minutes faster.

Great. Except the 4 mile out and back loop. Hard after coming out of the mountains.

3/5 Stars

This is my 3rd time running the full. So, I'm well aware of the course, but somehow it managed to chew me up and spit me out. It's a very tough course and deserves respect for sure. I struggled but that doesn't have anything to do with race planning other than the difficult course. I have plenty of suggestions for the finish line, though. I didn't like that the only place you could get water was right after the finish and once they corralled you out you could go back in. I was dying of thirst and couldn't get more water. Also, the food at the finish is wanting. Pizza? Yuck. That's for the night before. Some good cold chocolate milk and some fruit (not a banana) would have really hit the spot. And could the course be rerouted to finish at a park so there's more flat grassy areas for runners to stretch and recover?

I set a goal for a 4 min PR. I PRd in April at Revel Mt Charleston and I had high hopes to exceed that performance. It wasn't in the cards. My finished time was about 17 min slower than my A goal, 13 min slower than my PR and 4 min slower than my course PR for BC. I did BQ by about 13 min though!

Scenery was amazing! The downhill section is tricky because you want to just coast down and there's not much left in the legs for the out and back and the finish. It is definitely a difficult course and deserves respect!

I used The Hansons method. I piggy backed off my my mileage base from training for Mt. Charleston in April. I trained 6 days a week, averaging between 50-60 miles per week. I believe my training was solid. I believe my bonk was purely mental and emotional fatigue due to personal circumstances.

Practice on the course, dress for the heat, stay hydrated and mentally prepare for the grueling trek of the out and back.

Watched friends cross the finish, then went home. I live in a Davis County.

5/5 Stars

I loved everything about it from getting up early, to enjoying the crisp mountain air, to watching the sun start touching the mountain tops as we ran down the beautiful course.

No, but I wasn't trying to. My goal was to enjoy the run with my mom, and that goal was more than accomplished. :)

Beautiful!

I probably would train at least a little next time. ;)

Train. Stretch. Stay closer to the middle of the road where the slant isn't as bad. (That is a lot of downhill miles at to do at an angle.) KT tape is an amazing tool.
Don't forget to take in all of the scenery.

I live in the valley so as soon as I finished the race I got to zoom over to my kids' soccer games.