4/5 Stars
loved how buses came to all the hotels and bused them directly to starting linealso loved how they started on timeloved the really cold wet towels after finishing to cool down withloved running with friends
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severe downhill first 3 miles, then uphill 1 mile, then even more severe downhill until miles 18. Mile 19-22 gets really hard after doing all that downhill fast running. During this time you run up and down hills. Very mentally and physically difficult. Loved ending going downhill the last 4 miles. That really helped a lot. The scenery is gorgeous, with the trees beginning to change to Fall colors. Enjoyed the scenery very much!
Trained consistently and did 2-20 milers in preparation for this race. I would have tried to find a steeper hill to downhill train on. My toes, calves and quads were not ready for the amount of intense downhill that we did.
Be prepared to have extremely sore toes, quads, and calves!
traveled from Cache Valley, Utah. Enjoyed the expo before hand, and a high school cross country meet in Murray.
I would have really liked fruit at more of the aid stations from 16 on. Also- there was only 1 of the three aid stations that actually cut the small oranges in half so we could grab and easily eat them. The other 2 aid stations had the full small oranges to eat, but weren't even sliced in half. Not sure how they expected us to peel this on the run and then eat it? Great race!
5/5 Stars
I really love this race! Good things: cold wet towels(these would have been nice at the last aid station), swag, medals, food, gloves, emergency blankets, and a beautiful downhill race. Bad Things: Pizza (I liked the sandwiches), that's about it. Thank you!
No, I didn't train very well this year.
Everything about it was awesome!
I would train better. I just ran out of time.
Use body glide or something like that, and clip your toenails.
I recommend this race to anyone, especially beginners.
I recommend this race to anyone. Especially beginners.
Perfect!!! Love this race!!
Yes. Shattered my previous PR by 21 min!!
Not quite Boston...but I'll take 3:30
Mile 18-23 was challenging...rest of course was a dream.
Do it!! Have to stay dedicated...gotta put in the miles to get the race day payoff.
Go fast or go home.
I live here in Utah County.
A++
Loved the helpers, aid stations, overall production design and finish line festivities. Loved having the race expo the night before, instead of the morning of. Hated the downhill.
Yes. Didn't BQ (but that's a few years away anyways.) First Marathon.
Too steep. Injured my calf 2 miles in, ran injured the whole race.
5 months of dedicated training, following well-established plans and principles. Topped at 50 MPW 2 weeks before.
slept and got food. traveled from Sacramento CA
So tough! The altitude and heat really got to me- but the volunteers were amazing as were the views!
No :(
Scenic. Memorable. Fast.
Welllllll. I basically didn't train. So there's that.
Train! Have fun! Do this race!
I enjoyed running this beatific course with my sister. We booked it down the canyon. We did not enou coming through the city. But once we arrived we we so happy we did it.
I did it 12 mins faster then my last half.
I love love loved running down the canyons. I hated the city. Such a contrast from the Beauty of the canyon to cars rushing around you and running on flat ish terrain with is shock after running down for 9 miles. I would do it again in a heartbeat if the races did not have so much city time.
I didn't train much, just did a few long runs down hill. I ran the canyon to help me train.
I am from salt lake so just went home.
Please start the race 3 miles up the canyon and end the race at the bottom of the canyon!!!
No
I was awake at 3:30, on the bus by 4:30 and at the start area by 5:30. Beautiful day for a race- clear, cool weather in the canyon. Revel puts on a great race! Everything is very well organized and efficient.
No I did not PR. This was my third fastest time (5 minutes off my PR) and I am pretty happy with that, considering all that has been happening this year. I did qualify for Boston, beating my required time by over 15 minutes.
The course is more brutal than one might think, given all the down hill. The loop through Brighton felt kind of brutal, coming off of the steep downhill, to go steep uphill at that high altitude. I walked a bit there, to save my energy. The part that I really did not like is the out and back on Wasatch. I live in Holladay, so I train in that area all the time and really hate that particular barren asphalt expanse. I cramped quite badly coming down Ft. Union and couldn't regain my pace, but all in all it was a great day.
Training this year has been difficult. I ran Boston in April, quite unprepared because of a series of illnesses. Soon after, I tried to make up for lost time and pulled a hamstring quite badly and couldn't run at all for weeks. As this race approached, the best that I could do to train and not re-injure my hamstring was to run down from Brighton several times to my home in Holladay, an 18.5 mile distance. Speed work and tempos just didn't happen. Oh well. There's always next season.
Awesome! Great weather, good course, great support, great finish line organization.
Nope.
Fast but grueling after mile 20. Remove the out-and-back around mile 20. This part of the course was unnecessary and a dead zone. Change the last six miles to a flatter or more downhill course.
Seasoned runner. Many downhill running, 40 mile week.
Run more
Eat at new restaurants in town
Change the last 6 miles to make flatter or more downhill. Remove the out-and-back part. That is a dead zone and unmotivational.
None
Really proud that I truly let myself enjoy the race and the day and the beautiful scenery! No stress, no worries.. All fun! I will definitely be back next year with the hubby! This is now top of my list of favorite races even above Disney! And that's saying a lot! Repeat in 375 days! Thanks to my new friends here from Black Girls Rock 50 States, Black Girls Run, National Black Marathons Association, Half Fanatics and all the wonderful Utah natives who made a point to say hi and be so welcoming! Half #23! State #11! #RunBigC #RunRevel #TeamB44 #HF8871 #BGR #BOTP #BGRock50
No but only because I paused for so many pictures!
Scenic! Challenging! Fun! My favorite!
This was my 10th half marathon this year! 24 lifetime half marathons total and Utah is my 11th state. I am always ready for a fun half and I do one over the summer ever month and sometimes every 2 weeks!
Bring a throw away sweatshirt for the starting wait but otherwise be ready to have a fun day! I stayed at the Hyatt cottonwood and they shuttled to the start line and back to the hotel! That was invaluable! Want a good burger? Go to "Bout Time! Fabulous and great service! The bartender Sam called my by name the whole time there!
Visiting from Chicago! Actually Aurora Illinois! We don't have the mountains and I can't stop viewing them! Perfect vacation stop and next time I'm bringing my hubby! This was a girls weekend!
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