4/5 Stars
Loved the gloves and Mylar blankets in my bag. Loves the scenery. Loved the fast course. There needed to be more volunteers. I had trouble getting my water. The finish needed chocolate milk or creamies =). Loved the cold washcloths at the end. That was the best!
No. But it was the fastest I have done in a long time.
Loved the scenery. The grade was a little extreme but loved what it did for my time.
I needed more hill training for this course.
Map out the start before hand. Google took me to the wrong spot. Made me very nervous!
Orem Utah
Left my comments above. Definitely want to do this race again.
5/5 Stars
Awesome. Perfect weather. Perfect amount of aid stations. The police officer patrolling at mile 12.5, was awesome!!! Cheering you on and giving you that last push!
I did!! It was awesome. I am usually a 8:35 min/mile. I did this race with an average of 7:30!!!
Beautiful. The "s" curve in the canyon was rough on my ankles. But fun race.
I have been running 3/ days a week since January. I do 2 runs of 5 miles each and the 3 RS day is my long run, anywhere from 7-10 miles. I also lift weights 3 days/ week. I felt the cross training gave me more flexibility and strength/ endurance in my legs.
Train train train. And have FUN. Cheer people on as you run.
Listened to the band and took fun pictures!
The leaves were changing this year
No
Scenic, steep, fast
Run the canyon as a training run
Run hills and don't over dress
I liked the 2013 course better. I didn't like running down ft. Union and much preferred finishing at the business park at the base of the canyon
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
no
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!
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!!!
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