5/5 Stars

Although I ran with injury, I was able to Boston Qualfy again this year. The race is a well run race, with amazing volunteers, and a great finishing line .

This was not a PR , due to achilles injury, but my best qualifying time this year , for Boston of 5 marathons.

Everyone says this marathon is easy. I beg to defer. The downhill is tough on your legs and then the out and back , is mental. The year it was 8 miles , was even harder. I think that the beauty of this canyon is spectacular though.

I did train a little down the canyon this year, but trained more on trail and at the Pikes Peak Ultra a bit more. I also ran Run Elevated to get the road downhill.

Train a bit in the canyon , and do the out and back from about 8 miles up the canyon. Figure out something for heat and calf cramps . Train in heat .
I wear Hokas and they are great for downhill. Smoky Mountain Pizza in Sandy, has a great salmon and pasta meal.

Trail ran and enjoyed the beauty of our canyons.

5/5 Stars

The start was great. Plenty of potties. Blankets to keep warm was great. Finish line was great lots of energy.

No/ but resolve to do better

Fast, scenery was beautiful

More running

Don't change your training 2 weeks before a race

The waterfall was great!

5/5 Stars

Awesome experience. Very well organuzed event

Older now. PR's in the rear view mirror. Just ran the 1/2.

Fast, not calve and quad friendly. Scenic until you leave the canyon. Slight upgrade in hill 9.5-11 miles not fun after quad bashing. Now I know to train better

LM entry to support daughter who was running full marathon Did this off base mileage and minimal training miles. Was not hard downhill prepared. My bad on that
Would have would have done long runs hard downhill and then qual training.

Prepare for steep declines and train accordingly

None. Drove from Centerville at the appropriate time and boaded the bus

5/5 Stars

Woke up early, raced and loved it.

Yes by 5 minutes

It was fun. Running downhill is harder than I thought.

Regular 1/2 marathon training. Need to do more downhill training.

Train running downhill

I am a local. Went home and slept.

3/5 Stars

It was a easy start with no crowding. My friend and I ran intervals and was able to pick up two additional people. We were able to help them get down the canyon and finish the race. It was nice have the people cheer my friend and I across the finish line since we were one of the last two runners across. Unfortunately we were unable to enjoy the finish line festivities since everything was already packed up and gone. We were a little disappointed with the finish line festivities.

I did PR by 5 min which was really nice to see happen. I did not qualify for Boston but that wasn't my goal. I just wanted to finish the race, which I did!

The course was beautiful, just running by the quarry was daunting, but being able to look out and see downtown Salt Lake was pretty.

I trained for 20 weeks with my long runs on Saturday morning. The longest run I ran was 20 miles which I ran down the canyon. I would highly recommend other runners run down the canyon for at least 3-4 of there long runs so they can experience the downhill.

Make sure you do a few downhill runs before the race so you know what to expect.

5/5 Stars

I signed up for Revel Big Cottonwood to run my first half marathon and couldn't have had a better experience! The course is incredible! You run down Big Cottonwood canyon and can't stop looking at the vast rocks, changing colors of the leaves, and even the sunrise in the sky is breathtaking! The whole race is extremely organized, these guys know what they're doing! All of the race info was very clear and communicated well, this made me feel comfortable and prepared for my race! The day of was a blast! One of the most fun things I've done! The volunteers and Revel staff were energetic and made the atmosphere so exciting! I loved how there was music at the beginning and they really took care of us with aid stations along the course!! I LOVE my medal! It's huge and makes me very proud. I felt taken care of, and had the best race ever! I would recommend this race to anyone and will definitely be signing up again next year!

Yes! Finished about 10 minutes earlier than I was expecting!

GORGEOUS. So fun

I trained running down big cottonwood each Saturday and felt very prepared for the course and acclimated to the downhill terrain. The farthest I ran before the race was 9 miles and I felt prepared and strong the whole race.

I'm so glad I trained running downhill and trained on the course! Be prepared for the last 3 miles to be rough with a little up hill and flat stretches, and then the steepest downhill.

Loved the music at the beginning, had fun taking pictures and cheering on the other runners! I wish The wouldn't have shooed me away from the finish line as I was finishing on the other runners, but that is my only complaint. :)

4/5 Stars

It was so much fun. I met a lot of people on the course.

I PR'd by 22 minutes.

The scenery was beautiful. The grade was nothing I could have trained for at home. The last 10k is a heartbreaker. The hardest last 6 miles I have ever done after such a beautiful 20.

I live in Dallas and we did hill repeats but nothing is as steep as this race. Lots of squats and core work. I did track work for a 3:40 target and felt that if I hadn't I would not have gotten the 3:50. I tell people to build their legs up and work on their downhill running form.

Come in the day before. Dress for all seasons.

We traveled from Dallas so we went to Park City Running, met people running Wasatch 100, and just enjoyed the scenery. We really want to save sight seeing for Sun. We are all very sore and more tired than we expected so the sites might be limited.

5/5 Stars

Great race, gorgeous scenery and perfect weather. Well organized.

No but I was running with an injury and actually hadn't run at all for 5 weeks prior to the race!

Beautiful, scenic, downhill, occasional flat parts. No issue with elevation.

Do quad and glute strength training! These were sore the next day. I wasn't able to train properly bc of my injury.

I wore a short sleeve shirt and roll down sleeves, but rolled the sleeves down quickly--could have done without. Carry water bc you get thirsty easily.

Visited Park city and went to Antelope Island and saw bison. Dinner at Red Iguana was great! Traveled from CT.

5/5 Stars

The day was amazing. The views were unbelievable. I saw a moose part way down the hill, what an experience.

This was my first marathon. My goal was to take it in, have fun and finish

Quite steep in some parts, but manageable. The loop was a killer. Wedidn't care for that at all. The mountains and views were amazing

I spent a lot of time training throughout the summer. We are from upstate New York, so we had access to steep Down hills which definitely helped with this course. Doing leg lifts on the weight machine helped our quads and calves.

Hills, down and up ( darn that loop), weight training.
Take time to "revel" in the moment and take in the scenery during the race.
It was hotter than I anticipated, but fortunately cloud cover helped on race day to keep temps down.

We didn't explore much, this trip was really about doing our first marathon. We flew in from upstate New York.

5/5 Stars

I ran a 2:52 on my first marathon try and I won my age group of 25-29 like a bad ass , I would come back to this event and BQ again , I also took 8th overall in 2017

Yea I did 2:52 before it was 3:30 try 38 minutes

Fun down hill and miles 4, 18-22 are hard the rest isn't

60-100 mile weeks

So this event it's fun and it's fast

Drank a single beer in my hotel room and relaxed