5/5 Stars

Great course, great volunteers, good stations.

No but I wasn't prepared with adequate training.

Fantastic scenery. Love the grade and elevation

I did not train adequately for a half marathon but I knew that before starting the race. Practice down hills-obviously.

Know that the start will be cool and you will peel layers off.

I live in Utah so did not do anything new or different.

5/5 Stars

PR

Yes

God although u would have referred to run less in town and more in the canyon

I run mostly on the treadmill I did no down hill training

Enjoy the view and watch out for the last basically flat 3 miles

Great salt pond temple square red iguana

5/5 Stars

Amazing experience. I was able to run 13 mi straight at a steady pace. After mi 13 my knees started locking which got me worried, so I literally band marched mi 14. Mi 15 I began jogging but shortly ran into the next aid station. I was in the bathroom for at least 5 min. When I came out the station was packing up. I realize that I was now far behind, maybe even the very last one. I just lightly jogged until I had passed a great shirt lady and a purple shirt lady. I managed to stay 2-3 mins ahead of the purple shirt lady. I hadn't seen a single person in front of me. Still worried that I was so far behind I began asking volunteers and cops if I was going the right way and how long ago they saw the person in front of me. The answer was almost always the same. A little over 5 mins ago. When almost reaching mi 20 where they marathoners break from the half marathoners course, I began seeing all the runners going the opposite direction. When I was able to see the u-turn part o could see running making the u-turn. It gave me hope. Hoowever, when I made the u-turn those running were again out of sight. From there I never saw a runner in front of me. I did see the purple shirt lady behind me most of the time. After mi 22 I stopped seeing mi markers and the aid stations were all packed up. I called my dad and asked him to keep talking to me because listen to music wasn't helping anymore. He stayed on the phone and used a GPS app to tell me how far I needed to go. He was my new mi marker. In the background I could here the announcer. At 1pm the finish line had announced there goodbye, yet I was very impressed the a few people still stayed and even encouraged me over my dads phone. Within the last mile I saw cops still kind of holding off traffic for runners. I crossed th last street before the finish line when my dad began to run with me. I finished! I was one of the last to finish, but it was never about getting an asking time. It was about doing it for someone else, my dad. My dad was my inspiration. We were going to run the half together but he recently got into a car accident a was injured bad enough that running was not an option anymore. I decided I would run it for him so I did the marathon instead of the half marathon.

Yes, this was my first marathon ever. I don't know exactly what it was, but I know it was just under 7 hrs.

The course was beautiful and a marathon.

Well, my training wasn't real training. I did run a lot this year for this marathon, but this year has had challenges that didn't allow me to do a decent training. I will say because of my challenges it motivated me more to finish.

Find a very special purpose to motivate you to finish, and then properly train so your not bed ridden after because your legs are so stiff. Eat a lot before and after running. Don't run with a jacket unless you know its going to rain most of the day. Bring a very very small container to hold water (not a water bottle)a light weighing pouch and 1-2 protein bars just in case.

I didn't do much. The day before I went to work. After work prepared for the marathon. Woke up at 2:30am got ready. My parents picked me up to caught the bus to the start line. I sat next to a nice guy who said he has a goal of running a marathon in every state (awesome). Got to marathon starting line. Ran a marathon. I finished marathon! Got home and half mostly stayed on the couched because my legs have been so stiff. There was a dance party that night I was invited to, but I would have lasted a second. I live in Utah so it wasn't an exciting trip, but this whole experience was an exciting one for me.

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.