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. :)
Thanks for a great time! So glad I did it!
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.
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.
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.
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
A great race... even with a lot of runners, this race is always organized and starts on time.
Yes! My PR was only by a couple of minutes, but I cut almost 20 minutes off my time from last year.
Very pretty... lots of downhill the first 18 miles. I don't love the out and back on Wasatch, but it's doable.
I ran down the canyon a few times to get ready for the downhill and also did a couple of downhill races.
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3/5 Stars
Very nice sitting at the top of the mountain talking to the out of town runners. I was telling them how beautiful the mountains are.
No
The course was pretty in the mountain area. My personal opinion is that people from out of town are not seeing the best of Utah. Once you hit mile 18 it is flat and ugly as you run past piles of dirt. Also running down the main highway is not cool. I would not recommend this race based on the dirt and highway. The rest of the course is pretty.
Followed a 3 month training course
I would say this is not a race they want to run based on the dirt piles and running down a busy highway. Yuck
Just chatted with friends
I will not run this race again
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As always I'm amazed by the collaboration of the volunteers, police, family, friends, organizers, bus drivers, photographers etc etc etc to make this run the best in Utah. I get to run this race with my kids and we will make this a yearly event for as long as we are able
No, but we were more interested enjoying the beauty of the route and enjoying each other's company
Magnficient. The beauty is like non other. This year the half had a new start which was odd, but once that was done it was perfect.
Longest run was 8 miles.
Layer. If you don't want to tie a jacket or long sleeve around your waste when it warms up, wear something old and drop it. I swear by Hoka shoes. The last 2 years I wore them and I don't have any hip pain, knee or ankle pain. They are ugly, but I love them!
We stayed at Solitude Resort- enjoyed the mountain beauty Came from Farmington Utah
Absolutely beautiful course. Love being able to run down that gorgeous canyon. And the race as a whole was so well organized and I've never seen such helpful people at first aid stations. They truly care about every one of the runners. So happy I did this run and I plan on doing it again!!
I did not but I also haven't been training as well as I hoped. I did finish faster than I thought I would
Beautiful. Breathtaking. Instead of focusing on the road I was able to look up and admire the mountains
I have always trained for each race about 12 weeks out but life got in the way of this race. Was supposed to be my first full but decided to to the half instead. Almost all of my training consisted of down hill training but I could have done more
Train. Train. Train. Running down hill is a totally different technique
Great race!
This is by far the most organized race out there. I love this race every time. It is beautiful! The free pictures, text alerts & the great finish line events are a great bonus.
Not this time but I didn't train much.
Beautiful run down my favorite Canyon.
I was a slacker with my training due to a crazy summer but I still finished.
Training always makes races more fun.
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