REVEL Big Bear

Lauren Aghajanian

2018 REVEL Big Bear Marathon
Published: Oct. 15, 2018, 9:50 a.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Most memorable things:
- Our bus driver mistakenly taking up to the 1/2 start instead of the fulls start. (which was okay because we didn't have to stand out in the cold for too long)
-the GORGEOUS scenery! I was so conflicted. On one hand, I wanted to stop and take pictures and on the other hand I wanted a fast time. I settled for 1 picture and an okay time.
-The friends I made on the course. :)
Did you PR?

Yes, I PRed by 5 minutes. (2018 Revel Big Bear: 4:17, 2018 LA Marathon: 4:22)
How would you describe the course?

It was beautiful. Deceptively difficult.

wish there wasn't an uphill at mile 25.
Tell us about your training.

I would work more on decelaration training and strengthening my smaller stabilizer muscles better. I found the banks/turns on the upper portion with all the switch banks to be difficult on my hips.
What advice would you give future runners?

Train downhill running to get your legs used to that type of pressure. Staying close to the location of the bus pick up was great.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Not much. came into the area, ate dinner, slept and then raced.