REVEL Big Bear

Rowena Busto

2018 REVEL Big Bear Marathon
Published: Oct. 15, 2018, 11:09 a.m.

Overall Rating

1/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

My memorable moment was when I almost run over by a big bus because the street were open too soon. I was very lucky to finish the race instead of running over by cars and buses. I thought that the runners were given 6:30 hours to finish, so expected to re open the streets after that time just like any other marathon events but, they re open it after 4 hours making the slower runners ( like me ) to be put in danger. I finish under 5 hours but have to deal with cars next to me while finishing up another 4 miles. This would probably be my first and last with revel marathon. I had done 7 marathons but this is yet the most dangerous marathon experience I’ve ever had.
How would you describe the course?

The Course is a not that great. The scenery is a ok, the elevation ok although they said after 9 miles all down hill but only up to certain miles then it became flat.