REVEL Big Bear

Emmanuel Urbano

2018 REVEL Big Bear Marathon
Published: Oct. 14, 2018, 7:36 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

It was good. The drive to Big Bera was long. Maybe a bus with bathrooms would be nice. I know it's expensive, but that would be amazing since it's a long ride. More gels on the course please. Other than that, i really liked it
Did you PR?

Yes. I PRed by 17 minutes and I qualified for Boston, NY, Tokyo, and Chicago with my new PR
How would you describe the course?

nice scenery and the downhill after mile 10
Tell us about your training.

did a lot of hill training till the end when i realized it was downhill and didn't do much downhill training. speed workouts i think helped with the feet turnover when i was going downhill
What advice would you give future runners?

Get one of the pace bracelets. Knowing which miles would be tougher/slower than others helped me strategize my race. Bring gels/gu because there aren't a lot available.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

eat and rest