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Evelyn Brown
2015 REVEL Canyon City Half Marathon
Published: Nov. 8, 2015, 10:11 a.m. 
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Started cold and too early (I had to get up at 3 am to make the but by 5 am).
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Did you PR?
I did last year, but not this year.
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How would you describe the course?
UPHILL between miles 6 and 7 for the half (19 and 20 for the full). I would stop advertising it as a downhill race- that happens for us halvers only after 7.5, then quits again at about mile 10 where it gets flat. Scenery if great, that's a beautiful canyon even without much water.
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Tell us about your training.
I've been doing so many consecutive weekend half marathons that I really did not have to train for this one. In the month prior, I did tow other half marathons and a triathlon. I run a few miles a couple of times midweek to stay limber.
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What advice would you give future runners?
For the cold start, wear the warmest that will fit into the gear check bag. It will warm up on the course, but waiting for an hour or more at the start line is COLD!
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
Drove morning of the race from Woodland Hills (west San Fernando Valley).
SUGGESTION: You need to put up signs in the finish area that point to the parking lots. For those of us unfamiliar with the area or who are direction-challenged, knowing where the heck we parked out car would be a great help. We asked three different people (wearing the Volunteer shirts, so hopefully they would know), got two different answers. Finally, found a policeman who pointed us in the right direction.