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Peggy Mayo
2015 REVEL Canyon City Half Marathon
Published: Nov. 9, 2015, 8:34 a.m. 
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Overall Rating
4/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
I was there with the So Cal Moms Run This Town team. It was wonderful to see so many (183) of my teammates on the course and at the finish line. I love the special touches that this race adds. The signs to alert you that there's a photographer ahead. The energy of the volunteers at the many water stops. The easy to see mile markers. The ease of gear pick up. The instant print out of my results. PIE!!
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Did you PR?
I did not PR.
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How would you describe the course?
I did the half marathon. It's a roller coaster with uphills, downhills and the road leans left then right. It is a very scenic course.
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Tell us about your training.
I made the mistake of not looking at the course and listened to the hype of this being a fast downhill. That's true for the first part of the full marathon, but not so much for second part which is the half marathon. I was training for downhill running, next year I will incorporate a lot more uphill.
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What advice would you give future runners?
It's COLD at the start line. Wear arm warmers. Some girls cut the feet out of wool socks and used those then tossed them on the course. I might even suggest doing the same over your shoes & taking them off before you start running. We stayed at Best Western Route 66 in Glendora, 7 minutes to the shuttles.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
we're locals, only an hour away, just spent the night to get an extra hour of sleep.
It would be nice to have more options for this race i.e.: a relay, or run the top 13.1 or bottom 13.1