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Paul Northcutt
2015 REVEL Canyon City Marathon
Published: Nov. 8, 2015, 10:14 p.m. 
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
The expo was easy and well-organized. The pick-up was really no sweat. The next morning couldn't have gone more smoothly for me and the two runners traveling with me. We stayed about 15 minutes away (in some no-name place in Claremont) and drove to the bus area the morning of the race. We were directly exactly to a parking spot and had to walk only about 200 meters to the buses. We got right on at about 4:45am and off we went to the top of the mountain. The bus was comfortable and the ride went smoothly.
When we arrived at the top, there were plenty of port-o-potties and lines weren't very long at all. We didn't have too long to wait and the race started right on time. We had drop-bags to place our gear in and we just tossed them all into a Penske rental truck to be hauled to the finish line.
The race started right on time and off we went!
The finish line amenities were fantastic! They hook you up with a medal right away, water bottles, bagels, pie, bananas, wet towel, energy drinks, etc.
As you walk up to the section to pick up your drop-bag, a kid sees you coming, finds your bag, and delivers it to you before you even get to the area! Sounds funny, but at that point, every extra step comes at a price and it was much appreciated!
Revel does their races right! Could NOT have had a better time! DO THIS RACE!
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Did you PR?
I hit my goal of a sub 3 hr (2hr 59 min 32 sec)... my previous PR was from Revel Big Cottonwood (3hr 5 min 43 sec). This is a great race to hit your PR!
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How would you describe the course?
The course started off at a nice easy downhill and continued that way for a couple of miles. We had a short uphill that we hit about 2-3 miles in (a little out and back section), but it wasn't bad and was sandwiched in the middle of the downhill section near the beginning which made making up the time a piece of cake.
The course was awesome! The first 14 miles or so were fast flying, for sure! There were about three hills after that (if I remember correctly) placed between miles 14-20. They are tough... mostly because of where they are in the race than their actual length or grade. You just have to decide to buckle down and DO NOT WALK!!! Even if you just shuffle along! It seemed as though each hill ended just around the bend (even though you couldn't see it from the bottom) and was followed by at least somewhat of a reprieve (downhill of some sort).
The final 1/2 mile prior to the final .2 homestretch seemed like it was a slight incline. A slight incline at mile 25.5 can be enough to stab you in the heart... but it is doable!
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Tell us about your training.
I trained for 18 weeks. I did a total of 600 training miles. Longest training run was 22 miles. Never did reach 50 miles in a any one week (not a high mileage runner).
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
Traveled from San Diego.
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