REVEL Canyon City

Steve Bautista

2015 REVEL Canyon City Marathon
Published: Nov. 9, 2015, 6:58 a.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Great day! Great organization and race perks! Thanks for making everything so easy - website, race info, expo, blankets and gloves for start line, plentiful hydration stations, volunteers were great, course safety, etc! Only suggestions would be - better signs for parking on race day and definitely make sure the bus drivers are prepared to drive racers safely up the mountain! Our driver went the wrong way and then was very sketchy on the way up - taking out cones and driving too fast!
Did you PR?

Yes, I beat my previous marathon time by 10 minutes!
How would you describe the course?

Such a beautiful and serene course! It's a very unique experience running a race with no spectators. The first 13 miles are smooth downhill but BEWARE of the hills between miles 13-20. Those were very tough! The last 3 miles are long, flat, straight-aways that test to see how much you have left in the tank. Finish chute is awesome!
Tell us about your training.

Had a great three months of training with friends from the CA Cruisers 642 Club! We did hills in Yorba Linda and Chino Hills, flat in Huntington Beach, and ran the Glendora Mountain Road/Ridge several times. The training on GMR definitely paid off on race day!
What advice would you give future runners?

Train for the downhill, for sure! But also do some hill work to get ready for miles 13-20 that are not included in the "smooth downhill" section of the brochure.