REVEL Canyon City

Lynn Kotlicky

2015 REVEL Canyon City Marathon
Published: Nov. 8, 2015, 1:21 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Everything was very well organized and the volunteers were great.
Did you PR?

I did not PR, but it was due to the steepness of the decline and starting way too fast.
How would you describe the course?

The course was beautiful, but it was very challenging. The downhill took its toll, and the uphills were significant. The elevation chart was deceiving and I did not anticipate the uphills to be as steep as they were.
Tell us about your training.

I had plenty of volume, but I would train more straight downhills. I would recommend long runs of 13+ miles of pure downhill. I have run over 40 marathons and this was a function of my quads and calves not holding up.
What advice would you give future runners?

If you fly into LAX on Friday before the race, plan on 3 hours to get from airport to expo with traffic.