REVEL Canyon City

Marsha Hart

2015 REVEL Canyon City Marathon
Published: Nov. 14, 2015, 8:35 p.m.

Overall Rating

4/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Race day started out early and cold. Bus trip to the top took slightly over one hour. Comradity at the top while waiting for race to start was great; sharing past races, goals and future races. The best part of my day was coming in at the finish and knowing I had it my goal of a 9:20 pace overall my smile is evident on finishing photo.
Did you PR?

Yes I PR great race had to pace first half to endure second half. I PR from 4:09:10 to 4:04:56. This pace qualifies me for Boston in 2017.
How would you describe the course?

The course was truly a downhill in the beginning very scenic and able to maintain a strong pace for first half once you hit the 13+ mile mark you start to have gains of 100+ ft. passed a lot of people on these hills.
Tell us about your training.

Training for this year has been intense running 5 days per week with one cross training and one rest. Weekends ran back to back Saturday/Sunday. Advice to others is to not miss training, eat right, hydrate, and listen to your body.
What advice would you give future runners?

Train, good shoes and set reasonable expectations.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

This was a quick trip for us we drove the course day before race and headed back to San Diego after.