REVEL Canyon City

Danika Weber

2015 REVEL Canyon City Marathon
Published: Nov. 8, 2015, 6:48 a.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

I don't have anything to compare it to because this was my FIRST marathon, but I had a wonderful time! The first half nearly scared the pants off me because I was running SO FAST. I got back to normal in the second half when some up hills started to appear. I stopped at every well placed water station and enjoyed the scenery. It was the best first experience I could have asked for, here is to the next marathon!
Did you PR?

I was 10 minutes off from qualifying for Boston, however my goal was to finish in 4 hits and I did 3:45... So I am happy!
How would you describe the course?

Downhill, fast, sore calves.
Two parts, challenging, amazing!
Tell us about your training.

I started training in the summer with friends running New York and decide why not, I've always wanted to run a marathon. I live in Washington and wanted a west coast race end of October, beginning of November, and ta-da I ended up doing the canyon city.
What advice would you give future runners?

The pacers are excellent, so trust them and stick with them instead of letting the hills pull you down to fast. Bring your stick and calf compression socks for the end!
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Went to Monrovia for dinner, cute little city!