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Raymond Gobis
2015 REVEL Canyon City Marathon
Published: Nov. 9, 2015, 8:29 a.m. 
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Overall Rating
3/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Best part of the race was the gorgeous downhill first half.
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Did you PR?
No, I'm to old to set another PR. But I did qualify for Boston.
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How would you describe the course?
1st half is steep and tears you up. When you get to half way the 3 miles of uphills finish you off.
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Tell us about your training.
I just ran the Chicago marathon on October 10th. I was in injured from march through August but have always run a lot. I'm a member of a running club and usually run 8 to 11 miles about 4 days a week. I had a few long runs this fall but none on downhill slopes.
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What advice would you give future runners?
Train for the downhills. Keep your stride short on the downhills and don't get sucked in by the crazy people flying downhill and striking every step hard. The uphills after half way will be waiting for your sore legs. Bring plenty of warm winter gear to wear before the race.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
Shared a fire with the pacers. Had 2 beers just before the beer ran out.
Do not use plastic cups. Paper cups can be folded with a crease making to easier to drink and run. plastic cups crack. Always have Gatorade 1st and water 2nd at the water stops or vice versa. It makes it easier for the runners. Fill the cups more. Most of the stops had just 1 inch of water in the cup. Set up more warming stations at the start (propane heaters, fires, tents). The gear check is not secure. Make sure runners know that. Anyone could walk off with a bag that could contain a wallet or cell phone. The band should have played longer. They were tearing down and runners were still finishing. The beer ran out. Plan to stock more next time. Otherwise it was the most gorgeous marathon I've run. Next time I'll have two cups of water at every stop. Larger marathons have water every mile. Every two miles is OK but maybe the cups should be bigger. I love the free picture. That is a nice perk no one else does.