REVEL Canyon City

Umair Ansari

2016 REVEL Canyon City Marathon
Published: Nov. 13, 2016, 6:54 a.m.

Overall Rating

4/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Fairly warm weather in the morning where the buses were parked (around 60 degrees). About 10 degrees cooler where the race began. We were shuttled up the mountain in very comfortable buses with reclinable seats so we could catch up on sleep. Lots of portapotties didn't have to wait long. Race weather was perfect all the way down- mostly cool and overcast! Miles 13-21 are brutal rolling hills. But overall race was good. No cheese/vegetarian pizza option at finish!!
Did you PR?

No. I had difficulty on miles 13-21
How would you describe the course?

First 13 miles are flat/downhill. Miles 13-21 are rolling hills with 5-6 climbs of 50-100ft. The rest of the course is slightly downhill/flat.
Tell us about your training.

About 50 miles per week running, 50 miles per week road biking.
What advice would you give future runners?

Save energy for miles 13-21.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Unfortunately I had to head back home! But I had a fun race overall.