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Stewart Layhe
2016 REVEL Rockies Marathon
Published: June 13, 2016, 11:37 a.m. 
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Fabulous views, fabulous time, fabulous PR, Boston here I come! Well organized buses, kinda cramped at the start holding area, but it lead to some nice conversations with new friends. Ran with a great bunch of people for much of the race and the group regulated the pace and tried to make sure nobody got too far ahead of the pace.
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Did you PR?
PR by 9 minutes, ran 4.5 minutes faster than my BQ qualifying standard.
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How would you describe the course?
A really beautiful course. Despite the huge elevation drop the course never appeared to be that steep. Small but well run drink stations. Ah, wasn't expecting the three (four including the turn at mile 15) sisters hills along the Evergreen Parkway.
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Tell us about your training.
Didn't train any differently from my other marathons and despite everyone telling me my quads would be burning, they didn't complain. Of course today I can't walk, but with a BQ time, who cares! My advice to others is to make sure that you train at the pace you intend to run and do one long run at marathon pace. And beyond mile 20 your brain, not your legs, is in control. Be ready for those doubting little thoughts! Make sure you and your friends share runs on media such as Strava to keep you honest during training.
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What advice would you give future runners?
Don't be put off by the start altitude or the steepness of the course, neither really had that much of an affect on me. Make sure you buy the Goodwill clothes as it's windy and cold at the top (except this year!), remember that it's 5,000 foot higher at the start than where you park at Bandimere Speedway - just because it's warm at Bandimere doesn't mean it is at Echo Mountain. As the course runs downhill, tuck in with one of the pace groups to stop yourself starting too fast. If you run by feel you'll go out way too fast.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
Somehow missed that you needed to get a wristband at the Expo to get a drink and despite the fact the bib shows your age (58) I couldn't get a beer. That sucked!
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