REVEL Mt Charleston

Stan Stradling

2016 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon
Published: May 12, 2016, 3:09 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

I know Revel doesn't control the weather, but it was as near perfect as it could get. From the gentle snow the first few miles , to the perfect temperature for relaxing at the finish area.
Did you PR?

This was a PR for me by more than 15 minutes. I ran another touted "fast" course a few months ago and did a PR in that one by about 6 minutes, so to beat that time by another 15+ minutes here at Mt Charleston was incredible. I also qualified for Boston (first time ever, and by over 8 minutes).
How would you describe the course?

Amazing/fast course. Not too high of altitude at the start, and a gentle down grade (not so steep as to beat me up).
Tell us about your training.

I worked off a 16 week training plan. Would have liked to have had a little more down hill training, but hard to find in my area.
What advice would you give future runners?

Don't run this one as your first one...you'll never like another one as much as Mt Charleston.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Traveled from Mesa AZ.
Thank you for putting this together, and thanks to all the great volunteers.