REVEL Mt Charleston

Christina Sommers

2016 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon
Published: May 8, 2016, 6:51 a.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

This was a great race because the organizers did a fantastic job. Transportation was smooth, great support at each stop, lots of porta- potties,clearly marked route with police support, wonderful finish area! One on the best races that I have participated in! BTW- the electronic updates and race website was great!
Did you PR?

Are you kidding! I'm 59 so I was happy to finish under my end time goal!
How would you describe the course?

I did the half so the down hill was gradual. It was a good mix of down, flat and a small amount of uphill. However, that last small hill at mile 12.5-bad
Tell us about your training.

Not to bore with a huge training log but I did have some challenges. I got pneumonia after a very nasty upper respiratory infection so I lost a whole month of training time. I found an 8 week half marathon training schedule at Runner's World that got me back on track- it was excellent.
What advice would you give future runners?

Course tips-be prepared to layer. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate before, during, and after!
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Pictures with friends, looked at the vendors, enjoyed the live music, ate some post race pie (awesome). I am local from Henderson but still booked a hotel close to the race start due to the early bus times.