REVEL Mt Charleston

Sandra Fontaine

2016 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon
Published: May 11, 2016, 7:29 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

With the first two miles of snow and my legs telling me it wasn't my day, I had no idea what to expect. I thought about slowing down and waiting for a friend to just run her in. But by mile 6, things changed. I had a great race with time to myself.
Did you PR?

No PR today as I'm 15 years older than my first marathon...3:00:12. :) But it was the fast marathon I ran in the last couple years. Felt good to run fast again...3:07:37.
How would you describe the course?

The course was great! The first half was steep with some hard banks, but flattened out each time we went straight. The last half was the perfect downhill that just asked you to run fast! Now the last 4 were a little flat and didn't make my calves happy. A great course, though!
Tell us about your training.

I didn't get as many downhill miles as I wanted and just recovered from a marathon two months ago. If I had time to train, I would have down many more downhill runs.
What advice would you give future runners?

Run downhill! :)
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

I made the road trip with my sister. It was just plain fun to hang with her!