REVEL Mt Charleston

Peggy Mayo

2017 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon
Published: April 29, 2017, 6:06 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Did you PR?

Yes, by 2 minutes against a race that was much steeper course.
How would you describe the course?

Comfortable downhill on a flat road for about 9 miles then flat until around mile 10 where there's a slight incline. Flat once again until about mile 11.5 where's there's a freeway overpass but it's an easy uphill. Then down, around the corner and a nice downhill kick to the finish.
Pretty much a run a run through the desert then near the end you're running past new residential developments.
Tell us about your training.

I have a steep hill near my house that ran/walked up and down. I expected this course to be steeper and that my quads would be burning but it's actually my calves that are feeling it.
What advice would you give future runners?

I got to Las Vegas on Thursday and that was perfect for me, I was able to get a good nights sleep that night because I knew I wouldn't get enough the night before the race.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

I came with my 89 year old mother so we just hung out at the casino & played Bingo.
We drove in from Southern California.