REVEL Mt Charleston

Susan Mitchell

2017 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon
Published: April 30, 2017, 3:52 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Had a great bus mate. I looked her up post race and she PR'd and BQ'd by 7 minutes!
Did you PR?

I had a 9 plus minute PR. Gaining on that BQ.
How would you describe the course?

Love the course, especially the first 11 miles, beautiful. The sunrise was inspiring this year. The grade and elevation are why I love Revel courses. I like this finish better than last year.
Tell us about your training.

I ran a lot of hills both up and down. I did half of my race pace runs downhill. I need to work on sustaining long tempo or pace later in my training long runs. More lower leg strength training.
What advice would you give future runners?

Dress warm....it's a cold start. Drop bags are allowed 15 minutes before race so that makes it easy to keep warm. Dress to run for the warmer finish temp and not the starting temp( layers). Wear cushioned fore foot shoes. Pre-race meal Yardhouse penne with chicken no sauce with a little olive oil!
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Local. Drove the course spent a little time enjoying the beauty of Mt Charleston.