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Paolo Sacchetto
2017 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon
Published: May 1, 2017, 8:42 p.m. 
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Overall Rating
4/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Overall this was a great and fast course. The only issues are:
1) 3:15 pacer was well behind me (I guess by minutes). This made me think I was going to finish below 3:15:00, instead I finished with 3:15:22. Please find out if 3:15 pacer really finished higher than 3:15 and why - It's not good following a pacer that doesn't finish on time!
2) The turn around segment at miles 23-24 was very hard. Also because of the wind gust, we ended up walking for some yards
3) The sharp turn right before the finish was also kind of odd
I enjoyed the gentle slope for most of it. Very well organized, thought kind of plain compared to a Rock & Roll with music and other entertainments. -
Did you PR?
Yes. Thank you :)
I already qualified for Boston 2018 at the past CIM w/ a 3:32min buffer. With this race, I now have almost 10min buffer.
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How would you describe the course?
Grade gentle downhill for most of the race. Great scenery too.
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Tell us about your training.
Followed standard marathon training with some downhill long runs.
Paolo,
You're not the only one who has issues with the pacers. I was counting on the 3:35 pacer and she started out at a 7:09 pace. Had I actually stuck with her I would have crashed at the end. I understanding starting out a little faster but a whole minute faster than the needed pace was ridiculous to me. So I hope they figure out this pacing thing because that's the one thing I was not happy with.