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Ricahrd Pimentel
2017 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon
Published: April 29, 2017, 8:44 p.m. 
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
It was an amazing day. I ran with the 1:30 pacer for most of the race and forgive me for not remembering his name but he made the race a memorable one. Very positive, motivating and he was right on pace! Great job as a pacer!
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Did you PR?
Yes I did PR! I beat my previous pr by almost 3 minutes. I ran the half, of Boston accepted half times I would have qualified!!
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How would you describe the course?
Exactly as described! The downhill was perfect and the slight uphill at mile 11 was brutal after running downhill for so long. Helped build character.
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Tell us about your training.
I incorparerd a lot of downhill runs in an effort to become familiar how to run downhills for long distances. I'd tell Runners New to downhills to ensure they train on downhill or they could get injured.
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What advice would you give future runners?
Be ready for all types of weather at the start. While it maybe warmer down by the finish line the temps up at the start were much cooler and with the wind it made it more chilly. Dress in layers and be ready to shed them off.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
I came from Rancho Cucamonga California l, about 3 hours from Vegas. Didn't do much before the race but after I went to the Vegas strip to celebrate my PR at the Hard Rock Cafe! Eating at HRC is a tradition of mine.
Absolutely amazing race, organization and the volunteers were great. One minor thing to look into, the gear bags tore very easily. At the starting line mine tore and fortunately a volunteer had another but they also said they've seen a number of them tear. Other than that, great event!!