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Shelley Ryan Gray
2017 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon
Published: April 30, 2017, 6:23 a.m. 
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Liked being about to wait in the Lodge on a chilly morning. Great course. Friendly runners and volunteers Enjoyed staying at the Mt. Charleston Resort. Excellent food there. Looking forward to making my video.
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Did you PR?
Yes! By 3 minutes. BQ by 18 min.
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How would you describe the course?
Good grade. Wasn't as punishing as I thought. Thought I might be short of breath due to elevation but was OK. So glad the wind was behind us for the most part. Running into a headwind would have been a killer.
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Tell us about your training.
Regular. Not many long hills where I live so just got the miles in as best I could. My advice is to not take the training lightly. Even though the elevation change is a huge help you have got to be prepared.
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What advice would you give future runners?
Don't go out too fast if you can't maintain that pace. Bring your own hydration system to supplement water stops. The dry desert air plus wind and sun are so debilitating without taking responsibility for yourself. Water stations were good. A little disorganized in some spots but hey...everyone is a volunteer!! Needed more sunscreen. Have a lovely sunburn this morning!
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
Came in just for the race so once I hit the Expo I headed to my hotel. Liked getting the race results on a scrapbook worthy paper. Got a massage. Ate my pizza and pie but had to ask across the fence. Just couldn't eat it right afterwards and the volunteers were kind enough to hand me the food. Loved the signage we could use to take race photos afterwards. Appreciated the soccer field were I laid on the sideline for a while to recover. Thanks for the bluegrass band. They were great! Came from Louisiana. Will be promoting your event to my friends!
Thanks for a great experience!
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