Micah Bevins

2017 REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon
Published: April 30, 2017, 6:04 a.m.
  1. Overall Rating

    5/5 Stars

  2. Describe your race day.

    Race day kicked off with a 40 minute bus ride, followed by an hour and a half wait in 32 degrees temperatures! I came prepared though with fleece and a wind breaker suit. The first 2/3 of the race was amazingly fast. My heart rate was low and it felt effortless to hold a Boston pace. The last 4-5 miles were probably the most challenging I've ever run as my quads were trashed and I was trying to hold pace. I was ecstatic to see the finish line.

  3. Did you PR?

    I PRed by 10 minutes and qualified for Boston for the first time ever with a bunch of wiggle room!

  4. How would you describe the course?

    The course is fastest I've run by far with very few turns. We were running on a canyon road, so the surrounding mountains seemed to help break the North wind. The last 4-5 miles were my least favorite because they were flat and wound into the city. The North wind became a nice tailwind when we turned South so I can hardly complain.

  5. Tell us about your training.

    I injured my knee in an ultra 5 weeks prior, so I had to abandon all of my planned training. I cycled to stay fit and ran a couple of miles here and there. A week and a half before the race my injury disappeared, and I began to run again. So my highest mileage day for the last five weeks was 6 miles lol! Ideally I would have run a traditional marathon training plan with emphasis on down hills, tempo runs and speed work but sometimes you have to scrap your plans and listen to your body.

  6. What advice would you give future runners?

    I would advise runners to dress warm and use the drop bag system. It worked great! Fuel early and often in the first half and prepare mentally to fall off a bit in the last 4-5 miles.

  7. What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

    My amazing wife joined me for this runcation, so the next three days will be spent relaxing with her at the Red Rock Resort pool!

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