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Khach Do
2017 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon
Published: April 29, 2017, 7:39 p.m. 
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Love the scenery. Love the volunteers. Love the fact that you guys handed out bananas and oranges. I can't run hungry :). The down-hill trail helped so much too!
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Did you PR?
I did the St George last week over 10 mpm, 2 hours 20 minutes at the elevation of 5000 ft. I thought I'd do the same. Unpextedly I did better today at 2 hours and 2.29 minutes, 9.21 mpm. I think I set the record in all my runnings. The practice of the whole week after the St George run really helped also.
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How would you describe the course?
It's elecated but not too deep. I could control myself. The scenery is gorgeous!!!
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Tell us about your training.
I never had any professional training. I just run at least a few times a week at least 3 miles and 9 miles max. This week I tried to aim at picking up the pace and not taking any break at all even almost immediately after the Half in St George. That really set my mind today on a new goal that is never stop throughout the entire run.
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What advice would you give future runners?
Slow down but never stop
Look down and try to accomplish one step at a time when going up hill.
Don't think of the total miles and don't look far ahead. Just try to put all the energy to finish the current mile.
Run one mile at a time and one step at a time.
Don't get excited when passing other runners. They seem slow but that might be their strategy. Excitement drains the energy and fools the mind.
After all enjoy running and treat it like a yoga exercise. Just relax while running. Don't push the mind too hard with constraints and refraints. Let go of all negative thoughts.
Don't ever think of how much left to run. Think of how beatiful the trail is and what a pride to wear that medal at the end.
Don't drink too much water. Just enough as the body needs. -
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
I live in Vegas but never gone to Mt. Charleston. I took a bunch of photo and talked with a bunch of strangers. I'm gonna go back to visit soon.
It would be nice to know the subtotals to understand my position better. For example, I ranked 46 over my age group but how many are there? I ranked 318 over all males but how many male runners are there....