REVEL Mt Charleston

Emily Ewing

2017 REVEL Mt Charleston Half Marathon
Published: April 30, 2017, 1:14 p.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Race day was great! Very well organized & enjoyed the race very much!
Did you PR?

Yes!! I got 1 hr 39 min! 4th in my age division!
How would you describe the course?

The course was great! It was very well done & mapped out! Having metro patrol the course, especially in the residential areas was great as well.
Tell us about your training.

Unfortunately, due to my shoes hurting my feet, I did not get to train (ie run) as much as I would have wanted or normally do. I only got my race shoes about 2 weeks before, however I was still doing at home workouts, but of course that is not the same as running. For the lack of training I did, I was still very happy with my performance and time. (Usually I would run 2-3 times a week, one of those days being my long day, building up to 13 miles, adding 1 mile each week)
What advice would you give future runners?

If you want to PR or at least know your speed bring some sort of tracker (I use an app on my phone) that tells you how fast & how many miles you've gone. It was great, so that way I knew if I should maintain or adjust my pace. Dress in layers & with clothes you don't care about and would be happy to give to charity. If anything you could go to a thrift shop and buy whatever you're going to wear and get rid of it along the course because the lower you go it does get warmer!
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Not much. I live here. :)