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Walter Kulla
2018 REVEL Mt Hood Half Marathon
Published: July 30, 2018, 11:39 p.m. 
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Overall Rating
5/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
Up early, I live in Sandy so it was a bit odd that I still had to take a shuttle in my backyard, but it all worked out fine.
Many of my friends ran this race, 40 or so, so it was a nice little party on the route .
Loved the route, after party at the trout farm, was a great day. Revel did an all around great job in all aspects of the event, I didn’t seem like a first time event at all. -
Did you PR?
No, I’d been injured so I just wanted to cover the distance and have fun.
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How would you describe the course?
Gradual downhill a few inclines which I found were a nice change of pace for a moment. Very shaded and scenic. The early start ensured a cool comfortable run. The camber when entering on Hwy 26 for the last few miles was a challenge as I expected. Overall a nice course. The signage was amazing and well designed for visibility and placement. No chance to get lost. The volunteers were everywhere and helpful. Water and portaPotties were spaced every few miles.
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Tell us about your training.
I knew I was under trained because of a knee issue, I just wanted to go out and run in my neighborhood with my friends. I managed to run 11 miles on 5.4 miles of distance training, very surprised.
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What advice would you give future runners?
I’m not sure what other training you can do other than downhill running for a course like this. I imagine It’s hard to find a compairable elevation drop.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
I live a couple miles from the finish line and run in the area. My running club Eastwind runs the 6 miles from Timberline to Govt. Camp for fun cause it a beautiful route. It’s good to blast the legs every once in a while.
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