Amit Srivastava

2018 REVEL Mt Hood Marathon
Published: July 30, 2018, 9:21 p.m.
  1. Overall Rating

    5/5 Stars

  2. Describe your race day.

    I flew 17 hrs from Delhi, India to run this race. And it was flawless in it's organisation, awesome in it's Swag, and Jaw Dropping in it's beauty!. It's a really fast course which needs specific training and strategic running on race day! . Coach Paul is a treasure of running information and shares it so willingly. I became a much better, faster and stronger runner by just training for and running this marathon. Thank you to the lovely warm people at Revel, a Big Hug! To all of you.

  3. Did you PR?

    Yes by 8 mins over a marathon I ran just 7 weeks before. I ran a 3:26:06 , so missed Boston by 1 minute.

  4. How would you describe the course?

    It's a not an easy course. If one is not trained for downhill running, this course will be tough for you. The grade in the first 5 miles is super steep and it really beats up your quads... Then the last 6 miles have long climbs.. hills (or at least they felt that way!) Which only a pair of strong legs will be able to tackle. The scenery was just mind blowing! Mt Hood was pristine and easily the mist beautiful course I have ever run!

  5. Tell us about your training.

    I trained for four months for this one.. many downhill repeats were spread out throughout my training plan.. and an essential component of my strength training was doing split squats and going forward I will do much more of those along with eccentric quad strengthening.

  6. What advice would you give future runners?

    Train your body, mind and soul for the downhill! Build up leg speed and quad strength. Stay as close to Sandy high school as possible.If you can manage going back up after the race, then staying at Timberline Lodge is perfect way to avoid the early wake up hours. I did that and the lodge is just fabulous. Wear cushioned shoes.. I used the vaporfly 4 . Weather was just ideal for running for me, I was in wave 1.. which is ideal.

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

    Ate a huge slice of pepperoni pizza after the race

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