Sarah Buccleugh

2018 REVEL Mt Hood Marathon
Published: July 31, 2018, 5:20 a.m.
  1. Overall Rating

    4/5 Stars

  2. Describe your race day.

    Getting to the start went pretty well. After I unfortunately locked my keys and bib in my car, I was given a new bib and it was reassigned to my name with no problems! Race was awesome and finish area was great in terms of post race food, picture areas and the ice- cold towels were nice. Unfortunately my bf couldn’t see me finish because he was stuck on a bus trying to make it to the finish area. We were told no one could drive there, wvrryone had to take busses. The bus situation, however was kind of disorganized and the finish area was super congested-epic line to get a bus after the race. Overall great experience though!

  3. Did you PR?

    I PR’d by 22 minutes and qualified for Boston by 8 minutes!

  4. How would you describe the course?

    The first 5 were pretty steep downhill and my left calf started hurting around mile 5. The next 5 were also pretty steep but maybe a little less than the first 5. Miles 10-15 still downhill but more gentle. Miles 15-20 were flat and 20 through 21 had a few long inclines.

  5. Tell us about your training.

    I prepared by running an average of 40 miles a week, with a long tempo workout each week and a few easy runs, long run on Saturday or Sunday. I did some downhill running in Vermont, down Mt. Stratton. I did some cross training ( honestly not enough) - swim, bike, cross-fit style workouts maybe once every 10 days. I loosely followed the training plan on revel’s website with support from Coach Paul!

  6. What advice would you give future runners?

    I traveled from NYC and got to Portland a few days early. We drove the course (which I recommend if possible) just to see what to expect. Weather was super hot in Portland but on the day of the race, starting so early - the weather was perfect! I never felt too hot. Not sure actual temp but maybe 60’s? My biggest piece of advice- don’t plan a long RV trip to Yellowstone for the week after the race. Sitting in a vehicle for hours is not great recovery. Take an ice bath, get a massage, walk around. It’s Tuesday (3 days post race) and I can still barely walk.

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

    Came from NYC. We enjoyed a nice vegan restaurant in Portland- Blossoming Lotus. I got the pesto pasta. It was amazing. My bf got something with curry? Which was also really good. After the race we rented an RV to go see Yellowstone. In retrospect, not the best timing. Sitting in the RV for hours, then walking all over Yellowstone was not great recovery- going downstairs and downhill still super painful.

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