REVEL Mt Hood

Steven Najjar

2018 REVEL Mt Hood Marathon
Published: Aug. 2, 2018, 11:59 a.m.

Overall Rating

3/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

Beautiful race morning. Nice cool temp. The setting moon during the first few miles was picturesque. Running on the shoulder of a highway with big rigs was not great.
Did you PR?

No PR but ran 3:01. Got my BQ.
How would you describe the course?

Downhill! Nice but didn't like running on the shoulder of a highway.
Tell us about your training.

I run ultras and had finished a 100 miler 5 weeks earlier so my marathon training was several recovery runs after getting back to normal from the 100. Have never run a downhill marathon. Being from FL, I'm good with heat but have no real hills to train for such a course.
What advice would you give future runners?

Find hills and practice running a lot of miles downhill. Get your quads accustomed to it.
What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?

Came from FL for business. Checked out parts of Portland. Very nice city.