Jason Heidenreich

2018 REVEL Mt Hood Half Marathon
Published: July 30, 2018, 5:19 p.m.
  1. Overall Rating

    3/5 Stars

  2. Describe your race day.

    Nothing special

  3. Did you PR?

    Yes. Half marathon PR to 1:59:12, previous was 2:15:53 so over 16 minutes off

  4. How would you describe the course?

    The course was OK. I liked that the downhill was not too steep a grade - it was a good drop. The only painful parts were in mile 7 climb, and the last little hill to break your spirit at the finish line.

  5. Tell us about your training.

    I didn't do much different - I actually was nursing an injury for a couple weeks prior to the race and wasn't sure how hard I would run it. I did not do any hill-specific training.

    For my next one, I do plan on doing hill-specific training to gauge the difference.

  6. What advice would you give future runners?

    N/A - just common sense and commonly spread running wisdom. Nothing new or special.

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

    Explored a bit of Portland and enjoyed an amazing brunch at Elephants Deli. Traveled to PDX from SFO

Comments

  1. Jason Heidenreich
    July 30, 2018, 5:22 p.m.

    The marathon runners should be sorted into waves by projected finish times, NOT by registration time. This is common for every other race I have participated in, so I was surprised when there were fast runners placed in the marathon wave 4, who then needed to weave around the slower runners on the narrow edge of the highway.

    Also, arriving to the starting area (half marathon) nearly an hour before the race started was kind of a bummer. It was already difficult enough to try and sleep early to get up at 2am in time to get to the school for the shuttle. I think I could have performed better if the timing were a bit more normal, but it's just another challenge to overcome.

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