REVEL Mt Hood

Danny Chester

2018 REVEL Mt Hood Marathon
Published: July 31, 2018, 10:46 a.m.

Overall Rating

5/5 Stars
Describe your race day.

I enjoyed everything about my Revel Mt Hood marathon experience; great course, volunteers, weather, and overall race management!
Did you PR?

I PR'd but didn't have a time goal coming into the race! I just wanted to run a marathon in a state that I have completed. I also Boston qualified
How would you describe the course?

Course was challenging but manageable! You have to take what it gives you and don't fight it too much. Scenery was great. I wish I would have stopped to take photos!
Tell us about your training.

I signed up 3 weeks before race so didn't have a lot of time to train for downhill race. I did have a 1.5 mile hill of 3-4%grade near home and completed fast downhill repeats with recovery going up.
What advice would you give future runners?

Train for fast downhill with proper downhill form; or a lot of fast repeats to get feet moving quickly. Complete a couple of Bulgarian split squat sessions per week.