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Steve Moore
2017 REVEL Mt Lemmon Marathon
Published: Nov. 26, 2017, 4:18 p.m. 
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Overall Rating
4/5 Stars
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Describe your race day.
I had a pretty good race overall. I did fade a bit more than I wanted to at about mile 22 to the finish. The temperatures were good at the start and borderline too warm at the end, but still doable.
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Did you PR?
No. I missed a BQ time by 13 minutes so I was disappointed in that part of the race. I was hoping there would be pace runners to keep me motivated to stay on pace, but I guess it was impractical to set that up on this inaugural race. Oh well.
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How would you describe the course?
The first 4 miles were okay and the climb wasn’t too bad. That did require a faster pace to make up for that down the rest of the course. I liked that there was no climb in the last few miles like Revel Big Cottonwood. I’d rather have a slow start than a slow finish. The steady downhill grade for most or the course allowed me to feel pretty confident for most of the race. I really liked the beautiful scenery all along the way.
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Tell us about your training.
I train almost all the time on mountain trails right outside my door and save the last week to do a few road runs. I used a 50k race training plan that I found online. It prepared me mostly, but I ended up lacking a little stamina to continue a BQ pace for the last few miles.
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What advice would you give future runners?
I had an 11 hour drive from home to Tucson and I was glad that I broke it up into two lighter travel days. A long travel day before a race tends to drain me a bit. I’m glad I brought a throwaway shirt because I needed a little warmth at the start, but definitely not in the last half of the race.
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What fun things did you do in the area before or after the race?
I didn’t do any sightseeing unfortunately. Just driving. Home is east central Nevada in Ely. So travel planning was certainly was part of my race preparations.
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