5/5 Stars

I was the 1:30 pacer. It was a great experience running and chatting with others to help them reach their goals

Yes, 3 minutes in the half.

Beautiful downhill course. Made a normal workout pace feel easy

I typically run about 50 miles a week with 2 speedworks and a long run of 12-15 miles.

Do a training run or two on the trails. It will help with the downhills of the course

I drove up and back the day of so unfortunately not much

5/5 Stars

Loved this race! I have run many Revels but Mt Lemmon is my favorite!

No, but I could have if I wasn’t fighting an injury.

Perfect!

I was training for the full marathon when I suffered an Achilles strain. I dropped back to the half and did fine.

Prep for downhill and altitude.

Missle silos, caverns, artist colony

5/5 Stars

Great experience!

Yes

Great!

Long runs weekly

Arrive early

Eat!!!!!

5/5 Stars

Pretty sure I did

Down hill with amazing views

Started in September in Southern Illinois doing 2-3 miles three to four times the first few weeks. Then started adding more miles weather permitting. Goal was a 6mi two weekends in a row. Then two weekends of 8s with short runs during the week. Then a 10mi on the weekend with shirt weekday runs

Go with friends I

4/5 Stars

No

5/5 Stars

A very well run race . I found it very tough . At home I have no way to train on hills so I didn`t do as well as I would have liked . I am going to try one of your other races . Probably Las Vegas .

NO

Tough

I can`t train for hills where I live .

??? Find some way to train your thigh muscles . They just give out .

I have been to Tucson several times before . This time I came one day before the race and left one day after . Not much of a tourist .
I live in North Western Ontario Canada

5/5 Stars

Great! Revel puts on excellent races. This is my second Revel Marathon and would do another in a heartbeat! Weather and scenery couldn't have been better. Great to be able to be inside before the race, even though it wasn't very cold. Never much of a line for toilets, either before or during the race. I came with a viral chest congestion so struggled breathing a little on the uphills at the beginning at 7-8,000 feet of elevation. Happy with my time, as I left it all on the course!

5/5 Stars

So organized! And everyone was friendly.
My only disappointment is that I paid extra for a long sleeve tee and the sleeve on one arm is already coming undone. Such a bummer. I haven’t even washed it yet.

Yes! I set a PR that beat even my time before having kids. I thought that was impossible.

So fast! The first 4 miles flew by. There were only a few uphill spots. Maybe a total of .5 miles uphill total.
I LOVED that there were mile markers at each mile and aid stations every two. It helped make it easy to judge how much to drink, etc knowing they’re so evenly spaced.

I worked out mostly on the treadmill because of the summer heat in AZ. I tried to do downhill when I could but I figured if I did uphill workouts it’d make going down that much easier (I think I was right!)

Comfy shoes. Do enough downhill runs to know what hurts when you’re going downhill. I didn’t count on sore feet like I have.
Find layers you’re okay having donated. It’s easier to wear a few layers and shed them as you go.

Beyond Bread afterwards to celebrate (and eat all the carbs!)

3/5 Stars

Parking was a nightmare. Despite leaving my hotel at 4:15 with a GPS ETA of 12” my car wasn’t parked until 4:50. Boarded bus which left at 5 & arrived at 6:25. Race delayed 15”. First 4 miles uphill @ elevation >8000 ft. Scenic course but too much altitude! Ran11” slower than BigBear & 9” slower than Mt Hood. This is not a race to PR. Post race shuttle very efficient. I was in my car 20” after finishing. Please offer something besides French Toast & Pizza at finish line.

Hell no!

Scenic, too much altitude

I run a marathon every 3-4 weeks. Every week I run 2 X 14 miles & 2x 16 miles. The other 3 days I bike 60 miles I’ve run 259 marathons PR 2:58 in 1997. Best time in 2018 3:19 at Big Bear.

Start the race with gloves & a throwaway long sleeve shirt. Train at altitude. Allow ONE HOUR for parking!!!

N/A

5/5 Stars

Yes

Perfect!

I did quite of bit of downhill training and it really helped.

Dress warm until you have to drop your bag off

Dinner