REVEL Rockies — A Runner's High From Start to Finish

An absolutely beautiful, Rocky Mountain sunrise greeted thousands of runners at the REVEL Rockies Marathon and Half-Marathon on June 12, 2016. Perfect weather and a stunningly beautiful and fast course helped dozens of runners achieve PRs and BQs.

"The course was majestic, I felt really lucky in life to be running in such a beautiful place,” said Claudia De La Via, who ran the marathon and beat her BQ time by 12 minutes. Claudia’s description of her experience is similar to dozens of runners in both the half-marathon and the marathon: “Definitely felt a runner's high from start to finish."

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Price Increases Next Week for REVEL Big Cottonwood

REVEL Big Cottonwood in Salt Lake City, UT has a price increase coming next week! Make sure to register before Jun 22 to save $10.

REGISTER FOR BIG COTTONWOOD

REVEL Big Cottonwood Hidden Gem- Guardsman Pass

The Big Cottonwood Marathon starts on Guardsman Pass, which is a “scenic backway” to nearby Park City, Utah. Closed in the winter months, Guardsman Pass is an excellent day-trip drive during summer and early autumn months, with remarkable views and fantastic scenery of both Salt Lake and Heber Valley.

REVEL Ambassadors

The REVEL Race Series has a group of runners from all across the United States who serve as Ambassadors to spread the word about our FAST and BEAUTIFUL races. Do you know of a REVEL Ambassador near you? Are you or your running group interested in hearing from an Ambassador? Or do you want to apply to become an Ambassador?

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Training Tip: Plan for Water Stops and Race Nutrition

Running a marathon or half-marathon requires endurance and stamina, for sure. But it also requires a hydration and nutrition plan (especially for marathon distance) that will keep you going throughout the race. If you haven’t used some sort of fuel for training and racing, you might want to research and experiment with different types of carbohydrate gels, chews, drinks, or other foods that will give you essential fuel during your distance event. REVEL races typically offer carbohydrate gels at various locations throughout the race, but it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with when and how to consume your fuel. Likewise, it helps to plan for water stops. Where are the stops in your race (mile markers)? Will you take only water, only electrolyte drink, or both? How often should you hydrate? Will you carry your own water or sports drink? Every runner has different needs, tastes, and preferences, but the time to plan is well BEFORE your race, not during!

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The Launch Team

REVEL Big Cottonwood has partnered with The Launch Team to create a training program for youths 12-18 years old of all abilities. The Launch Team is designed to offer a fulfilling experience that develops the necessary fitness and commitment that finishing a half marathon requires. The goal of the program is to prepare participants to finish the REVEL Big Cottonwood Half Marathon on September 10th while following a fun, progressive training program that meets twice weekly for runs. Training begins on Jun 23, so sign your youth up today!

The Launch Team

Price Increase Jun 22, 2016!

We want to give a shout-out to our great partners at Alta View Hospital who are already hard at work preparing the medical operations for the upcoming REVEL Big Cottonwood event. The knowledgeable staff at Alta View will be presenting two FREE lectures at their Sandy, Utah location to help our runners stay healthy. If you live in the Salt Lake City area, you don't want to miss these lectures!

• July 6th, 6:00 PM: Pre/post workout foods.
• July 27th, 6:00 PM: Avoiding injury with cross training.

Address: 9660 S 1300 E, Sandy, UT 84094.

REVEL Technical Trucker Hat with a REVEL course picture. Designed specifically to be worn while running with soft touch wicking fabric on the headband and inside front. Hats produced by Boco Gear.

REVEL TRUCKER HATS

It takes 100s of volunteers to make each REVEL event a success! Join our crew and sign up to volunteer today. Opportunities for Big Cottonwood in September and Canyon City in November include bag assembly, expo/packet pick-up, and race day!

Volunteer at Big Cottonwood

Volunteer at Canyon City

Congratulations to our overall team winners at REVEL Rockies! Team Runners Roost took first place in the Half Marathon with an average time of 1:48:45 while Team Revenge of the Donut Hoes took first place in the Marathon with an average time of 3:14:29.

One month before Mt Charleston, Maggie Nolting broke her foot. After spending about 2 days in bed, feeling bad about her broken foot, she started figuring out how to modify body weight exercises to safely do them without putting weight on the broken foot. Encouraged by her results, she found a cover for her cast that would let her swim. Spending over an hour in the pool every day made her realize the anything might actually be possible with a broken foot. She consulted with a couple of friends about the idea of doing the half marathon on crutches. She started training for distance on crutches immediately and worked her way up to 9 miles and figured the event and adrenaline could carry her from there. On May 7th she crutched the whole 13.1 miles, finishing with a time of 3:32:13. She is the most amazing example of how you would never know what you are capable of until you challenge yourself.

Congratulations to Jenn Pellegrino who ran the 2016 REVEL Rockies Marathon. She was randomly selected as the winner of a FREE race entry to any 2016 REVEL event. Keep your eyes out each month to see if you're the next random winner. Jenn, email revel@runrevel.com to claim your prize.