For 10 days,
I’m posting a running photo, along with a brief recollection of the race where
the photo was taken. Here’s todays
photo:
This is one of
the official race photos from the Revel Mt. Charleston Marathon in 2017. This is a steep downhill race, with roughly
5,000 feet of elevation drop. I’ve done
four of their races. Races like this
have the potential to be blazing fast, but there’s no guarantee. Running on a steep downgrade for 26.2 miles
requires some technique.
My results
in Revel races have been mixed, but in this one I had a great race. By my fourth try, I had the technique down pat. My goal was to qualify for the 2018 Boston Marathon. I not only did that, but also earned
guaranteed entry into the 2018 New York City Marathon.
Sadly, I can
no longer do races like this one. It was
about a month after this race that I started experiencing symptoms of a herniated
disc that required surgery. I think the
pounding my spine took in this race had something to do with that. Now I’ve sworn off steep downhill races.
If you want
to read more about that race, here’s a link to my race report: 2017 Mt. Charleston Marathon
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