Review
I ran the Ogden marathon back in May, so I already did Utah! I signed up for this one because I heard wonderful things about this one too!
I flew out of Pittsburgh and flew straight to Las Vegas, NV
I needed a rental car to drive up to St. George! Fortunately, my mom was able to join me since she was on vacation! So she flew out of Cleveland to Las Vegas and we arrived about an hour apart!
After the national anthem, there was a stunning drone show set to music! It had various shapes and images to celebrate the 50th anniversary
Over and over people claim this is a fast and downhill course, however I disagree! It was mostly downhill, but there were several uphill portions that lasted longer than expected
It was chilly at the top of the start since we start at Pine Valley Mountains and we desend approx 3000 ft. We quickly warmed up since the sun was out and there was no shade
The weather was on the HOT and SUNNY side, so I didn't fully enjoy the race! If it was 20 degrees cooler, I would have been able to run a lot more and faster. The weater was in the 60s at the start and ended in the low 90s, which is crazy brutal!
I was not prepared for how strong the sun felt
There were tons of people vomiting throughout the race sadly. My mom was at mile 23, and she said one of the runners took a 10-15 minute break there and decided to just leave the course because of how bad she felt.
When I was several meters away from the finish line, there was a runner who was vomiting and running at the same time
When I finished the race, I saw two runner straightup passed out with paramedics and IVs in their arms
The aid stations were wonderful because there were towells, food (oranges, bananas), and Icy Hot/Biofreeze creams!
This was a good race in terms of views and scenery, but the weather was terrible
I could see myself running the half marathon for this again
I can't see people using this course to BQ and/or PR because of the weather and course conditions
Race Website: St. George Marathon