This was my first year running the Revel Rockies Half Marathon. Part of the reason I chose this one was because it was stated it was downhill. Oh, they did not lie!!

Besides a few uphills at the beginning (always a fun start), the rest was a downhill run. Most of it was gradual, but there were some pretty good hill going down.

The expo for pickup was small and besides getting my bib and other necessary items, it wasn't worth the stop. There were some cool "photo booths" to take some photos at.

The morning of the race you had to be shuttled by buses to the start line. Not a big deal but the lot was not organized very well. I was being dropped off and no one had an answer where to do that, so I was dropped off as close as possible to the buses. I ended up having to wait about an hour till race start once at the start line, which was okay, but got a little boring.

The course is BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING, AMAZING!!! This was by far the most beautiful course I have ever run! Aid stations were every couple miles which was helpful since I didn't want to run with a water bottle. The only down fall was the hill at the start and then one right before the finish. Otherwise, it was a great course! There were not a lot of places for people to come to cheer you on so you felt a little lonely at times, but that all changed at the finish line.

The finish line ended in Morrison Park. Normally a nice little park, but with thousands of people it became over crowded. I received my medal and some water and left swiftly. It was too many people crammed into too small of a space. The medal is awesome, huge, and heavy! I might have to give it it's own hook! It was a short walk back to the shuttles, which I didn't use but it was nice coach buses taking you back instead of the school buses they had in the AM.

Overall, it is a great race and very well organized! I would recommend to anyone who loves scenic runs and some good downhills!

This was my first race with All-Out Multicourse Productions. They were well organized and had everything ready to go. The race director was a little over the top with instructions but getting past that, it was fine.

This course is very hilly. It starts on a downhill but it also finishes on that same hill but going up. There was a section of switchbacks going down that were easy to maneuver. It was a very unusually warm day in March and I was not expecting it nor were the race officials, but knowing this, a couple extra aide stations would have been helpful. The scenery was great as you went up and down the hills.

Post-race food was tacos which I couldn't eat (celiac disease) and orange/fruit. Not too much afterward. There was chocolate milk, which I always look for. Medal and shirt were okay. They use the same basic medal for each race which I understand with cost is good, but if you do multiple of these, it would be nice to switch it up a little bit.

I won't be doing this race again in the future, mainly because of the time of the year, but would recommend to anyone who wants some good scenery and a hilly course.

2016 was the second time I ran the ColderBolder. It runs through the UC-Boulder Campus which is not the most scenic but provides some great twists and turns throughout the course. Makes it interesting. It is in the beginning of December so you never know what the weather could be like. 2016 it was cold but not too chilly and 2015 was gorgeous and sunny.

It is not a large group who run this race but get some of the same craziness and silliness of the BolderBoulder. Perk of running the BolderBoulder is you get early access to run this race. Few aid stations on the course, but when it is so chilly, it is hard to stop for water. It ends in the field house with a chance to win some swag if you run.

Well organized much like BolderBoulder. Swag is a t-shirt and a winter hat which I wear all the time for running.