St. George Marathon

Well organized marathon and the views are awesome. I did not prepare for how cold it would be once bused up the mountain where we started so bring throw away clothes or blankets. They had plenty of port a pots, bonfires and space blankets. Volunteers were great, I especially liked the Icy Hot rub stations at the water stations, saved my screaming calves. Run the course as a negative split, the first half is hillier than I expected so prepare, second half you can fly! Definitely go to Zion National Park!

I thought it was a great experience overall. The start was chilly but they had space blankets available, hot drinks, food, lots of port a potties and fires going at the start. It started right on time with a strong tail wind. Once I got moving it wasn't too cold. Mostly downhill with a few uphills. Lots of well staffed aid stations. Great volunteers, very friendly with well supporting spectators. Only my third marathon but I got a PR by almost 12 minutes and got a BQ time. Finish line was amazing and I loved the scenery along the course. Would love to do it again sometime.

In most marathons, I think wouldn't it be nice if they had this or that. This marathon anticipated every runners need. I caught the first bus to the start leaving me close to two hours to hang out and it was cold. So prepare yourself (better than I did) for whatever conditions you'll be waiting in prior to the start of the race.