4/5 Stars

I felt amazing the whole way down the canyon and entering the long stretch of frontage road, but mile 23 as you make the turn into the wind literally exhausted me in a matter of seconds! I had no leg pains was keeping a steady pace ands ready to push myself harder until I turned the corner, the wind was like nothing I experienced before. It took my breath away collapsed my lungs and my legs instantly locked up! I have ran 10 marathons and ran a whole marathon in a head wind but something was so different about this one. It took until little after mile 25 to regain what energy I had to finish! what a memory of I will remember of feeling the most extreme exhaustion at mile 23-25 in my history of marathons!

No last year I PR this same race at 3:24 this year 3:33

I love this race course it was fast and with a perfect downhill pace you could keep! the only complaint I have is there were a few water stations not prepared with anything and so I couldn't stop to drink. need more volunteers and or training to have water cups filled up. This is the only reason I gave you a 4 out of 5 other than that it would of been a 5

I was going to nursing school full time this training season so it was by far difficult at times to get all my runs in for the week but I never missed a long run and had the best friends to train with me!

To stop worrying about the down hill and let your body run without braking to save energy for the end. I have run this twice now and both times I let the down hill take me as I stayed light on my body. I feel when you brake and hold your body back to much trying to stay with in your comfort pace you get depleted far to soon.

go home and soak in the tub and take a nap!

4/5 Stars

Good! I wish it started a little earlier. The direct sun was rough. Also wished you had recycling at finish festival! Loved the bathrooms on the busses.

No, I was injured

21 miles downhill 5 miles of flat

Very strong training with lots of hills but strained my quad 3 weeks out

You will be sore no matter what!

Came from D.C. Did Red Rocks day before

5/5 Stars

Started cold and windy. Little afraid of wind but it actually helped. Fantastic day.

Yes

Clean organized.

Weekly long runs on weekend with some downhill.

Train well downhill uphill.

Great dinner restaurants and some gambling.

4/5 Stars

It was a little bit cold but nothing out of the ordinary
The scenery was espectacular

No unfortunaly I didn't. I had 10 miutes to spare for the last six miles but so many hills killed my hips. I was short by 3 min after avg over 11 mins miles in the last four miles

Easy course but hard on you quads and hips. So make sure you hit the gym more often

Been training for over a year for this race; but didnt train enough downhills

Hit the gym for your quads and hips

Las Vegas Strip

5/5 Stars

Wonderful race. Well organized, you really know how to take care of your runners. The guy in the blue suit at the finish was awesome. I will do it again next year and I'll do the Canyon City.

I did the half. I did not PR, I think the down hill was harder than I expected it to be. I think if better prepared, I can get it on the next one.

Beautiful, the decent was gradual so not too much pounding.

I had the miles logged. The downhill was harder than I thought it would be. I need more downhill training. I also need a little more room for my toes so I think I will 1/2 size up on my running shoes.

Make sure your shoes are big enough!!

Nothing this year. Next year we will plan better and go to a Vegas show on Saturday night.

Traveled from El Centro CA

5/5 Stars

It was a great race for me, it exposed several weaknesses in my training plan, which I will use, hopefully for the Big Cottonwood Canyon race in September.

It was a PR day, considering this was my first official 1/2 marathon.

The first 10 went by really fast, it was the last 3 three got me. I am glad that the hills at the end were not too large, and the grades were gradual, but my hill training suffered.

My training went well, up until the last 4 weeks of it, I pulled a calf muscle on a short run, putting me out for a few weeks, and then adding a cold in the middle of it didn't help me any either.
Prior to that I did follow a plan with increasing mileage, and did all my long runs downhill. Despite it being a downhill course, I would recommend doing a combination of both uphill and downhill running.
I would t change my workout plan, but what helped me a lot was the use of compression sleeves for my recovering calves.

Plan, run, do it.

Walked ba into the car with my wife, went home and slept 4 more hours, then ordered some Chinese food and worked on rolling out my legs for 2 days.

5/5 Stars

Race day was fantastic!
The start was very cold and the finish was quite warm with a great deal of wind in between, but I don't suppose Revel has control over the weather :)
The volunteers were amazing and made sure everyone was taken care of from blankets, gloves and nourishment at the start to medic,rides and bling at the finish! Very well organized and supported event! The course was incredibly fast, only to prove a giant challenge with uphill at mile 23.

Yep! (Only by 5 seconds though from my Denver Revel race two years ago. But I got a BQ from both races!!)

The course was fast and furious!
Slight uphill at the start that lead to incredible downhill; you can't help but succumb to the speed.
No traffic to fight, was very nice however that means no crowd support if that's something you need to keep you motivated. A freezing start, into pavement pounding speed, coupled with 25 mph cross/tail/& sometimes head winds, followed by a hot climb, late in the race, did force MANY racers over with torrential leg cramps (so beware). I felt unaffected by the elevation.
Overall beautiful course!

I'm from flat land, so I really couldn't train specifically for the course. The best I was able to simulate in finding the biggest hill (Kansas doesn't have many) and doing hill repeats. Very comparable to Revel in Denver that I ran in 2015, so while I wasn't necessarily prepared, I knew what to expect.

Train for speed!! You don't need to propel yourself but you will run fast which is a shock to all of your muscles! I was halfway through, having made little to no effort (so plenty if fuel in tank) and already feeling sore with muscles tempting to cramp. Downhill is different than anything else and if possible, the only way to train is by running fast and running down.
Don't waste effort slowing yourself, just fall into the gradual grade, use it to your advantage, short soft landings.
Be prepared for a shivering cold start and hot finish!

From Kansas, there's plenty of entertainment in Vegas... you might save most of it for post race celebration though :)

5/5 Stars

The race event was well organized! It was a cold and clear morning. The race was fast!!

Yes. I set a PR by 30 minutes and qualified for Boston.

Fast, the first 13 miles has a much steeper grade. The last 10 was gradual decline and the final three had a gradual incline.

I didn't have the opportunity to train hills. I did a lot of lunges, quad work before. I neglected my calves during my gym days and it is evident in my post race recovery!

Do it! Don't let the cold weather fool you, it warms up by mile 2 or 3.

We ate good food and enjoyed the sun

5/5 Stars

Liked being about to wait in the Lodge on a chilly morning. Great course. Friendly runners and volunteers Enjoyed staying at the Mt. Charleston Resort. Excellent food there. Looking forward to making my video.

Yes! By 3 minutes. BQ by 18 min.

Good grade. Wasn't as punishing as I thought. Thought I might be short of breath due to elevation but was OK. So glad the wind was behind us for the most part. Running into a headwind would have been a killer.

Regular. Not many long hills where I live so just got the miles in as best I could. My advice is to not take the training lightly. Even though the elevation change is a huge help you have got to be prepared.

Don't go out too fast if you can't maintain that pace. Bring your own hydration system to supplement water stops. The dry desert air plus wind and sun are so debilitating without taking responsibility for yourself. Water stations were good. A little disorganized in some spots but hey...everyone is a volunteer!! Needed more sunscreen. Have a lovely sunburn this morning!

Came in just for the race so once I hit the Expo I headed to my hotel. Liked getting the race results on a scrapbook worthy paper. Got a massage. Ate my pizza and pie but had to ask across the fence. Just couldn't eat it right afterwards and the volunteers were kind enough to hand me the food. Loved the signage we could use to take race photos afterwards. Appreciated the soccer field were I laid on the sideline for a while to recover. Thanks for the bluegrass band. They were great! Came from Louisiana. Will be promoting your event to my friends!

5/5 Stars

Race day kicked off with a 40 minute bus ride, followed by an hour and a half wait in 32 degrees temperatures! I came prepared though with fleece and a wind breaker suit. The first 2/3 of the race was amazingly fast. My heart rate was low and it felt effortless to hold a Boston pace. The last 4-5 miles were probably the most challenging I've ever run as my quads were trashed and I was trying to hold pace. I was ecstatic to see the finish line.

I PRed by 10 minutes and qualified for Boston for the first time ever with a bunch of wiggle room!

The course is fastest I've run by far with very few turns. We were running on a canyon road, so the surrounding mountains seemed to help break the North wind. The last 4-5 miles were my least favorite because they were flat and wound into the city. The North wind became a nice tailwind when we turned South so I can hardly complain.

I injured my knee in an ultra 5 weeks prior, so I had to abandon all of my planned training. I cycled to stay fit and ran a couple of miles here and there. A week and a half before the race my injury disappeared, and I began to run again. So my highest mileage day for the last five weeks was 6 miles lol! Ideally I would have run a traditional marathon training plan with emphasis on down hills, tempo runs and speed work but sometimes you have to scrap your plans and listen to your body.

I would advise runners to dress warm and use the drop bag system. It worked great! Fuel early and often in the first half and prepare mentally to fall off a bit in the last 4-5 miles.

My amazing wife joined me for this runcation, so the next three days will be spent relaxing with her at the Red Rock Resort pool!