4/5 Stars

I was on an early bus so I was able to get into the indoor waiting area. Those that were outdoors were cold! The water/aid stations were very well-stocked after the first half. However, in the early miles, there were not enough volunteers at the aid stations to keep up with the demand for water. We were taking cups as they were filling them. This is something that needs to be addressed. It was coming into a hot day and we needed the water! Also, it would be awesome if the packet pickup were in the same area as the start or finish, so we could check those areas out. We didn't have time to do the "practice" drive that I usually do to locate the bussing area/finish in the daylight, the day before. Those that had to take the shuttle back to their cars had a loooong wait and must have been quite upset. My husband drove separately and parked closer to the finish line. If you can find a location that would prevent having the shuttle at the end, that would be best.

I didn't PR but I did qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Absolutely stunning! The only "not pretty" part was the last 3 miles in town. And of course, the newly added "out-and-back" wasn't pleasant. I'm sorry that the loop at Mile 5 was taken out.

I run 40-45 miles per week and run about 1 marathon a month. I did stadium steps twice a week in the last couple of weeks to get ready for the downhill and wished I had done more. My advice would be to not go too fast in the early miles.

Sign up for this one, and enjoy!!!! This is a Class A, top notch event with fantastic organization, great safety/protection for the runners, and wonderful, enthusiastic volunteers. Make sure that your flight arrives in plenty of time because we arrived at LAS at 5 PM and I was worried about getting to the expo in time, with having to get to the rental car center and fighting traffic to the other side of town.

We went to Red Rock Canyon and drove through the strip. We traveled here from Indianapolis, IN. I don't always bring my spouse with me, but this was enough of a "destination" race that he came.

5/5 Stars

V good course, great conditions, I hadn't trained as well as I should have for this race. I was focussing to run 3:13 but ended up with 3:25.

no

Easy, great gradient to run a PR

Not a structured training , about 40 miles per week of training

Train for downhills.

Just race. Travelled from San Jose, CA

5/5 Stars

It was a great day! I sure will do it again. I ran with my friends and we had a great day

It was great!

I would have trained harder

Train hard

Get massages and eat

5/5 Stars

Yes... I shaved an hour off my total time

The first 13 is awesome

Watch out for wind and careful on those up hils

5/5 Stars

Its beautiful! I was impressed with so many runners. The organizer did a fantastic job!

It's my first half marathon. Did in 3 hours.

Beautiful

I haven't trained for the race. I was going to walk, but I did better than that.

4/5 Stars

Waiting in line after the race for 45 min for the shuttle back to the parking lot was ridiculous.
Wish you would have had a new design on the sweatshirts then last year. Our group was looking forward to buying new hoodies but they were the same as last year so none of us did

Yes. By 2 min

Loved the course

Followed Hal higdon training program

Ephrata WA

5/5 Stars

Everything about this race was A-1.

No PR (close but off by less than 2 minutes). I did BQ by -11 minutes.

Very manageable downhill. Speedy.

Revel Online Coaching!

Train for downhill and get used to running faster than normal.

5/5 Stars

Very organized! This was my first full marathon!

Beautiful in the mountains!

Nike training booklet. Weekly orange theory fitness workouts and long runs on the weekend.

Don't do it unless you are trained

Went to Cardenas to grab 6 pounds of carne asada and beans and rice

5/5 Stars

It was an amazing day. I ran with the 1:30 pacer for most of the race and forgive me for not remembering his name but he made the race a memorable one. Very positive, motivating and he was right on pace! Great job as a pacer!

Yes I did PR! I beat my previous pr by almost 3 minutes. I ran the half, of Boston accepted half times I would have qualified!!

Exactly as described! The downhill was perfect and the slight uphill at mile 11 was brutal after running downhill for so long. Helped build character.

I incorparerd a lot of downhill runs in an effort to become familiar how to run downhills for long distances. I'd tell Runners New to downhills to ensure they train on downhill or they could get injured.

Be ready for all types of weather at the start. While it maybe warmer down by the finish line the temps up at the start were much cooler and with the wind it made it more chilly. Dress in layers and be ready to shed them off.

I came from Rancho Cucamonga California l, about 3 hours from Vegas. Didn't do much before the race but after I went to the Vegas strip to celebrate my PR at the Hard Rock Cafe! Eating at HRC is a tradition of mine.

5/5 Stars

Awesome

Yes

Enjoyable