5/5 Stars
I thought everything was well done. I don't have any complaints. The only thing that I was disappointed in was the 1:40 pacer. He went out WAY too fast.
Yes. This was only my third half marathon, but it was definitely a PR. I could not imagine a better course for a PR. You guys even had a perfect tail wind for the last five miles.
The course was great. The first eight miles were a perfect grade of downhill (not too steep). The only thing I noticed was that the hill from mile ten to eleven was not on any of the elevation charts I ever saw. It was not a steep hill, but I was definitely surprised to hit it.
Downhill treadmill training worked great. I appreciated the advice to do downhill training no more than every 10-14 days.
Watch out for the cones. The beginning of the race was a bit too crowded for the 3/4 of a lane that was marked off. I ended up running into a cone and falling over. This was partly due to the crowd, but also the sun which was rising right in front of us.
I was in town for work and did not have much free time.
Awesome! The wind was behind us!!!!
I did!!!!!!!! Last year, 2:31. This year, 2:09.
So beautiful and fast!!!! I love downhill.
Orangetheory, Las Vegas Athletic Club (Brian Catanio). Running all over the place! I will run more next year....not more but longer. Run long distances!!!!!
I am in no position to give any advice since I am old and slow!!!! Just enjoy the course!
I live here!
Thank you so much for this race. Thanks to all of you who are in charge!!! Great job!
I already did!!! Ha ha.
Exhilarating!!
Great course. I would have liked to start in the pines, but overall the course was good.
Thank you for organizing a great run!
How cold and beautiful it was.
I did by about 3 minutes
I liked how open it was and that it didn't feel crowded exceptformaybe the first mile or two. The course was really pretty. The traffic control was great and you never felt in danger of a car hitting you. I would recommend more aid stations though. There didn't seem to be many at spots where really needed like the back half of the race
I race triathlon so didn't train specifically for this race. I might add in some hills if I want to do the marathon.
Bring warm layers! I didn't bring enough.
Ate pie. Couldn't find the sign/step repeat to take pictures after. Went to the strip after and just hung at our pool. Came from So Cal so didn't spend much time in LV
Thought it was a great race. Well run and so many little things were thought about and taken care of. I'll be back
See above
4/5 Stars
Great day. Chilly start, but otherwise great. Race was great, fast. Wonderful views coming down the mountain.
Yes, I PR'd by 5 minutes to finally break 1.45 in the half! (Came in at 1.42.05)
Half was a more gentle grade than I had anticipated.
I didn't include much downhill training, and am paying for that still a few days later!
Train on the downhill, make sure you recover correctly. My hotel didn't have baths, so no ice bath for me!
Lots of eating! And outlet shopping.
Ran the full marathon. Great volunteers, bus, timing, location, weather, race staff, medical staff, course, etc!
Yes, by 5 minutes! Won my age group & BQ'd by over 30 minutes!
Pretty steep uphill to start on. Really wakes up the muscles. Then a nice downhill through the canyon. Once you get into the city it flattens out. The late course change for Mile 24 was tough with the uphill & strong headwind which made the last 2 miles feel a lot harder than they were. Please keep the race date in April like this year as May gets way too hot in the canyon & city.
I'm always training, but do 3 extra 20 mile runs to prepare for a full & 50+ miles week with some speed training days. Did one 20 miler on a downhill route.
Be prepared for the uphill start and rolling hills around mile 4, 12, 24. It's not all downhill & the flats in the city will feel uphill after coming out of the canyon.
Drove in day of race & left right after.
Yes
Beautiful
Downhill
I had ran The Boston Marathon less than you weeks before, and I didn't do well there, so I was so anxious and nervous. However, as the time started unfolding, my body started getting more and more comfortable to the elements of what ended up being a great run.
No, I did not PR. As a matter of fact, I was ran it about 2 minutes slower than last year. But I knew that was coming because of my lack of training... While some people celebrate "BQ" I celebrate "NYCQ"
Great course.
At the moment, due to my daily commute to/from work I'm not really training the way I used to. I'm only running 13.1 miles every Saturday.
Come, join us!
California
I stayed at the Mt Charleston Resort the night before and it was great. They had coffee ready at 3:30am and snack bags for purchase. The shuttle picked us up at 5am to drive us to the start.Im glad we were able to hang out in the lodge restaurant while we were waiting for the start and find our friends. I found myself running way too fast for the 1st part of the race and slowing down the second and will slow it down the first half next year. Whatet stations se so far apart aftwr 15miles. I loved thw course, i just need to train better next year.No.
No. On my watch I qualified for Boston but was a min. over on Revel time.
Awesome
I trained on the course on Sundays but my training was all over the place during the week. Downhill practice is a must!!
Train on downhills!!! Weathet was great, albeit some wind
In from Las vegas and staying at the resort.fas fun
1To run 26.2 with my daughter in her first marathon2 repeat #1!
Nope, that wasn't the plan either
The course was fine until mile 23 up hill with a 20 mph head wind ..... cruel! The grade was relatively consistent a little steeper early. The fact that there's no crowd support was awesome it actually adds to the uniqueness of the event.
6-10 miles 2x a week then a standard long run build up peaking at 20 -22 miles 3x over 4 months.Added a -3% tread mill run every 10 days.
Work on the down hill techniques, shortened stride,lean into the hill etc.Cushion shoes but I'm a 205 lb guy, lip balm.
We came from Southeast Missouri. Exploring the Mountains north of the city as well as the strip, and of course finding unique places to eat.