5/5 Stars

Was a great race day. The weather was perfect and the race was well managed.

I dropped 8 min from my last PR and negative split the race.

The downhill grade was perfect. It wasn't too steep, but was still an extremely fast course.

I wish I would have trained for altitude a bit more. That would have helped me from the start.

The course is fast. Prep for hills at the end of your run, though there aren't many hills in the course.

I cam in from California by car. Hung out on the strip after the race.

5/5 Stars

Painful

Yes- first race

The downhill was not as steep as I would have liked on the 13.1 course.

Pretty much non existent.

Train don't give up on that aspect

Salt Lake City is my home so naturally Las Vegas is close.

5/5 Stars

The snow flurries for the first mile were a lot of fun to run in and a beautiful day after that. They did a great job of making sure everything ran smoothly and that runners had the right of way on all the intersection crossings. Overall, a wonderful race.

Yes a 13 minute PR and a BQ!

So fast. The prettiest road race I've ever done through the valley.

5/5 Stars

Light breezes, cool day, plenty of porta potties, start of race on time, light snow the first 2 miles, awesome aid stations, volunteers, emt's and finish race celebrations.
At age 65 I was aiming for a sub 4hr10min BQ and it was fun chasing that goal.
A favorite memory was the snow and scenery and the overall challenge.

No. At age 65 my PR days are in the rear view mirror. I was 37 minutes off my PR back in 1994.
I did qualify for Boston by 6min13sec. That was my goal.

Scenery, absolutely awesome.
I enjoyed the elevation grade loss throughout the course despite my 5 knee surgeries and needing ice and help walking after the marathon.
Elevation has been friendly to me at this race and other Revel marathons I have run.

I run about 35 miles weekly and do extra downhill training before the Revel marathons. By holding the pace down early I was able to hang on all 26.2 although my pace did suffer over the last 6.2 miles.
Training advice would be typical usual training but add extra downhill work.

Run some hard fast half marathons on downhill courses leading up to a Revel Marathon.
Wear some warm clothes before the race because at 7500 feet elevation at 5 in the morning it can be quite cold before the start of the run.

Gambled in Vegas, visited Hoover Dam, drank at a nice brewery, ate at local restaurants and met many nice people.
I travelled from New Hampshire.

5/5 Stars

This was the best race I've participated in. So we'll organized and worth the entry fee! Tons of support and updates. And great swag and food at the end. I was worried about how may participants there were but everything was well spaced out and I love having so many other runners to motivate me.

Yes! The pacers were a huge help and it was a great course to gain a little extra speed. I beat my last PR by about minutes.

Great easy downhill grade, not too hard on the knees at all. Not as high in the "mountain" as I expected but still very nice views and elevation and cold were not a problem.

This wasn't my first half and I am focus9ng on strength now so I didn't spend as much time running prior. Just about 2x a week, one short one and one 7-10mile run a week for aboit 6 weeks. It didn't hinder me at all this was a great course for minimal training.

Dress in layers and don't overthink the weather.

Tons of great sponsored fun at the end and lots of shopping/dining near by.

5/5 Stars

I came to Mt Charleston to BQ. I missed it by only 42 seconds, but PRd by 18 minutes. Beautiful, fast course! Well organized as always for all of the Revel races I've done. Good freebies, great race t shirt. Looking forward to Big Cottonwood in September!

Yes. 18 minutes.

Take the course miles 1-21 and 22-26. Almost entirely gradual downhill with a couple tiny hills and flats along the way. Snowing at the top, warm at the bottom!

Stayed a few blocks from Centennial Hills Park at an Airbnb property.

5/5 Stars

First time our entire family ran a race together...Mom & Dad and 4 children. Nothing like training and doing a race to bring together the family. Great memorable moment.

The first 8 miles is a consistent, perfect, running downhill grade. Desert beauty with the Las Vegas strip in the distance. Last 5 miles are still mostly downhill but in more an urban setting. Great road closure support (thanks NHP), great volunteer support at aide stations, great food/drink support. A well planned event by Revel that I'm sure will grow in years to come as more people hear about it.

Bodies exhibit at Luxor was cool. Outlet shopping. Great food. Observatory Wheel is pricy but really cool. Bellagio Water Fountains are a must freebie.

5/5 Stars

it was a great experience, very organized

YES I DID PB BUT IT WAS ONLY BY 1 MINUTE FOR THE 1/2 MARATHON

PERFECT RUN EASY GRADE

I DID MY NORMAL TRAINING I DO FOR ALL MY RUNS. I WOULD DO A LITTLE MORE TRAINING DOWN HILL

GREAT 1/2 MARATHON COURSE, DRESS TO STRIP LAYERS AWAY

I LIVE HERE

5/5 Stars

Loved this race! Started with the packet pick-up. Great swag and picture booths. Day of race I loved the charter buses, blankets and warm gear. Awesome medal, and after race festivities. Loved memories with friends!

Yes, by 3 minutes. I ran with a pacer and he was awesome!!

Not as beautiful or down hill as you described-but I'm a Utah girl with killer downhill mountains, nothing compares!! Wish there was Vaseline and bengay at aid stations

I run year round 20-25 miles a week. I work my miles up to 13 two weeks before a race. Training advice is get miles on your legs over pace!! If you have miles under you the pace comes especially on race day!

Run this race! Don't visualize a downhill run. Bring warm gear and rain gear to ditch.

Shop, gamble and EAT!! We came from Utah

5/5 Stars

It went well. It was a well-organized race. Your attention to details (giving us gloves, beanies, blanket, etc.) is very appreciated. Suggestions for race organizer: put a volunteer or course organizer at the turn at the major intersection after mile 25. There were cops there to direct traffic but runners could not see where the course continued, so we made the wrong turn, and a cop yelled at us to "follow the course!" Follow what when we couldn't see what ahead since the course turned left and there was no arrow pointing which way to go, and there were so many cars on the road--it was hard to see the cones on the other side? Also, more porta potties at the start line, please.

By 9 seconds, but that doesn't count. No BQ yet.

The downhill is very gentle to a point that it seems like a flat course. And there are hills. Not really an "easy" course as one would expect after looking at the elevation chart.

Average about 55 miles per week.

Dress in layers. It's really cold at the start line. Don't litter the course. It breaks my heart seeing runners throwing trash into the bushes/road side. If you want to discard your trash, put it at the mile makers or water stations or somewhere visible so the clean up crew can see it. The race organizers should emphasize this to runners.

Vegas is not my favorite city, but that's just me. The whole city is a giant ashtray, and I have asthma. :(