5/5 Stars

For my first Half Marathon, everything about the race is memorable.
-The long line of buses taking us up to the start - with a super nice driver, and they let us stay on the warm bus at the start line for awhile.
-All the volunteers were pleasant, smiling, informative
-The course was amazingly beautiful. The weather was perfect, a cool start that slowly warmed as you descend into the valley.
-The beanie was a nice touch for the cool start.
-Crossing the finish line with a friend with goal "to just finish". Sometimes its not about the time, but the fact that you cross the finish line.
The course was partitioned off beautifully - we never once had to cross an intersection that wasn't either closed off or directed by the Las Vegas Police Dept. An extremely well defined and controlled course.
I would HIGHLY recommend this race to everyone.
Loved all the photographers on the course and can't wait to see the pictures!
Loved the ability to have texts sent showing where we were on course and what projected times were.
Loved all the finish line goodies!
The medal was REALLY nice!
When can we sign up for next years race? :-)

Well it was my First Half Marathon so YES, hahaha.

The scenery was amazing. The cloud cover made for unique skies contrasting with the snowy mountain peaks.

I would tell others to make sure you train with a long downhill stretch included with your regular training.

I live in Las Vegas so nothing out of the ordinary. We did have a post race BBQ and Derby day celebrations.

5/5 Stars

This run was really fun. I thought it was gonna be colder, but it was perfect the way it was.

Sure did! I paced my friend and I could've reached my sub 2 time but I decided to hang out with her and cross the finish with hee.

It was beautiful!! Seeing the snow capped mountain was cool. The elevation was fine, my quads got the works! I thought my knees would feel it more.

I'm terrible at training. I did do another half method 3wks ago..and the only other time I run is on the wknds. And Ive only done maybe 9 miles at the most. And during the week if I do go put is when I take my dogs out. I don't have a specificx plan but as long as I get a run in before a race, I'm ok.

Poop before the run!

I live in Las Vegas. I would love to do the rockies next year.

5/5 Stars

First marathon

Different grades and elevations added to the mountain surroundings made the course really interesting

Local.

4/5 Stars

A big thank you to Anna and the whole crew for an amazing event. Two things I would like to mention. I ran the half and used your 1:30 pacer, Ray Fong. Let me tell you, I have run many, many races and Ray was the absolute best pacer I have ever run with. He gave us exact splits at every mile. He stayed EXACTLY on pace. He was encouraging. He never let the sign down. He had the group scoot over to make room for runners getting water at aid stations. I could go on and on. You should seek him out for other events!
Having said that, after I finished the half (3rd place AG thanks to Ray's pacing!), I went to spectate the full. Your 3:15 pacer came in around 3:10, alone. I may have these times slightly off but I do remember him coming in five minutes or so fast. This is wrong. People depend on his pacing. It seems he came out just for himself. Even the announcer said something. Overall great experience.

PR'd the half at 1:29 by 12 minutes :)

Road conditions were nice, newly paved surface.
The half was indeed descending for about 8 miles but not as steep as I thought it would be. Very nice.

I come from a triathlon background. I was ready for this, but I would recommend incorporating some long dowhill runs in preparation for this race.

Introduce yourself to your intended pacer before the start. Specifically ask that person if they intend to stick with even splits. If not, what is their strategy? Will he/she finish at their sign time?

The official Station Hotel/Casino at the bottom was a great 'find'
Marie Calendar's pie at the finish was delicious!
The park at the finish was big, clean, and fun!

4/5 Stars

The view from the start at Mt Charleston was spectacular, and the weather was perfect, but I was truly prepared for the fast descent. By mile 11 my legs felt shredded and I had to do some walking. But towards the end, I recovered and finished the Last 2-Miles almost as well as I had started. It was unfortunate that most of the celebrations were over by the time I finished, but the vendor selling shirts and stuff was very hospitable.

No, but I came within 5-minutes, which is good enough for me as my Marathon finishing times are gradually inching their way towards getting a new PR.

Scenic and Fast!

I've even going through Marathon training since last August and this Marathon was my 3rd in the last 8-months. Although I was ready for the distance, I was not ready for the fast descents on this course. The bad thing is there's nothing like this in San Antonio, Texas so it's nearly impossible to train properly for Mt Charleston.

Train on fast descents wherever you can find them!

Went to visit the World Famous Pawn Shop, from the TV show "Pawn Stars", in downtown Las Vegas.

5/5 Stars

Awesome! Everything ran very smoothly!

Yes! 10 minutes

Beautiful and fast!

I wasn't able to train as much due to an injury

We saw a sign for donkeys while driving the course and then actually saw a ton of donkeys!

5/5 Stars

This was a great race because the organizers did a fantastic job. Transportation was smooth, great support at each stop, lots of porta- potties,clearly marked route with police support, wonderful finish area! One on the best races that I have participated in! BTW- the electronic updates and race website was great!

Are you kidding! I'm 59 so I was happy to finish under my end time goal!

I did the half so the down hill was gradual. It was a good mix of down, flat and a small amount of uphill. However, that last small hill at mile 12.5-bad

Not to bore with a huge training log but I did have some challenges. I got pneumonia after a very nasty upper respiratory infection so I lost a whole month of training time. I found an 8 week half marathon training schedule at Runner's World that got me back on track- it was excellent.

Course tips-be prepared to layer. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate before, during, and after!

Pictures with friends, looked at the vendors, enjoyed the live music, ate some post race pie (awesome). I am local from Henderson but still booked a hotel close to the race start due to the early bus times.

5/5 Stars

It was amazing. Beautiful course and awesome volunteers!

I did! I PR'd by ten minutes. I was only 8 minutes away from my goal, so maybe next time:)

Scenery was amazing, elevation was perfect

I did downhill training for this course. I also did a lot of research on downhill form, to keep my legs from hurting so much. Downhill works the muscles way different so I definitely recommend reading up and finding what works for you!

Aliante casino, Santa Fe Station, and Red Rock casino are the closest places aside from Mt Charleston Resort. Vegas has a ton of dining options. Bring layers, Mt Charleston/ Kyle Canyon is a higher elevation and cooler weather. Typically it is quite warm this time of year but we were experiencing snow on higher elevations and rain at the lower.

There were a lot of activities, I just hung out with people I knew and I had to leave right after, but they had a really nice set up at the finish.
I live in Las Vegas, right near the course actually.

5/5 Stars

beautiful

yes

serene. roads were perfect for running. love the gradual grade. Thinking of doing marathon next year

4/5 Stars

The shuttle busses were very nice and the start holding area was nice and spacious. The weather turned out great. I was really wonderful that we were given gloves, hats, and mylar blankets. That was a nice touch.
Note: The start was confusing. The pacers were all at the front. There was not enough time from when we walked to the start area and when we started. There was no announcement, no National Anthem, nothing to indicate we were going. We were all surprised that we started.

Yes I did!

The course was beautiful, the hill grad was nice and steady.

I did an 18 week plan running 4 times a week. I did not train on hills so I am very sore.

Trust your training.

Nothing. The finish shoot was too short. Didn't give runners enough time to cool down before they had to leave the area. Some were to cool down and then come back for a slice of pie but were not aloud to repenter the area. The band was nice. I am local.