5/5 Stars

I really liked this race! It was a little early but extremely well organized. Lots of good swag. Great food at the finish. Lots of fun!!

Yes I did!!

Well laid out. Secure and well monitored. Scenery ok. Grade was good!

Don't wear 4 inch heels that hurt your feet and give you blisters the night before. But that may be sort of obvious.

Wear warm clothes you can toss.

5/5 Stars

Loved it!!! Well organized!!! Please do it again! The only thing I would say is use paper ups for aid stations. You need to squish the cups and make a spout! Volunteers have to stand in front of the tables. Get more aid station volunteers! Boy Scouts!

I have just come back doing marathons after having cancer, so yeah! I am here and running! Personal PR for me. I thought I would take 2 hr. and 30 minutes. I was 1 hr 56 min. Yay!!!

Loved it. It would be cool to be more up on the mountain!., but it was awesome! Perfect, easy course!

I train for 18 weeks. Typical training. Hills, mile repeats, long slow distance......you know! I have been doing this for a long time!!!

TRAIN!! I can't believe how many people don't!!! You are just asking for injury!! Hydrate!! If this was a normal Vegas day it would of been hot at the end!

Well, I live here...so not much! Going home with the family! I did love the photo opportunities at the end!!! So fun!!!

5/5 Stars

Loved that it snowed the first 2 miles. The gradual down grade was perfect, enough to pull but not so much that each step caused you to break.

Yes PR for me yahoo. Next year BQ thanks.

Great course thanks for the run.

Not as healthy as I wanted so training was not optimal.

Work on downhill training.

In one day and back home the next. Because of Mother's Day. Maybe next time.

5/5 Stars

The bus rides were fun!

Yes!

It was perfect!

We trained on our long runs in the mountains every week. I loved the easy, downhill run!

Don't try and slow yourself down on the downhill.

I'm a local. We went to babystacks for breakfast after!

5/5 Stars

Great to run in my neighborhood, and to have my friends cheer me on at the finish!

Don't usually run "for time", just the fun of accomplishment, at the end of the day!

Course was great, and even the last bit, up the Elkhorn bridge...

Even if you can't get out on the road, have a few alternatives and mix it up!!

Know where the course starts, and how to get there! As luck would have it, I was sitting in the front of the bus and was able to tell the driver that he missed the turn-off for Kyle Canyon!! We had to make a creative U-turn, but we got in line for the pilot car, and made it to the start!!!

I live here, so the fun never ends!!

5/5 Stars

My race day started off in such a bad way, I didn't think this was going to even be doable. I slept only 3.5 hours the night before, and had such a problem with my stomach the day before the race I was concerned I was going to be okay. Then race morning came, and my stomach was still acting up and I didn't know if I would keep it down. My knee I had injured on Thursday flared up at the race start, but I was determined to do the race no matter the outcome.

I did. Previously my PR was 2:03:29 but today I finished at 2:00:31. That means I beat my PR record by about 3 minutes!

It's a gradual downhill slope for the majority of the course mixed with some flat areas. There is a small incline (probably about 500 feet) going into mile 11, and another small, small incline towards the end as well. I didn't pay much attention to the scenery since I'm a Vegas resident. It's a lot of desert landscape, but the mountain you start on is pretty.

I wouldn't recommend my method of training to anyone. LOL! I focus on strength training, mixed with a few HIIT sessions, and plyometrics. I don't enjoy long runs because I consider myself slow, so I didn't run for this half marathon. I would recommend someone to train on hills to practice running the downhill slopes and build lung endurance on the uphill if they were going to be running a downhill race. Downhill will destroy your quads.

I wore Nike anti-blister socks for the first time today to see if I could avoid the 2+ blisters I get without fail at every marathon. I'm happy to announce I am blister free today! Also, I suggest actually taking the gloves up to the top where you will start your race because even though it feels okay at the finish, it is significantly cooler at the start.

I made sure to pick up my race results and get a professional photo in front of the revel background to celebrate my PR. The professional photographer is there and will take your photo.. Which you get for free... So why not?

Also, I loved the pizza at the end of the race and the cooling towel!

4/5 Stars

The weather was perfect and everything was very organized!

Nope, but this was the fastest I've ran this year!

Slow decent to a flat ground through the beautiful desert! No problems with the elevation.

Actually train! And incorporate some downhill long runs!

Dress warm, but you don't need many layers.

Shopping at the Las Vegas Premium Outlets.

4/5 Stars

I came hoping to do a 4:40:00 in the marathon in order to have a BQ qualifier. I wish there had been a 4:40 pacer.

No.

Interesting, with unexpected uphills.

I've done 4 marathons this year: Redding, Napa, Pony Express, and Mt. Charleston. I'm registered for several more in California.

If I come next year, I will wear Mizuno Wave Universe 5 shoes instead of Altra One, version 2.5. The Altras were fine, bit the Mizunos may have been more comfortable for the course.

I talked to a runner on the bus from Las Vegas who was running his first road marathon and a spectator after the race, and ate some of everything I could find except the rolls, which were in closed plastic bags. I came from Roseville, California.

5/5 Stars

Excellent course and outstanding race! I appreciated the attention to details such as the beanies and gloves down to the printed results after the race. Revel did it right. I am definitely putting this race on my calendar for next year.

No. Missed my PR by 7 min. 12 sec. Absolutely qualified for Boston.

The downhill is the perfect grade. The course just pulls you along. Not so steep that you need to waste energy by braking. The first 13 miles are scenic, lots of cliffs and bluffs to look at.

I did nothing specific to train for this race, but if I did, I would do some serious downhill runs. My quads were toast by mile 20. My own fault though and I'll know what to do next year in terms of training.

Do some downhill training runs. Prepare to layer and shed clothes as you descend and temperatures climb.

Didn't do anything more fun than go out for dinner before the race. Jumped in the car and drove straight home after the race. I travelled from Victorville, CA.

5/5 Stars

Very well organised event, lucky with the cool weather day too!

3 mins off my previous PR

Nice gradual decline, just right. Tougher on last few miles with less decline