srlopez - I pray that you can post that they got it right this year after last years debacle. I would love to come back and try it again - The course was very runable -

I will wait and see what you have to say - maybe 2008.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by RunsTheBitterroot:
So what was wrong with last years race? Larry

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check out the reviews on marathonguide.com

BTW - All those things are fixable

The course is generally a fast course

The 1st 6-8 miles are really cools (Strip and Fremont Experience) After that is was a little Blah.

Las Vegas - Is easy to fly into and out of and Fun non-marathon stuff to do.

Larry, the problem is that this race isn't managed by the people of Las Vegas. It is managed by an org called Devine Racing. They also do the Salt Lake City Marathon and now the LA Marathon.

I hope they fix stuff too, but I'm not holding my breath. If they do, that'll be wonderful.

I ran the 1/2 last year and can attest to the mess it was, even though I didn't run the full. With all the compliants, the race director emailed everyone to apoligize, so I think they will take things seriously this year. I've decided to give it another try, but I'll still only do the 1/2. Even for the 1/2 marathoner's, the entertainment stopped around Mile 6 once we passed the Freemont Experience. The return course is the backside of the Strip, kind of a seedy area of mainly strip joints and pawn shop's. Hopefully they'll have a little more entertainment on the back side of the race and of course, better entertainment for the full marathoner's for sure. I'm not sure if the course itself changes this year but the marathon course has some undesirable areas. Weather is generally cool to cold, and wind can be a factor that time of year. The amount of participants is very large, I think around 20,000 all together ran the 1/2 and full last year. It's an early start, still dark outside. I tried to book my hotel room, the host hotels (Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand) are around $200 per night. A little on the pricy side, but it seems Las Vegas has gotten expensive no matter where you stay.

Sherie

It's sort of disappointing to hear about all the problems. I'm also counting on the race organization to fix them. It's never good to get bad publicity for a big race like that.

I just signed up for the half and am looking forward to it even if it isn't going to be perfect. My sister lives out there, so it's a nice excuse to make a visit to Vegas and the timing is good for me.

Let's hope they learned from their mistakes last year!
Carrie

Well, I was going to post a question about the Vegas race and weather or not I should give it a go.
Maybe I'll wait until the race directors sober up?

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