Start at the beginning.... Race is in Henderson about 20 miles southwest of Vegas. Package pick up was at the start / finish hotel so required day before drive to … MORE
Start at the beginning….
Race is in Henderson about 20 miles southwest of Vegas.
Package pick up was at the start / finish hotel so required day before drive to Henderson to pick up bib. They have day of pick up but discourage it.
Race day – race starts at 7 out in the mountains of Nevada so you have to take a shuttle out to the start line and run 13 miles back in. Shuttles start at 5 am so it was an early morning.
The start – really nice start out in a park in the mountains. First 6 miles are hilly. First mile all downhill, second mile all uphill then rolling hills for 4 miles. Once you hit mile six the course is flat all the way to the finish. The course is run completely on refurbished rail road line and bike path. Scenic and nice.
The finish medal is the biggest half medal I have ever seen. Obnoxiously big. Nice cotton t shirt no running shirt.
Rest stops were well manned and frequent enough.
So all in all a good half to do if you are in the neighborhood.
Nice end of October half
Start at the beginning.... Race is in Henderson about 20 miles southwest of Vegas. Package pick up was at the start / finish hotel so required day before drive to … MORE
Start at the beginning….
Race is in Henderson about 20 miles southwest of Vegas.
Package pick up was at the start / finish hotel so required day before drive to Henderson to pick up bib. They have day of pick up but discourage it.
Race day – race starts at 7 out in the mountains of Nevada so you have to take a shuttle out to the start line and run 13 miles back in. Shuttles start at 5 am so it was an early morning.
The start – really nice start out in a park in the mountains. First 6 miles are hilly. First mile all downhill, second mile all uphill then rolling hills for 4 miles. Once you hit mile six the course is flat all the way to the finish. The course is run completely on refurbished rail road line and bike path. Scenic and nice.
The finish medal is the biggest half medal I have ever seen. Obnoxiously big. Nice cotton t shirt no running shirt.
Rest stops were well manned and frequent enough.
So all in all a good half to do if you are in the neighborhood.
Love the course!
The medal was really cool, of course Halloween themed. The course was great, nice paved trail starting in Bootleg Canyon, a few street crossings as you got into Henderson towards … MORE
The medal was really cool, of course Halloween themed. The course was great, nice paved trail starting in Bootleg Canyon, a few street crossings as you got into Henderson towards the end but blocked by the police. 15 minutes late starting the race due to waiting on 2 buses with runners.