The Las Vegas High Roller is a great way to participate in up to 8 marathons or 9 half marathons in a row for you Marathon Maniacs and Half Fanatics out there! Our event (which includes an optional back-to-back half marathon) starts at the end of the Southwest Series and includes the Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon at the end of the weekend!
Those of you not participating in the Southwest Series have the option to challenge yourselves with back-to-back races and/or in conjunction with the Las Vegas 5K, 10K, Half Marathon or Marathon. Or not… just come out and do one of the races on this fine Saturday morning!
Marathon and Half Marathon races will start at 6:00 am
10K and 5K races will start at 8:00 am
8-hour cutoff for all distances!
The course is a 1.55 mile out and back on the PKWY Tavern 5K Course.
10K – 2 repeats of the 5K course
Half Marathon – 4 repeats of the 5K course plus a short .35 miles out and back
Marathon – 8 repeats of the 5K course plus a short .70 miles out and back
All participants will have the option of participating in back-to-back races. There will be a separate half marathon, 10K and 5K that will start at 10:00 am. YOU MUST participate in one of the 6:00 am or 8:00 am races before you are able to participate in one of the 10:00 am races. There will be a 4-hour cutoff for the 10:00 am races.
All participants will receive an event tech shirt and finisher’s medal. (You will receive two each if you are participating in back-to-back races.)
There will be one big aid station at the start/finish area with lots of drink and food selections, plus one aid station at the 1.55 mile 5K turnaround with water and Gatorade. There will also be a porta potty here at this turnaround!
Come on out and enjoy music, food and lots of fun!!
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Three race series around Las Vegas
Series utilizes different parks around Las Vegas. Runners can get these three races plus the Rock 'n' Roll evening race for a total of four races in 3 days. This … MORE
Series utilizes different parks around Las Vegas. Runners can get these three races plus the Rock ‘n’ Roll evening race for a total of four races in 3 days. This year this series started the day after the Mainly Marathons Southwest Series.
Loop course in a suburban park
This race was part of a series that appears to cater to serial marathon and ultrarunners, much like the Mainly Marathon series. In fact, I think it was intentionally scheduled … MORE
This race was part of a series that appears to cater to serial marathon and ultrarunners, much like the Mainly Marathon series. In fact, I think it was intentionally scheduled to coincide with the end of the Mainly Marathon Southwestern series, so that marathoners could do 9 races in 9 days if they chose to do so. I ran the first race of this series which was held in Sunset Park in Las Vegas, not too far from McCarran International Airport. The course was conveniently located, easy to find, and surprisingly scenic. The whole Las Vegas area is flat, so you can see the mountains on the horizon from just about anywhere, and this park was no exception. The course was a 5K loop, which was repeated 10 times for the 50K runners. It was a small race, but many of the runners knew each other from doing other races. The course was kind of shaped like an 8, with one larger paved loop around a dry, desert ecosystem, with saltbrush and other desert plants, and a shorter loop on crushed limestone around Sunset Lake. I saw numerous wildlife including cottontail rabbits, jackrabbits, birds, and even a lizard. The course was flat and fast, so is a good placed to try for a personal record. The medals were large and nicely done. The course could have been marked a little better with larger arrows, but everyone seemed to find there way around the first couple of times without a problem. There were generous overall awards and age-group awards for such a small race. Overall, I really enjoyed this race.