Saints and Sinners Half Marathon & Relay Boulder City, NV   Feb 13, 2021

2021 EVENT POSTPONED, DATE TBD.
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The Saints and Sinners Half Marathon & Relay destination race starts right outside of Las Vegas, Nevada in beautiful Boulder City. It descends from Bootleg Canyon Park down into Lake Mead National Park and finishes on the beach. This breathtaking course is almost all downhill (average 2% grade, overall downhill with some incline after 3 miles. It is perfect for beginners, as well as those looking to best their time. The course is primarily on paved bike trails except for 4.4 miles are on packed dirt (some gravel/trail). It follows Lake Mead’s Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail on the mountainside above the lake offering spectacular views of the lake for nearly all of the 13.1 miles.

The trail includes a series of five tunnels constructed in 1931 where runners can cool off in the shade as they experience a taste of history. These tunnels (a few hundred feet long) were once part of a railroad used to construct nearby Hoover Dam. Once through the tunnels, the course joins the River Mountain Loop Trail and descends down to Lake Mead’s Event Beach and thru the really cool finish line Heaven and Heck tunnels. At each of the race’s 6 aid stations there will be a “saints” table with water/fruit and a “sinners” table with Gatorade and other not so healthy snacks like donuts and cookies. You’ll have to decide if you’re feeling more like a saint or a sinner.

Inspired by the January 2011 Ensign story of Sedrick Tshiambine of the DR Congo, we are giving 100% of the proceeds to young women and young men who would not be able to serve a mission without the help of others. In order for Sedrick to serve a mission, he had to earn enough money to purchase a passport, which is $250 (about 2/3 the cost of building a home there). Sedrick cycled 9-19 miles a day across the hot African savanna to outlying villages to purchase bananas, which he would then return to the city to sell. He averaged about 112 miles a week, earning him $1.25 each week or $65 a year. Undaunted, he continued carrying his heavy laden bicycle until he had enough to purchase his passport 4 years later.

The purpose of our race is not only to gather runners together to have a good time achieving something physically great, but helping others achieve something spiritually great at the same time. Many cannot serve others because they cannot support themselves to do so. We are a non-profit 501(c3) and run by volunteers.