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@vinniesdad
Upland, CA Raving since 2025 Active 1 week, 1 day agoAbout Me
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| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result |
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| Mountains 2 Beach Marathon & Half Marathon | Marathon | Ojai, CA | Apr 12, 2025 | 3:17:45 |
| Surf City Marathon & Half Marathon | Half Marathon | Huntington Beach, CA | Feb 2, 2025 | 1:37:00 |
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Past Races (3)
| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result | My Raves | My Performance |
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| Mountains 2 Beach Marathon & Half Marathon | Marathon | Ojai, CA | Apr 12, 2025 | 3:17:45 |
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| Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas | Half Marathon | Las Vegas, NV | Feb 22, 2025 | 1:39:00 |
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| Surf City Marathon & Half Marathon | Half Marathon | Huntington Beach, CA | Feb 2, 2025 | 1:37:00 |
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Mountains 2 Beach Marathon & Half Marathon
Unimpressed
Mountains 2 Beach Marathon & Half Marathon
I had heard great things about this race and came away as "eh" on the whole deal. Check in: small expo, that's fine with me, I don't need a big … MORE
I had heard great things about this race and came away as “eh” on the whole deal.
Check in: small expo, that’s fine with me, I don’t need a big production. However, t-shirt is nothing special and outside of that no swag.
Race morning: Having to wake at 2:45 for a 4am shuttle is brutal. Especially when that shuttle drops you off at 4:20 and the race begins at 6:10. Parking at 3:20 am wasn’t nearly as bad as I expected. I wish the shuttles were closer to the finish but that’s for the race directors.
Race: I like that it is smaller and the 3 waves part was good. The first 3 miles are tougher than expected but then you get a nice gradual downhill. At the end of mile 6 leading into mile 7 prepare for another gradual climb. I had heard that following mile 9 you get all downhill till around mile 20ish. However, prepare for some rollers, in particular mile 15 has one you cannot miss. There’s also one in the 24th (or 25th) mile. It isn’t significant but at that part of the race you’ll feel it.
Post race: Having to board a shuttle again…wait for the shuttle to fill before it can leave…to get to your car…to then have to fight traffic and road closures to get to your hotel really sucks.
Overall I liked that most of the race is straight, I can only think of 1 or 2 turn arounds and very few 90 degree turns onto streets. However, for all the beauty I had heard of I didn’t see it. Perhaps for me it was because the day was overcast so the weather was perfect but views were not. I wish there was more along the coast but that is really only a small portion of the final mile.
Overall: The only reason I may race this again is that I feel I left a few minutes on the course due to GI issues. Besides that nothing much to write home about.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas
Some good and some bad
Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas
I'm gonna start with the bad.... - 24,000 runners and only one entrance to the start. Give yourself plenty of time because the start is a fiasco. (Took me nearly … MORE
I’m gonna start with the bad….
– 24,000 runners and only one entrance to the start. Give yourself plenty of time because the start is a fiasco. (Took me nearly 20 minutes to get to my corral)
– Restrooms are lacking on the course. For people with GI issues, this isn’t good.
– Early miles, the street is torn up.
– Nothing is together, start is nearly 3 miles from expo and I hear 5k is in a different area as well. Getting around Vegas is tough enough.
– Post race swag/nutrition is almost non existent. They gave me a bag with 1 energy bar, mini bag of fruit chews, and a mini slim Jim. Outside of that I got a water, banana, and they have an alcohol tent.
The eh….
– Not a huge fan of the t-shirt but that isn’t a deal breaker
– The medal glows…that’s nice but eh…
– Most of the course is during sunset.
The good….
– I know I complained about getting to your corral but once you get there it set up well. They are roped off and have their own restrooms.
– The course is mainly flat and almost exclusively out and back almost no turns.
– I have done over 100 races and this finish line is best. It truly is a party atmosphere. I’m not a “party person”, but I truly enjoyed it.
– They have the finish line on a great part of the strip. Right by the Bellagio, bright lights, fire shooting up as you approach the finish. It was great!!
Surf City Marathon & Half Marathon
5k made this a disaster
Surf City Marathon & Half Marathon
This was the first year someone decided to run the 5k while 1:30 half marathoners were finishing. It could not have gone worse. Cresting the only hill I was wondering … MORE
This was the first year someone decided to run the 5k while 1:30 half marathoners were finishing. It could not have gone worse. Cresting the only hill I was wondering why I saw so many people. Trying to PR I ran (literally) into hundreds of 5kers who were walking, strolling, 5-6 people across, pushing strollers, clogging the streets. It was awful trying to get to the finish line at a PR, not get injured, and not run into anyone. This was the first year they did this and hopefully is the last.