I'm glad Veronica enjoyed the Marathon. However, I have a completely different viewpoint as a resident of Las Vegas.
On Sundays, I leave home early to place football bets at various casinos including the Hilton. You have to beat the kickoffs because your full game bets cannot be placed afterwards although you still be on the second half.
I was heading down Sahara and came to a screeching halt because Las Vegas Boulevard was closed. I eventually was able to turn around but could not make it to the Hilton.
When I tried to get home I found that I was cut off again. I am in the Summerlin area and Sahara, Charleston, Alta, Washington and Lake Mead were all blocked off to the West.
There were no signs posted ahead of time and my girlfriend couldn't find anything in the Sunday paper for an alternate route. I was just blocked off.
I now hate the Marathon and the public works idiots that kept me from making my bets and kept me from getting home. If you were at last year's Nascar event you will remember that they closed off a lane while everybody was trying to get out in their overheating RVs.
I propose that we have a separate Marathon event for those responsible for planning this one. It would be run in the sewers beneath the streets of Las Vegas and afterwards we will seal them off with a small dynamite charge.