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| - I figured I should give these guys a shot, even though they had very poor reviews during the 2011 race. After all, they said they learned from their mistakes and they said that they improved everything, from the course, the nutrition and the overall logistics.
Even before race weekend, these guys helped me get discounts at the Palazzo and alerted me of discounted flights through Southwest. So my hotel and transportation was taken care of way in advance. Also, there were random discounts for some Cirque du Soleil shows which I got to take advantage of on race weekend.
The expo was pretty huge, especially since they reserved one of the biggest conference rooms at the Sands conference hall. There were tons and tons of random vendors so I scored a lot of freebies by doing my rounds.
The race and course itself was first of its kind where you get to run on one of the most popular and heavily traffic streets in the world and its done at night too. I'm glad that I did it because I got to see a lot of Vegas including downtown Vegas in Fremont. The Fremont portion was my favorite, even though it was only less than half a mile of running through the course.
That portion of the race was where a lot of people were just already exhausted and hit the wall, but going through Fremont with the lights and the crowds cheering you on helped out during the last few miles of the marathon.
But other than that and running on the strip, the course itself was pretty boring, dark and sometimes dangerous. It was so dark in certain portions of the race that you wonder to yourself that if you can make it safely back. That and it was demotivating running through dark streets with no one there cheering you on except for the next water station or the random music bands throughout the course.
Post race was very organized with lots and lots of goodies. There were so much goodies that they could have at least given us a small bag to hold the stuff because, again there was just way too much stuff to hold.
I like the medal because it glows in the dark. I guess it signifies the fact that we ran at night so that was good.
Also, if you plan on taking a cab or trying to find transportation on the strip after the race, well it's going to be nearly impossible, near the finish line area since The Strip is closed until midnight. So if you were planning on doing some post-race celebrations, make sure it is walking distance from your hotel.
Well, overall, I did like the race. But even coming before the race I was concerned about the winds during this time of the year and it unfortunately it was pretty bad during the race with up to 30 knots or so, especially running along MLK blvd. A lot of PRs and even a lot of regular times were forfeited because of the high winds. But I did it, and I can check this off my bucket list. This race is expensive because...well...you're in Vegas.
Note to self: 4:09:33 in 2012
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