Course Information

Groundbreaking New Course – Runners OWN THE STRIP

 

Location & Start Line Information

  • Start Line Village Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Parking Lot
  • Marathon, Half Marathon & Wheelchair Invitational StartLas Vegas Blvd., North of Russell Rd.
  • Half-Marathon Wave Start Due to its popularity, the half-marathon has a wave start. This will allow you plenty of “elbow room” along the course and at the finish line, without affecting your tag time or the time you have to complete the race.

Course Time Limits

To ensure that roads reopen to vehicular traffic at the scheduled times, the following course time limits will be STRICTLY ENFORCED:

  • You must be able to complete the Marathon within 7 hours.
  • You must be able to complete the Half Marathon within 4 hours.

Please note – this is gun time, not timing tag time. We have factored in the time it will take for the last corrals to cross the start line. Please plan your training accordingly.

ROAD CLOSURES & TIME LIMITS

Due to road closure time constraints, two cut off points on the marathon course will be in place.

First, a half marathon finish plan will be implemented.  All marathon participants who reach the 10.5-mile mark (Las Vegas Blvd. southbound and Spring Mountain Rd. – the location where the marathon and half marathon courses separate) at 9:45 am or later (16:00 per mile pace / 7:00 marathon) will be directed to the half marathon finish.  Runners who reach the 10.5-mile mark after 9:45 am will not be permitted to complete the marathon course.

Second, any marathon participant who reaches the intersection of Hacienda and Rainbow (heading west / mile 16.8) after 11:15, will be required to make a u-turn at that location and continue running / walking to the marathon finish line.  Both of these cut off plans are necessary to ensure all roads are re-opened to traffic based on the timeline that has been approved by the City of Las Vegas and Clark County.

All participants planning to run the marathon are encouraged to train to complete the race in less than 7 hours.

Medical Information

The Medical Team is a dedicated group of multidisciplinary medical professionals, available to help assess your race day medical needs and administer acute first aid when necessary.

Medical stations will be located at the Start, Finish and along both courses. Look for large RED and WHITE tents and for our medical volunteers dressed in RED shirts for complimentary help before, during and after the race.

More important Medical Information

Dropping Out of the Race

You know your body best. If you feel like you cannot finish or your doctor has advised you against participating in this event, we suggest that you do not toe the starting line. If you want to drop out of the race (for non-injury reasons), visit the nearest medical station on the course. Shuttles will be located at several medical stations and will transport you back to the finish line.

Medical shuttle locations will be posted when the information is confirmed.

Please note: You will not be shuttled back to the finish line until cleared by the Medical Team Captain at the above-listed medical stations. If you check into a medical station that does not have a shuttle on duty, you will be directed to walk to the nearest station with a shuttle. Alternatively, you may wait for the sweep vehicle tailing the last participant, or you may call a friend, relative or taxi to pick you up.

Water, Cytomax and GU

Plenty of water and sports drink will be supplied at the start, finish and at replenishment stations throughout the Marathon and Half Marathon. Energy gel will also be available on both courses. Water Station locations will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.

Cytomax Sport Drink

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Cytomax Performance Enhanced Drink is the only sport drink with patented energy source Alpha-L-Polylactate. Recent studies comparing Cytomax to another popular sport drink show that the lactate in Polylactate provides fuel energy 3 x faster than glucose, which is the main carbohydrate in most other sport drinks.

In addition, Alpha-L-Ploylactate is used 3 x more efficiently than the glucose in most other sport drinks (92% v 27%), and finally athletes completing a long hard ride sprinted 22% longer on Cytomax than the market leader.

The result for training athletes, more fuel energy start to finish.

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GU Energy Gel

logo_guGU Energy Gel is the Official Energy Gel of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & Half Marathon. Flavors served at 2009 event: Vanilla, Tri Berry, Straw Banana and Roctane Blueberry Pomegranate.

GU, the original energy gel, is the most efficient sports fuel available today. GU’s patented carbohydrate blend delivers high-quality, easily-digested and long-lasting energy for athletes in every sport and at all levels. Elite athletes and endurance enthusiasts around the world agree: GU works.

Get a head start on your race day nutrition and train with GU Energy Gel today! Stop by the GU booth at the race expo for all of your last-minute nutrition needs.

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Course Entertainment

What better way to highlight the excitement of Vegas than to line both routes with exciting, live entertainment?! An exhilarating array of music, cheerleaders and Vegas-inspired fanfare will help keep your mind off the miles ahead and put that extra pep in your step as you make your way to the finish line.

Finish Line

The Marathon & Half Marathon will finish in the same general area, just outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Once you cross the finish line, you will receive your finisher medal and enter the Secure Zone – a fenced-off area for race participants only.

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Inside this area, you may have your photo taken and will be offered water, sports drink, food and a Mylar blanket. Gear check stations will be located outside the Secure Zone. Once you exit the Secure Zone, you may not return.