Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

Much has been written about the poor planning of this race, particularly in both corral assignment (we had faster runner friends assigned way behind us) and enforcement (we had walkers starting in front of us in corral 9). I had planned to be sub-2 for this and was pacing a friend toward that goal, but the congestion for the first 3-4 miles kept me from getting up to the needed pace. Things finally cleared up around miles 6 and 7, but by then the effort required to make up the lost ground was too much and I had to cut it back. I did enough calculations by the 10-11 mile point to know I wouldn't hit 2, and coasted the last few miles while enjoying the strip.

Not sign up for this race. RnR charged double the going rate for most other HM's and failed to provide the premium product I expected. Not worth the money and I don't plan on doing any more RnR events, ever.

Also, knowing at the start that my time was screwed, I would have hung out with my wife and running club friend that I did the first 3 miles with, rather than trying in vain to catch up to my goal.

A horribly managed race by RnR. Too many people, no corral enforcement, corrals were rushed out onto the course without giving them a chance to thin out. Finish line was a fiasco, photos were creating a bottleneck which stretched back to (and over) the finish line. Later on, for the slower runners/walkers, they ran out of finisher medals!!! 44,000 registered, $6 million in cash, and they can't provide enough medals? Pathetic, RnR.