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Race Reports for Las Vegas Marathon 2005

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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Although Vegas had marathons previously, with a new course, a new race director/organization, and a new time of year, many consider this to be an inaugural event. As such, they did a great job, and I would gladly recommend it to anyone in the future. Better than average expo, we saw Bill Rodgers and Joan Benoit Samuelson speak there, is there a more famous American marathon duo? Nearly 12,000 started the race, and it went off without a hitch. Great fireworks at the start, a wedding chapel at Mile 5 with a ceremony on the run, and many bands, gospel groups, jugglers and clowns, cheerleaders and showgirls (Santa's Hot Little Elves!) to entertain you along the route. Crowd support was lacking in some areas, think if the weather was better the crowds would have been better. Really think this can be one of the country's mega-marathons, could easily see them doubling the field next year if they can overcome some of the challenges. Biggest gripe: Someone moved several of the mile markers.
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