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Apr 27, 2024

Red Rock Canyon Marathon Runner Comments

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Course 4.6

Organization 4.5

Spectators 2.9

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G. R. from Atlanta, GA (3/6/2011) "Awesome...Challenging...Breathtaking" (about: 2011) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Red Rock Canyon Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 If you are looking for a well organized event and a very challenging experience, look no further. This marathon will definitely test your endurance. As an athlete herself, the race director does a great job taking care of all the details and this event takes place on the most notable natural treasure among the Las Vegas community, Red Rock Canyon. Plenty of fluid stations, nice finisher's medal, and tech tee. There is really nothing to complain about with this event, but my only suggestion for change is: Offer two separate medals, one for the full and one for the half finishers. I know this becomes a cost issue for many race directors, but an easy way to overcome additional costs is by using the ribbon to identify the date of the event rather than imprinting the date on the medal itself. So the medal would be generic to the full or half and the ribbon would provide the date of the event. This would allow two separate medals.
C. M. from Glendale, AZ (9/27/2010) "most scenic half marathon (or any run) for me ever" (about: 2010) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Red Rock Canyon Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I was not looking for a PR; I had been on the DL for a month, so I was going to walk it. Once I got out there I was welcomed by the climbs and awesome downhills. I finished a half-hour sooner than anyone expected to see me! My mom and husband really enjoyed the scenic bus ride. I will be signing up for the 2011 race.
K. B. from San Diego, CA (4/9/2010) "Awesome!" (about: 2009) 1 previous marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 I ran the half-marathon, and it was great! The stars were the course, the weather, and the hot breakfast at the finish line. It should be apparent that this is a hilly course and there are essentially no spectators. But if that suits you then everything else is perfect.
Tim Phillips from Glasgow, MT (3/22/2010) "Challenging, scenic course" (about: 2010) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Red Rock Canyon Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Beautiful, red-rock canyons! Only about 300 meters of flat running, though - the rest is either up or down!
C. W. from Eastern Washington (3/7/2010) "One of the very best" (about: 2010) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 Red Rock Canyon Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 Every step is beautiful... and every step is difficult. Organization and volunteer support are superb. HammerNutrition provided great products. A glorious, difficult run with friendly, supportive organizers and runners. And the t-shirt was beautifully, thoughtfully designed. My only suggestion would be to host the Friday packet pickup in a larger room, somewhere more accessible. And add more potties at the start and along with way.
G. P. from New Jersey (3/6/2010) "Great event, very well run, but no PR here" (about: 2010) 4-5 previous marathons \| 1 Red Rock Canyon Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Okay, even a quick look at the course profile will tell you not to look for a PR at Red Rock. But the course is awesome, the organization was first rate and the small field of runners was a fun departure from the events I usually run. If you show up to Red Rock not ready to run hills, you are in for a very long day - and the downhills can beat you up as well. I had a great time and Red Rock will be on my list for 2011.
R. H. from Colorado Springs, CO (8/2/2009) "Beautiful and Competitive Course" (about: 2009) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Red Rock Canyon Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 One of the most beautiful courses that I have ever run on. Breath-taking. It was also a treat to see Anheuser-Busch's running team - I think they set the course record in both the marathon and the half. It was fun watching these guys battle; on the out-and-back, you can see them as they return. I was on the bus that carried these guys back.
Katrina Fontanet from Melbourne (sea level), Florida (4/27/2009) "Breathtaking!" (about: 2009) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Red Rock Canyon Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This marathon was simply breathtaking in both senses of the word! A: The red mountains looked like they were painted onto the blue sky. It was just surreal. Also, the orange cones helped us feel secure on the one-way road shared with all the cyclists, rock climbers, and tourists. Those attending the aid stops were attentive. I also liked getting "high fives" from the 1/2-ers coming the other way, because I sure needed that support then! B: Hill training would be helpful. Altitude adjusting would've been a good idea for me, especially since I was coming off several weeks of a respiratory illness and I had little training during that time. I wanted to quit after Mile 2 because I was gulping in all that cold north wind and I got a big headache. I planned on giving up about 10 more times after that! What kept me going was the aforementioned 1/2-ers, the grandpa volunteer at the turn-around, my husband who'd parked just ahead and come down to walk/jog with me, and the volunteer at the top of the hill who told me "just finishing this is amazing." In other words, all the usual characters that make marathoning worth every step!
C. P. from Venezuela (3/15/2009) "UNIQUE... very hard, very good" (about: 2009) First Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 Hilly route (almost 5% inclination). Up for 5.5 miles, then rolling down for 7.5. Almost 1,000 feet to climb. Great organization. Only 500 runners. I'm considering being there again in 2010.
C. A. from Murfreesboro, TN (3/14/2009) "Great for Runners - Spectators Beware" (about: 2009) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Red Rock Canyon Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I really enjoyed this race. It was scenic on a nice (windy) day. We stayed at the Red Rock Casino and had an easy shuttle ride to the start. It was COLD at the start of the marathon since it was still dark when we arrived. My wife came with me because the organizers made it a point that we not bring our car. We should have brought our car. My wife was bused over the the halfway point with all of the 1/2 marathoners for their start; and then while she was waiting for the marathoners to arrive, the organizers were leaving to go back to finish line. When my wife asked if there would be transportation back to the finish line, they said no and gave her the option of coming with them and her not seeing me at the halfway point or staying and walking the 2 miles to the finish line after greeting me. She decided to stay and then walked along the road to the finish line. I was happy to see her, but sad when I found out that they left her. So, spectators beware. Runners: you will enjoy the race and I liked how it turned around from the previous year.

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