Except for the wind at times, I really enjoyed the half-marathon portion of this race. The weather was sunny and the temperature was perfect. People were in a very upbeat mood. I thought it was well organized and managed. I commend the organizers. I definitely will come back again.

I liked the organization and the course. I hope that they will have gel next time, especially at the 18th mile. Well, I think I will run it again next year. The Gold Strike Hotel is very marathon friendly!

It is hard to imagine an uglier course than this - it runs along the interstate for the first 22 miles, then along the intl. airport for the remainder. Horrible gusting wind for 16 miles of the run dropped our time considerably. Essentially no spectators, music or cheering. The course is easy - 8 miles slight uphill, then the rest downhill.

The course is boring; the scenery of the desert in the beginning is great, after that it's boring. The wind started at about mile 8 and never quit. Some aid stations were out of Ultima early on even for the mid-packers. The only reason this marathon still exists is the destination. Viva Las Vegas!

I knew ahead of time that the course was not terribly scenic, and that crowd support was pretty much nonexistent, so I didn't mind those shortcomings. As everyone there knows, the infamous 30mph LVM Headwind showed up again, the one I had heard so much about. Obviously, nothing could be done about that. I was really impressed with the level of organization at the event, and the volunteers were great. I thought the expo was pretty good, and I really liked the level of cooperation between the hotels and the event.

I hear there's a new course next year?

The course was straight and went nowhere near the strip. Very windy and no people; the only ones were complaining about closing the road.

It was all great until about mile 14 when the 30-mile headwinds started and killed most PR's. No gels on the course, no food of any kind. All I needed was a couple of gels in the later miles. This was my 9th and there have always been gels starting at about mile 12. I was starving!!!!

This was the 4th LVM for me and I will keep coming back. I enjoy Las Vegas - probably because I don't gamble much - and I enjoy its marathon very much. The sunrise just before the start of the race is beautiful and the course is fast but fair. I had to pass a couple water stations because they were understaffed. I hope they can get more volunteers in future races. There weren't a lot of spectators but the ones who showed up were very noisy and supportive. Thanks LV organizers for a good experience.

Flattest course I've run - definitely a PR course if they ever get a day where they don't have a strong headwind. Not many fans, except at the end, at the relay exchanges and at a couple of intersections late in the race. If they move the end of the marathon to the strip (as proposed), it will add a lot to the race. Expo was fine and the transportation to the race was excellent (buses). Plenty of aides stations, although some were understaffed and one ran out of cups (And I was a middlepacker, running about 9 min/miles). Overall, a great destination marathon with definite PR possibilites.

Very little Gatorade. I finished by 5:15 but most of the stands had no drinks, and knowing how poorly snacks are given, I had taken plenty of my own - but I did not think drinks would be a problem also. A fellow marathoner was exhausted as he had no replenishments. Worst marathon for supplying drinks and food.