I have been doing this now for 4 years at beautiful Lake Tahoe and I will keep coming back each year for the next 20 years when I will be 100 years of age... tell that to Les Wright, Director of LTM, a friend of mine.

Lake Tahoe has got to be one of the most scenic courses I have run. Great vistas of the lake and surrounding area. Definitely need to do some hill training before attempting this one. Wading around in the cold Tahoe water sure helps to ease the aching legs.

I've run one of the events four times now (3x the half marathon) because it is awesome! It has a very festive feel. The mountains and lake just do that to you. Each time I felt lucky to have beautiful weather. For me, everything about it was perfect... that is, except for the maundering folks on the course. If you're not wearing a number, get your a@# off the course. They are there sauntering around Camp Richardson no matter where you are in the pack of racers.

I absolutely love the after-race activity. The lake is great; get in it, cool those legs off, and wash the salt off your face! :)

I may be biased as this was my first marathon, but I was very impressed with the organization and the aid station help. The course was challenging but how can you complain when you are running next to the lake and under aspens that are changing colors in fall? My family drove the course and was able to stop every few miles along the way - very little traffic. I was apprehensive about the spectator buses (since I am a slower runner) and I'm glad I didn't tell them to do that! We have a cabin in Truckee so I didn't experience any of the shuttle problems. I've heard this is considered the 15th most difficult course in the country and one of the most scenic, and I'd have to agree with both. I'll definitely be there next year!

I ran the half marathon... not too hilly from the half-way point. Three mile stretches of hills, followed by four mile stretches of decline. Beautiful view of the lake almost the entire course. Very well organized. Loved the beach front lunch at the end. I would definitely do this again!

I ran the half marathon... not too hilly from the halfway point. Three mile stretches of hills, followed by four mile stretches of decline. Beautiful view of the lake almost the entire course. Very well organized. Loved the beach front lunch at the end. I would definitely do this again!

The course is gorgeous - hard to find a nicer one. But, make no mistake, it is hilly and at altitude. This is no PR maker and not a run for the first timer. The water stations were enthusiastic, but the beverages were not very cold and the water had a poor taste to it. I was fortunate to have family that by-passed the $25 bus fee and drove the course. The return to the hotels from the finish was a mess. People waited hours for the busses.

Great event, however, all the festivities were all but over as I walked through the finish line. (M-Walk: 7:19). I feel that if you have a walker's category, there should be as much celebration for us as there is for the runners.

Beautiful but difficult course. Transportation was horrible and course is hard for spectators to navigate. Participant shuttle at finish to hotels took forever. Spectator shuttle (which cost $25) did not 'work' for those slower runners who started with the 7:30 am start. My husband rode the shuttle and never got to see me.

Lake Tahoe offers some very beautiful views and vistas all along the shoreline course, but if you're looking to get a good time this is not the course to do it on. With a very late starting time of 9:30 am from Tahoe City, miles 1 thru 15 of the course follows the shoreline with a few small up and down climbs, but from mile 15 to 18 the course really gets tough with a steady climb of over 500 feet. You get a little break with a downhill from mile 18 to 19 but resume climbing from mile 19 to 20. The last 6 miles are all downhill back to the finish, but gets a little confusing when the course turns into a trail run the last mile and if your not careful can lead you in the wrong direction. Also after concluding the marathon getting a bus back to either Camp Richardson or the Casinos was a very long wait and a real turn off.