tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post6989344912226724763..comments2024-03-17T04:24:06.816-04:00Comments on Sparkly Runner: Race Recap & Review: Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Half MarathonSarah S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09861496043188311237noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post-67978091499004561632016-08-12T14:18:13.918-04:002016-08-12T14:18:13.918-04:00You're welcome! I hope you have a great time- ...You're welcome! I hope you have a great time- just pack a jacket! :-) Good luck!Sarah S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861496043188311237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post-43792177015142969922016-08-07T08:10:41.979-04:002016-08-07T08:10:41.979-04:00Thanks for the recap! I'm running it this year...Thanks for the recap! I'm running it this year for the experience. I live in FL, and always assume that all places are still warm at all times of year. LOL. Thanks for sharing that experience. This Girl Runshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250119360410674131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post-64972752491373274202016-02-17T20:53:29.409-05:002016-02-17T20:53:29.409-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt thi...I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt this way about the race! So many people I talked to really loved it. It was just ok- lol. Thanks for commenting! :-)Sarah S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861496043188311237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post-11788283737580242032016-02-16T22:00:06.485-05:002016-02-16T22:00:06.485-05:00I loved reading your recap. We ran RnR Vegas in 20...I loved reading your recap. We ran RnR Vegas in 2014 and had a similar experience. We stayed at the far end of the strip (close to expo and 5K start) but had to take that dreaded monorail to get to the half/marathon start.<br />It was very cold during our race too and almost freezing by the time we finished. I had my best race time at the half and my sister had her worst race time in the full. She said the full marathon was awful and wished she had only done the half.<br />I definitely appreciated the experience but like you said, it's a very long flight from the East coast and not one I'm dying to do again! Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post-90018160670755795192016-01-26T12:13:46.940-05:002016-01-26T12:13:46.940-05:00Yeah, it was really disappointing. I know there we...Yeah, it was really disappointing. I know there were thousands upon thousands of runners and that it's hard to organize that many people. But, some signage would have been SUPER helpful. And you are absolutely right, there are plenty of races for us to choose from!<br /><br />Sarah S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861496043188311237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post-31409754720525891442016-01-22T14:06:21.760-05:002016-01-22T14:06:21.760-05:00Sorry to hear that you and Matthew didn't have...Sorry to hear that you and Matthew didn't have the best experience running the strip. Its a shame that the pre-race area was as chaotic as it was - that doesn't seem to be consistent with the other RnR races that I've run. And of course the weather didn't help your race experience, but it does seem that you guys made the best of what the weather handed you. The good thing is that there's plenty of other great races out there to choose from.Kathryn @ Dancing to Runninghttp://dancingtorunning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post-90015441500001544012016-01-22T10:37:05.661-05:002016-01-22T10:37:05.661-05:00Yes, the race starts way down south on the strip a...Yes, the race starts way down south on the strip and finishes in the middle. And Vegas is cool- but it is pricey. We ate at fast food and casual dining the entire time and it was still costly. But, that's just like any other city. I guess we are too spoiled going to Disney so often! :-)<br /><br />And the race itself was fine- but it was SUCH a cluster to try and just get to the start. The older I get, the more I hate crowds and this one was crowded. I think if the monorail hadn't been so screwy and the corrals were easier to navigate, it would have been ok. Plus, the cost of flying alone makes this one hard to rationalize doing again. But we crossed it off the bucket list :-)Sarah S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861496043188311237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483808524582624189.post-18873356684868150152016-01-22T10:07:19.991-05:002016-01-22T10:07:19.991-05:00I first did the Vegas half in 2007 before Competit...I first did the Vegas half in 2007 before Competitor bought it and it became Rock and Roll. It was in the morning back then. Competitor bought it the next year and from 2008 on, it was still in the morning with a stop and start in the same place. I did it every year. It's about a 4 hour drive for me and I have friends who live there, so it was a fun one to do. Then in 2011 they changed it to night time and vastly increased the field. I hated it so much, I haven't gone back to do it again. It's still in a colder time of year and without the sun coming up, it actually gets colder as the time passes. It sounds like the expo, stop and start are in different places now which makes picking a hotel kind of a pain. It was easy when all the action was in the same end of the strip. <br />Obviously it's still a big draw, but I'm out as long as it's at night. At least you got to try it out and see how you felt! The strip really isn't too hard to navigate once you've done it a few times. You just have to know the ins and outs. Kinda like DisneyWorld. The first couple of times, though, I can see why you'd get irritated.Jennifer K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06606118336143343644noreply@blogger.com