Las Vegas Marathon

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Las Vegas Marathon


Logo for the Zappos.com Las Vegas Marathon
Date and location December
Las Vegas, Nevada
Race type road
Distance Marathon
Established 1967
Record  ?:?:?(M), 2:31:54(F)
Official site www.lvmarathon.com

The Zappos.com Las Vegas Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in and around Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 26.2 mile course begins at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino heading north on the Las Vegas Strip, through the Fremont Street Experience, winds through several residential neighborhoods, and eventually ends up back at the Mandalay Bay. In keeping with the Vegas spirit the event features things not found at most other marathons, including live entertainment at many of the mile markers, several Elvis impersonators running the race, and a run-through wedding chapel where participants can get married or renew their vows.

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[edit] History

The race is one of the oldest marathons in the United States, having been run since 1967.

The marathon was organized by Al Boka since 1983, who sold the marathon in 2005 to Devine Racing, a Chicago-based race organization company that is responsible for several other races, including the Los Angeles Marathon. Zappos.com will be the title sponsor for this event through 2009.

Devine redubbed the race as "The Zappos.com Las Vegas Marathon", and updated the course to include the Strip. Introduced on December 4 2005, the new course marks one of the rare occasions that the Strip is closed to traffic. Prior to that, the course had run on the old Los Angeles Highway, beginning in the community of Jean, Nevada, and ending inside Las Vegas proper (Sunset Park).

Additionally in 2005, the date of the marathon was changed from January to December to help ensure better weather.

[edit] Winners

[edit] Zappos.com Las Vegas Marathon (New Course)

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time Notes
2007 Christopher Cheboibich 2:16:49 Sylvia Skvortsova 2:29:01 Run in December
2006 Joseph Kahugo 2:16:19 Jemima Jelagat 2:35:12 Run in December
2005 Stephen Kiogora 2:11:56 Adriana Fernandez 2:31:54 Run in December

[edit] Las Vegas International Marathon (Old Course)

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time Notes
2005 Gilbert Koesh 2:13:45 Olga Kovpotina 2:31:54 Run in January
2004 Kevin Herd 2:28:13 Kari Anne Bertrand 2:45:46  
2003 David Bronfenbrenner 2:33:34 Linda Huyck 2:57:48  
2002 Abebe Yimer 2:18:49 Midori Sperandeo 2:41:52  
2001 Mike Dudley 2:18:13 Irina Kazakova 2:41:56  
2000 Rob Reeder 2:17:15 Joanna Gront 2:36:00  

[edit] Courses

[edit] 2005 Course

  • Start at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino - North on Las Vegas Boulevard - transition from Clark County to the city of Las Vegas.
  • West on the Fremont Street Experience
  • North on Main Street
  • South on Grand Central Parkway
  • West on Alta Drive
  • North on Martin Luther King Boulevard
  • West on Carey Avenue/Smoke Ranch Road
  • South on Torey Pines Drive - transition from the city to the county
  • West on Twain Avenue
  • South on Redwood Street
  • East on Viking Road
  • North on El Camino Road
  • East on Twain Avenue
  • South on Frank Sinatra Drive
  • East on Russell Road
  • North into Mandaly Bay parking lot for the finish

[edit] 1967-2004 Course

Completely in Clark County

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