It's over. The New Las Vegas Marathon. I had one of my best times in several years coming in 42 out of 11,000 runners. It started at 6 am. The temperature was 36 degrees and we ran into 20 mph headwinds for the first 15 miles. When I turned the corner at 14.5 miles, the wind was at my back and the course headed downhill for the balance of the race. I managed to run the second half about 5 minutes faster than the first. It began in the dark with fireworks and headed straight up the world famous Las Vegas strip. It was really amazing. I stayed in a pack of runners to block the wind, but it was apparent they had no energy left at mile 15 so I took off on my own and ran solo for the rest of the race. At the end, there was no one around me.
CHRISTOPHER TROST - Bib #277
MILWAUKEE, WI - USA
Age 46 - M
Chip Time: 02:48:43
Pace Per Mile: 6:26
Placement: Overall--42 Gender--33 Age Division--3
Watch the Start of the Las Vegas Marathon
As for Vegas, that's another story. It is Sin City. I wasn't all that impressed, but several of the hotels are cool, like New York, New York, the Venetian, Paris Las Vegas, and The Luxor where I stayed. The food was awesome too. And there are lots and lots of shows. I'm not a gambler so kept myself busy going to the IMAX (Sharks 3D), Titanic Artifacts Exhibit (MGM) and other things. Missed the Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon tours since I didn't want to spend 8 hours touring. The casinos are so massive inside--all of them. And you can't find your way out of them. I felt like I was being held against my will. In the end, you could just call them large bars--complete with all the smoke. That was the bad part. And the distances are so great between the hotels that even I got tired walking. But they have a monorail between some of the hotels and one that goes up the strip. Flying out last night was cool with the hole strip lit up. I'll never forget that.
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