We showed up at the race about 45 minutes before the start and Sarah met friends from one of her run groups for a group photo. After that, we wandered over to the start line to mingle with other friends. Incidentally, the start was very near to the aid station I worked during the 2013 Rock'n'Roll Las Vegas race.
The 10K started at 8 AM and the 5K started five minutes later. Both had a good turnout with 294 finishers in the 10K and 285 in the 5K.
At 8:05, we were off. It didn't take long, less than half a mile in, before I began to catch the stragglers from the 10K. After that, it was a lot of weaving around bodies as I navigated the course. It was well marked with very easy to see turnpoints. Along the way, I got to pass South Las Vegas Boulevard highlights such as "A Wee Kirk o'the Heather" wedding chapel and the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop which is the pawn shop from Pawn Stars.
The race went by pretty quick and I posted a 24:46 which was good for 23rd overall (2 of 10 in the M35-39 bracket)and Sarah finished in 45th (3 of 33 in the F35-39 bracket) with a time of 27:16. It will be interesting to see how much my time improves as I start to dedicate training to speed work and focus on shorter distances this year.
