Originally Posted by
aztimm
I did the RnR Phoenix (locals here call it PF Chang's) back in 2009, and I'd never do that, and probably not another RnR race ever again. Way too crowded, the course is just ok, not nearly enough aid stations (especially on the back half), plus it was a bit pricey. Seemed more of a social event than a run for over half the participants. But I guess if that gets people off the couch, all the better...just not for me.
There's a few other local marathons and halves that I'd recommend. I actually recommended one to a friend who always does PF Chang's. He did it a few weeks ago but hated it, said it was too serious for him
Last years vegas has two big problems IMO:
1 - the full marathons merged into the same spot as the half marathoners were starting. This was mass chaos and some REALLY pissed off full marathoners trying to weed their way through the more causal walking halfers
2 - at the end they tried to funnel everyone through one casino. It took our group 1+ hours to get from the finish line and out of that casino. There were people passing out in the hall ways it was so crowded.