It’s back! Welcome to The Original Las Vegas Marathon, a USATF Certified Boston Qualifier course. Las Vegas’ first marathon has been revived and will be running along part of the original course from 1967 during the weekend of October 5th and 6th. Marathon weekend starts Saturday morning at the ‘M” Resort and Casino.
The weekend kicks off with 5k and 10k races on Saturday, followed by a USATF Certified Boston Qualifier Marathon and Half-marathon on the Sunday. There are finisher medals in all events, and as a bonus for those looking for a challenge, there is a third Vegas Double Down Medal for completing one Saturday race and one Sunday race. Each race will also have age division awards.
Some of the best runners’ “SWAG” that you have ever seen! All runners receive :
- Custom finisher medals
- Re-usable tote bag
- Premium sublimated finisher tech shirt
- Custom runners’ windbreaker jacket
- Post race munchies
- Bragging rights that you were there when it all came back to life!
The Original Las Vegas Marathon has a rich history. The first race in 1967 was the World Masters Championship, organized by Hank Greenspun, the editor of the Las Vegas Sun. After Greenspun stepped down, the Las Vegas Track Club took over the organization, but it wasn’t until 1981 when Al Boka became race director that the event took off. “I moved to Vegas in 1979 and started to run, and the next year I ran what then was called the Las Vegas Track Marathon,” he recalls. From 300 runners in 1980 the event grew under Boka’s leadership to 10,000 until he sold it in 2005.
“When I took it on it was easy to organize and I did everything from designing shirts and organizing water stations, but as Vegas grew it was getting harder,” said Boka. The marathon eventually became part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series until it was dropped in 2020. Boka is delighted that the event has been revived.
Race Directors:
• Steffen Schneider has completed a marathon in all 50 states, with over 271 finishes under his belt. He is just 4 states shy of completing a marathon in all 50 states twice! Steffen is the past president of The Las Vegas Track Club, Nevada’s, biggest running club with over 1000 Members, The Las Vegas Track Club was started specifically for the Las Vegas Marathon, which was responsible for directing the event for some years before Al Boka took it over.
• Bill Escobar a 5-time Ironman triathlon finisher, 12-time half ironman finisher. Owner of Elite Sports CA. a professional marathon event production company for over 16 years.
For event details please visit www.TheOriginalLasVegasMarathon.org
The Original Las Vegas Marathon Weekend: October 5th & 6th, 2024
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