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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Marathon
The Las Vegas Marathon is the premier and city-signature road running event for the City of Las Vegas.
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2027 edition
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Countdown
69
days to 10 Jan 2027
- Distance
- Marathon
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About
The race
The Las Vegas Marathon is the premier and city-signature road running event for the City of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Marathon will return on January 10, 2027. The event will offer three distances: a marathon (26.2 miles), a half marathon (13.1 miles), and a distance unique to the local Las Vegas area code (7.02 miles). The event will start and finish from Las Vegas' tallest building, the STRAT, race through the most legendary stretches of the Strip, and experience the electrifying Fremont Street and the beauty of Springs Preserve. Every mile has been intentionally designed to deliver a course that is unmistakably Vegas. Etch your name into the archives of running history and #runvegas.
Location
Las Vegas, NV, United States
North America · typically 6°C (43°F) on race day
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Pro tips
Racing it
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Cold Dawn Start
The 06:30 start comes with race-day temperatures typically around 5.9C, so wear layers you can shed once the sun is up and the desert air warms.
From the start time, temperature
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Same Start and Finish
This is a loop from the STRAT, so you finish where you began — no finish-line shuttle to plan for, and spectators can see you off and welcome you back at the same spot.
From the layout
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Know the Three Stretches
The course threads the Strip, Fremont Street and Springs Preserve, so expect three distinct feels: open boulevard, tighter neon-lined downtown blocks, and quieter desert-edge paths.
From the description
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Pick Your Distance
Alongside the marathon there is a half marathon and a 7.02-mile race tied to the local area code, so shorter-distance runners can still take on the same Strip course.
From the description
In Las Vegas
Getting to the Start
Strip traffic jams badly on race morning. Use the monorail or get dropped a few blocks off Las Vegas Boulevard and walk in rather than trying to park near the start.
Where to Watch
Spectators can line the Strip near the STRAT early, then move downtown to Fremont Street, where the crowds and neon make the loudest stretch of the route.
After the Race
Downtown and the Arts District are easy for a slow post-race wander and a meal; the Springs Preserve offers a gentle walk if your legs still want to move.
Written by AI from the course data and the race's description; city tips are general knowledge. Check race-day details with the organizer.
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