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The Nevada Marathon

The Nevada Marathon & Marathon Relay, Half Marathon, 5K

Lamoille, NV USA

June 15, 2024

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Runner Reviews (4)

Course 5.0

Organization 5.0

Spectators 3.8

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Number of comments: 4

J. M. from CT (6/23/2020)

"Beautiful Race" (about: 2020)

50+ previous marathons | 1 The Nevada Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4

This race will always have a place in my heart and memory as it was the only marathon we could find that wasn't cancelled. There wasn't a lot of info on the race going in, so I'll try to give some details so you're not running blindly.

- The half is very very fast and gorgeous. If you live anywhere near Elko/Lamoille NV this is a must do Half - I guarantee a PR.
- For marathoners, you pass the finish at the halfway point and head out for a 13.1 figure 8 which is very very hard. The out and back consisting of miles 18-22 contains around 6 uphills and the 6 corresponding downhills that you will be walking, unless you are an elite runner. After this tough out and back, miles 22-25 seemed slightly uphill. All the runners I know paced over 2 minutes/mile slower in the 2nd half than the 1st.
- The first 2/10ths of a mile were a uphill loop at 7900 ft. I had trouble breathing here and only felt normal again around mile 2.5. If I had it over again, I would have walked the first part.
- 3000+ feet of downhill running in the first half seems a lot, but it seemed gradual enough and didn't do too much quad damage. there were about 3 small uphills in the first half, but nothing to worry about.
- Volunteers and the Race Director were awesome. They really care about their race. Not much in the way of fans, but, I don't run for that anyway.
- Temp was high 40s at the start and high 60s at the finish, with little to no humidity. This is typical for this time of the year and wasn't really a factor.
- A lot of the running is on dirt roads with small rocks. I wear my shoes loosely and had to stop 4-5 times to get the pebbles out of my shoes. I recommend wearing gators to avoid this. The dirt roads (all in the 2nd half) are easier on the legs, but slower as you don't get the 'asphalt' bounce.
- Stay in Elko, NV the gold producing capital of the world. There are plenty of hotels and restaurants and a few bars.
- Coming from the East Coast, it's a hike to get to Elko - flight to Salt Lake City and a 220 drive to Elko from there. I would love to run the half here but, it's too much of a hike to justify it.
- Shirt was a light cotton blend which is very wearable (but not for running), nice medal and a few other cute things in the race bag.
- This was an amazing experience, a beautiful area and race. We met a lot of great people. I highly recommend it.
- The one thing I would recommend to the organizers is to re-route the tough out and back from 18-22 if possible. Not knowing the Lamoille area, can the loop be extended to flatter areas while eliminating the out and back? If not, run the race for it's beauty and not for time. Sometimes that's a great thing to do anyway.

E. L. from Indian Wells, CA (3/14/2019)

"High altitude downhill" (about: 2018)

11-50 previous marathons | 2 The Nevada Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3

The first 10 miles drop from 8900' to about 5500' in a screaming fast downhill. Beyond that, the course is a more or less flat figure 8, except a relatively small, troublesome, hill around 20. The course calls for some serious race strategy. Women have won this race overall more often than men. It's an inexpensive, fun, Boston Qualifier. There are plenty of hotel rooms in nearby Elko. I ran the first half in 2018 pacing some friends, and ran an unbelievably fast half on the course on the half-marathon event a few yrars earlier.