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Marathon Details - Lake Tahoe Marathon

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Lake Tahoe Marathon

Lake Tahoe Marathon & 72M Ultra, Relay, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

South Lake Tahoe, CA USA

October 20, 2024

http://www.laketahoemarathon.com

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Maybe the most beautiful run you will ever do. Truly, a Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning run you will never forget. Beautiful and challenging

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Name:	Les Wright
Address:	PO Box 20000 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151
Phone Number:	530-559-2261
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The Lake Tahoe Marathon Week of Vacation Events (10/25/15)

Les Wright

You may run, walk, swim, or paddle one or more of the many events during Lake Tahoe Marathon week. Events take place over a 1-4 day stay at Lake Tahoe. The Lake Tahoe Marathon is run on Sunday starting lakefront south of Homewood, CA. and finishing on Lakeside Beach in South Lake Tahoe. Marathon Week includes The Tahoe Triple and The Tahoe Trifecta. The Triple is 3 different marathons run in two states and completely circumnavigating Lake Tahoe. The Trifecta is 3 different Half Marathons strategically run around the lake, with two of them being down hill half marathons. Run them all or pick and choose. Walkers are welcome in any of our events. Finisher's medals are given to all of our finishers and an event long sleeve shirt to all of our registered athletes. Travel bags go to all of our Ultra, Marathon and Half Marathon entries.

There are many optional fun events for runners and family visiting Lake Tahoe. A gondola ride to the top of Heavenly Valley Ski Area, a sunset cruise on Lake Tahoe and a visit to Valhalla Historical site are a few of the highlights for your visit to Lake Tahoe.

If you are tough enough, try our 72 Mile Lake Tahoe Ultra Marathon, or the Double Dare (2 x 72), or the Triple Dare (3 x 72), or the Quadzilla (4 x 72).
The Tahoe 72 Mile Ultra is one lap around Lake Tahoe starting at midnight and finishing with the regular marathon. The Tahoe Triple will measure your heart and desire with 3 different marathons in 3 days covering the whole lake and 2 states.

You can also bring your running pals and do the 4-Person Marathon Relay running with the start of the Sunday Lake Tahoe Marathon

Most of the runs are point to point and scenic from start to finish. Other events include the 16.6 Miler from Bliss State Park to Lakeside Beach, the 10K, which runs the first 2 miles lakeside along the famed Edgewood Golf Course and the Super Hero 5K Pumpkin Run covering the first half of the 10K.

Bring your kids to run the Optimist Super Hero Kids Pumpkin Fun runs for free on Saturday and they will receive a free pumpkin, hotdog and drink.

It will be a long weekend you and your family will never forget!

See the web page for all the details: www.RunTahoe.com

Les Wright, Ring Master
530-559-2261

Runner Reviews (78)

Course 4.7

Organization 4.2

Spectators 3.6

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T. S. from Oregon (10/23/2024) "Poor organization, even less accountability" (about: 2024) 1 previous marathon COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 3 I decided to run the LTM after reading positive reviews online, but I have to say that I was super disappointed. It started with poor communications: an outdated website and long, rambling emails with details for the weekend's various events all smashed together in a bulleted list. When they failed to apply for road closure permits in time and had to cancel the Saturday and Sunday races (with a revised course on Sunday), their outdated server didn't reach gmail accounts until 11:45 pm on Friday. Worse yet, what was supposed to be a scenic run around the lake turned into a series of out-and-backs on SLT's public bike trails, shopping areas, and housing developments (not at all scenic). There were no port-a-potties except about 10 at the start line (shared by ALL of the weekend's races), minimal race-appropriate fuel at the aid stations (even though the volunteers were super sweet), and then a party-size bowl of pretzels at the finish line (unless you wanted to drop more cash at the vendors). The swag was also pretty sad. Prior years' cool duffels have been replaced by cheap string backpacks, and they ran out of race-specific swag finish line. This was just such an all-around disappointment. I think it was a great race in prior years, but this year was a total flop. I get that the permit issue was a huge wrench, but Les also never took accountability, and instead lambasted Caltrans in all of his communications. Given all of the other chaos of the weekend, you can't blame the state for everything.
J. J. from Coon Rapids, MN (10/30/2017) "A fun botique race." (about: 2017) 11-50 previous marathons \| 4-5 Lake Tahoe Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This year was a little different with the road closures. Les did a great job keeping everyone notified and he was flexible with the resolution proposed by the ultra runners. We don't run Tahoe to be fast, we run it for the gorgeous scenery and the awesome people. We are definitely coming back in 2018. Thanks. Eric and Jen Johnson
M. R. from Berkeley, CA (10/17/2017) "Made me want to run more and definitely come back!" (about: 2017) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Lake Tahoe Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The course was absolutely gorgeous, aid stations were plentiful and had great people working them, and everything felt very organized. But for the machine glitch, causing results to be delayed, everything was perfect.
J. J. from Minneapolis, MN (9/25/2017) "BEST RUN EVER" (about: 2016) 50+ previous marathons \| 6+ Lake Tahoe Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I can't say enough good things about Les and the Lake Tahoe Marathon weekend. Obviously, the setting is unbelievably gorgeous, but the whole run has a nice small town feel. The swag is awesome, it is well organized, and the people are super friendly. We make the trek out there from Minneapolis- this will be out 7th year. Wonderful run, well worth the trip.
E. G. from Murray, UT (10/13/2016) "Awesome views" (about: 2016) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Lake Tahoe Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I ran this race primarily because of its location: it sports a beautiful course and I needed to run a race in California. That being said, the event didn't let me down. This is probably one of the prettiest courses I've run on. Organization was fantastic. The buses were on time and there were ample bathrooms at the start. Race director's emails were entertaining and informative. The race is a small affair for marathoners, so it has a cozy feel. Course support was better than expected: I found aid stations more often than advertised (every 2 miles but they were closer to every mile or so). They were all amply stocked with hydration and happy volunteers (who deserve massive praise). I wasn't terribly pleased with the sports drink (Ultima). It lacked calories and wasn't my favorite taste. I got used to it though. Pack your own gels. There are some spectators on the course but there isn't massive amounts of them as you would expect at a major event. I did receive encouragement from way more people than I expected though. The course is absolutely stunning. I found myself stopping and taking an occasional picture of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding areas. The course is challenging with the altitude and the rolling hills. My gripe about the course though is that there was some traffic when marathoners caught up with the half marathon walkers. I didn't lose any time here but there were more people at the end of the race. Also the final miles are along the main drag of town. You are running by driveway entrances to businesses. I had a time or two where I had to double check to make sure a car was going to let me cross. Many of the major intersections were manned by volunteers or police. Mile markers were also fairly accurate, up until the last mile or so. Props also for the free race photos. I would recommend this race to others. The course isn't fast but the scenery certainly makes up for it.
J. P. from Homewood, AL (10/27/2015) "1st LTM & is now in my top 5 favorite marathons" (about: 2015) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 Lake Tahoe Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The course is great with rolling hills and SPECTACULAR scenery. Organization is exceptional - easy and convenient packet pickup as well as simple, well organized transportation to the start. I thought I'd be alone for most of the course, but there were plenty of other runners, spectators and very well-manned aid stations. The finishers medal is GREAT! I love it! The race director was very informative prior to the race and responsive to my communications after the race. This race is now one of my favorites and I wish I lived close enough to run it every year!
F. H. from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (10/22/2015) "Great experience at a wonderful place" (about: 2015) 11-50 previous marathons \| 4-5 Lake Tahoe Marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Location, course and organization make this to one of my favorite running events worldwide. The new course, ending on Sunday at South Lake Tahoe City was a great improvement.
A. P. from Redwood City, California (10/22/2015) "I Love This Marathon!!!" (about: 2015) 6-10 previous marathons \| 3 Lake Tahoe Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my third LTM and 2015 was the best yet!!! The course was tricky this year with the 'start' set out a bit further making the inclines closer. I went out a too fast and my finish was not as strong as I wanted, but the finish was good and the party at the end was GREAT!! It was still my best time of the three LTM's. Thank you Les!
V. s. from Fremont, CA (10/17/2015) "One of my best!! course in my half-marathon run" (about: 2015) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Lake Tahoe Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 1st time running in Tahoe and my 1st Trifecta. Feel proud! and awesome!. The medals are the another highlight to display in my showcase. My wife did 2 half marathon and my daughter first Pumpkin Fun Run. So far my best course in my total running events.
D. P. from Houston, Texas (10/15/2015) "The hardest but most beautiful Marathon I've run" (about: 2015) 11-50 previous marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I had a wonderful time, but being from a sea level flat land training location, I was not ready for this beautiful race. It was tough and rewarding. A must do for runners who desire a challenge.

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T. S. from Oregon (10/23/2024) "Poor organization, even less accountability" (about: 2024) 1 previous marathon COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 3 I decided to run the LTM after reading positive reviews online, but I have to say that I was super disappointed. It started with poor communications: an outdated website and long, rambling emails with details for the weekend's various events all smashed together in a bulleted list. When they failed to apply for road closure permits in time and had to cancel the Saturday and Sunday races (with a revised course on Sunday), their outdated server didn't reach gmail accounts until 11:45 pm on Friday. Worse yet, what was supposed to be a scenic run around the lake turned into a series of out-and-backs on SLT's public bike trails, shopping areas, and housing developments (not at all scenic). There were no port-a-potties except about 10 at the start line (shared by ALL of the weekend's races), minimal race-appropriate fuel at the aid stations (even though the volunteers were super sweet), and then a party-size bowl of pretzels at the finish line (unless you wanted to drop more cash at the vendors). The swag was also pretty sad. Prior years' cool duffels have been replaced by cheap string backpacks, and they ran out of race-specific swag finish line. This was just such an all-around disappointment. I think it was a great race in prior years, but this year was a total flop. I get that the permit issue was a huge wrench, but Les also never took accountability, and instead lambasted Caltrans in all of his communications. Given all of the other chaos of the weekend, you can't blame the state for everything.
J. J. from Coon Rapids, MN (10/30/2017) "A fun botique race." (about: 2017) 11-50 previous marathons \| 4-5 Lake Tahoe Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This year was a little different with the road closures. Les did a great job keeping everyone notified and he was flexible with the resolution proposed by the ultra runners. We don't run Tahoe to be fast, we run it for the gorgeous scenery and the awesome people. We are definitely coming back in 2018. Thanks. Eric and Jen Johnson
M. R. from Berkeley, CA (10/17/2017) "Made me want to run more and definitely come back!" (about: 2017) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Lake Tahoe Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The course was absolutely gorgeous, aid stations were plentiful and had great people working them, and everything felt very organized. But for the machine glitch, causing results to be delayed, everything was perfect.
J. J. from Minneapolis, MN (9/25/2017) "BEST RUN EVER" (about: 2016) 50+ previous marathons \| 6+ Lake Tahoe Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I can't say enough good things about Les and the Lake Tahoe Marathon weekend. Obviously, the setting is unbelievably gorgeous, but the whole run has a nice small town feel. The swag is awesome, it is well organized, and the people are super friendly. We make the trek out there from Minneapolis- this will be out 7th year. Wonderful run, well worth the trip.
E. G. from Murray, UT (10/13/2016) "Awesome views" (about: 2016) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Lake Tahoe Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I ran this race primarily because of its location: it sports a beautiful course and I needed to run a race in California. That being said, the event didn't let me down. This is probably one of the prettiest courses I've run on. Organization was fantastic. The buses were on time and there were ample bathrooms at the start. Race director's emails were entertaining and informative. The race is a small affair for marathoners, so it has a cozy feel. Course support was better than expected: I found aid stations more often than advertised (every 2 miles but they were closer to every mile or so). They were all amply stocked with hydration and happy volunteers (who deserve massive praise). I wasn't terribly pleased with the sports drink (Ultima). It lacked calories and wasn't my favorite taste. I got used to it though. Pack your own gels. There are some spectators on the course but there isn't massive amounts of them as you would expect at a major event. I did receive encouragement from way more people than I expected though. The course is absolutely stunning. I found myself stopping and taking an occasional picture of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding areas. The course is challenging with the altitude and the rolling hills. My gripe about the course though is that there was some traffic when marathoners caught up with the half marathon walkers. I didn't lose any time here but there were more people at the end of the race. Also the final miles are along the main drag of town. You are running by driveway entrances to businesses. I had a time or two where I had to double check to make sure a car was going to let me cross. Many of the major intersections were manned by volunteers or police. Mile markers were also fairly accurate, up until the last mile or so. Props also for the free race photos. I would recommend this race to others. The course isn't fast but the scenery certainly makes up for it.
J. P. from Homewood, AL (10/27/2015) "1st LTM & is now in my top 5 favorite marathons" (about: 2015) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 Lake Tahoe Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The course is great with rolling hills and SPECTACULAR scenery. Organization is exceptional - easy and convenient packet pickup as well as simple, well organized transportation to the start. I thought I'd be alone for most of the course, but there were plenty of other runners, spectators and very well-manned aid stations. The finishers medal is GREAT! I love it! The race director was very informative prior to the race and responsive to my communications after the race. This race is now one of my favorites and I wish I lived close enough to run it every year!
F. H. from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (10/22/2015) "Great experience at a wonderful place" (about: 2015) 11-50 previous marathons \| 4-5 Lake Tahoe Marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Location, course and organization make this to one of my favorite running events worldwide. The new course, ending on Sunday at South Lake Tahoe City was a great improvement.
A. P. from Redwood City, California (10/22/2015) "I Love This Marathon!!!" (about: 2015) 6-10 previous marathons \| 3 Lake Tahoe Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my third LTM and 2015 was the best yet!!! The course was tricky this year with the 'start' set out a bit further making the inclines closer. I went out a too fast and my finish was not as strong as I wanted, but the finish was good and the party at the end was GREAT!! It was still my best time of the three LTM's. Thank you Les!
V. s. from Fremont, CA (10/17/2015) "One of my best!! course in my half-marathon run" (about: 2015) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Lake Tahoe Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 1st time running in Tahoe and my 1st Trifecta. Feel proud! and awesome!. The medals are the another highlight to display in my showcase. My wife did 2 half marathon and my daughter first Pumpkin Fun Run. So far my best course in my total running events.
D. P. from Houston, Texas (10/15/2015) "The hardest but most beautiful Marathon I've run" (about: 2015) 11-50 previous marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I had a wonderful time, but being from a sea level flat land training location, I was not ready for this beautiful race. It was tough and rewarding. A must do for runners who desire a challenge.

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