The Half marathon includes the entirety of the Strip and a 4 hour time limit. The Full marathon is a 5 hour trek through the backs of strip clubs, torn up roads awaiting asphalt, and industrial laydown areas. Support drops off to almost nothing after the half/full split and spectators are non-existent.

The final "screw you" from race organizers comes at mile 24.5 when you are diverted off the homecoming stretch of the Strip onto an unlit frontage road for the second significant hill of the race before being rushed into a 2000' long exit chute. Because it wouldn't be a complete waste of time if you simply got to experience a normal race finish.

Save your sanity- run the Half and save the marathons and Ultras for other cities.