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Nevada > Labor of Love 50K, Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K
Las Vegas, NV
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Date

Saturday, April 26, 2008



Event Details

Located in the little-known and seldom-visited (by tourists) Spring Mountains of Nevada, about a 40-minute drive from Las Vegas, the area known as Lovell Canyon plays host to the Labor of Love road races, including a 50K, full 26.2-mile marathon and a half-marathon that take runners into the canyon for a spectacularly scenic run. It's a pristine natural environment characterized by valleys surrounded by mountains, sagebrush and Joshua Trees everywhere and absolutely no facilities anywhere -- the kind of place where hikers and campers can really rough it outdoors.

Each of the races in the event shares the same starting line, the intersection of Lovell Canyon Road just off Highway 160, which lies about 30 miles west of Las Vegas and over the mountains west of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. Like the other two races, the half-marathon is run entirely on paved surfaces along Lovell Canyon Road, and is an out-and-back race that runs along the road to the 6.55-mile marker and back.

Runners start the race at an elevation of about 4,500 feet above sea level and climb all the way to 7,000 feet in the full marathon. The half-marathon doesn't reach that elevation but it does climb steadily uphill toward the half-way point (and steadily downhill on the way back). Half-marathon participants start their race at 8:00 AM, an hour behind the full marathon runners (who in turn start an hour behind the 50K runners).

No parking is available at the race venue/starting line, so buses will be provided to transport runners from an off-site parking location (that's still being determined) to the starting line, and which leaves at 4:30 AM.


Race Weather & Climate

Famous for its arid desert climate that gets little to no rainfall at any time of year, Las Vegas also sees highly variable temperatures this time of year, ranging in April between highs around 82°F to lows around 46°F. The higher elevations of the race course should experience lower temperatures than the city, generally.


Fees

$55 if registered for the half-marathon by January 5, 2008
$65 from Jan. 6 - April 13
$70 after April 13 through the day of the race


Registration

To register for the 2008 running of the Labor of Love 50K, Marathon, Half Marathon or 10K race, register online here.


Website

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