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Desert Dash - Boulder City, NV

Next weekend we are headed once again to Las Vegas.  Our warm weather and relatively cheap escape from reality for a weekend.  Of course, what do we do when we go to Vegas?  Yes, we do have some great meals and a few drinks.  We even gamble a little bit.  Of course we find a community running race and go for it.

For this trip we found the Desert Dash in Boulder City, NV.  There is a 5km, 10km, 21.1km, 30km or 50km trail run option.  Now as tempting as the 50km run is...we are running the 21.1km distance.  The run starts at 9am.  The temperatures in Las Vegas are already reaching 25C so the weather will be warm.  From what I know, there is no support on the course so we are packing the Fuel Belts, Gatorade and PowerGels.

Check out the route map for the 1/2 Marathon here.

Anyone else going to be there?  Tweet up anyone?

Viva Las Vegas Desert Dash!

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XTB-XAVI said…
Erin...good luck in "desert HM"...wow....looks very tough!!

Cheers from Hong Kong!

"XTB" Xavi.
March 22, 2010 at 7:59 PM
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