Fear and Loathing at the Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
Nice place to visit, but don't drink the water!
I have heard it said that there is no such thing as bad publicity. Is this still true?
Last weekend’s Las Vegas Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon is getting a lot of press and discussion on the boards this week, but it’s probably not the kind of news they were hoping for.
There were complaints of mayhem and confusion at the finish line, runners possibly getting sick from the aid station water, and my favorite, allegations of cheating in the half-marathon by the CEO of Competitor Group (the race management/promotion company).
Sounds like good times!
I suppose that anytime you cram 50,000 runners of varying ability into a small area, and have a race that starts at dusk, you can expect a little confusion. At the same time, the level of grumbling out there is well above average.
Meanwhile, there really was a race and it was won by Peter Omae of Kenya, in 2:29:12, and Zsofia Erdelyi of Hungary, in 2:48:58. (I guess the fast runners were here running CIM!)
Complete results are here.