Well race week is here and the only the final runs of my training schedule remain. I have a distinct advantage of working near Miles 16-22 of the Rock-n-Roll Las Vegas Marathon course. So with that in mind, I’ve planned my 3 runs this week to run sections of the marathon course. By the way, can you believe it’s December already?

Tuesday, Dec. 1 – 3.5 mi.
For this run I plan to run miles 16, 17 and 22. Running up Hacienda, I’ll turn and run Rainbow down to Tropicana and head back the same way I came. This way I get to reacquaint myself with the mild hill on Rainbow that crosses over the wash. Hacienda is by far my favorite city street to run in Las Vegas. On Sunday, you’ll find out why.

Thursday, Dec. 3 – 5 mi.
Again, I’ll head up Hacienda and run past Rainbow. This covers parts of miles 16 and 18-22 of the marathon course. Going west on Hacienda is uphill but it’s gentle which I’m hoping will look just as gentle on Sunday late in the race. You’ll also see Spring Valley Hospital on this route – my 5 star spectator spot.

Friday, Dec. 4 – 3.5 mi.
I’ll repeat my Tuesday run again today. As familiar as I am with this area, I think these “refresher” runs will help give me confidence late in the race to help bring me in for a PR in my second full marathon.

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Tags: Hacienda Avenue, Las Vegas, Rainbow Boulevard, Rock-n-Roll Las Vegas Marathon, Spring Valley Hospital

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