- Weather
- 54°Ftypical startModelled estimate
- Field size
- ~800 runners
- Course
- Flat
- Elevation
- 200 ft gain · 0 ft net
Event listed as: Marathon
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Late February · Southwest · Out-and-Back
Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series, known for staging live bands along nearly every mile of the course. This one runs at night down the Las Vegas Strip, a genuinely different experience from a standard morning road race.
Night race running down the Las Vegas Strip
- Best for PR
- Boston Qualifier
- First Marathon
Opens the race organizer's website
Typical start
38°
Cooler than 93% of U.S. marathons
Modeled historical conditions
Elevation gain
200ft
Flatter than 54% of races
Estimated total climb
Field size
4K
Larger than 88% of races
Estimated field
PR potential
9.6/10
Top 4%
Almanac model
Percentiles compare this race against all 224 U.S. marathons in the Almanac.
Course profile
200 ft gain
Flat course, out-and-back.
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Race-day weather
Modeled from location, month and coastal proximity, not verified race history.
6 AM
30°
Start
38°
Midday
49°
ExcellentGoodWarmHeat risk
Typical start sits at 38°F, good conditions.
Typical dew point 16°F, 6% chance of precipitation, wind around 7 mph. All modeled.
The bottom line
A quietly fast race that does not ask for much beyond honest pacing.
Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas is a strong choice for a PR attempt, and Las Vegas offers very little meaningful elevation. The tradeoff is that nothing about it is extreme in either direction.
Why runners choose this race
A out-and-back course around Las Vegas, NV, with very little meaningful elevation change.
The case for it
- PR attempts
- Boston qualification
- First-time marathoners
The tradeoffs
- No notable warnings in the data.
Course and logistics
- Course type
- Out-and-Back
- Surface
- Road
- Profile
- Flat
- Total gain
- 200 ft(estimated)
- Field size
- ~4,000 runners(estimated)
- Crowd support
- Steady crowd support
- Entry
- Data coming soon
- Start / finish
- Start and finish in the same area
Race details
- Typical timing
- Late February
- Region
- Southwest
- Editorial tier
- Featured
- Data last reviewed
- 2026-08-26
- Best for PR
- Boston Qualifier
- First Marathon
- Out-and-back
- Flat course
- Destination race
Similar races
Races with a comparable profile.
- Weather
- 51°Ftypical startModelled estimate
- Field size
- ~7,000 runners
- Course
- Flat
- Elevation
- 150 ft gain
Fast winter race; strong spectator support
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- Weather
- 43°Ftypical startModelled estimate
- Field size
- ~2,000 runners
- Course
- Flat
- Elevation
- 200 ft gain
Flat desert loop across 3 cities
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