It was a chilly 39 degrees at race start and our mylar blankets came in handy, however we had to ditch them as we moved to the start line.

The run was ALL along the beach!!! It was pretty much a straight run down until around mile 11. And yes, we took a picture with the Mississippi sign...ICONIC!!

Not long after mile 10 they took us off of Hwy 90 and put us on a less travelled road to get us to the stadium. Apparently, we were ready to be done because I can't find any pictures from these few miles. I remember passing by a cemetery, the guy in the crazy suit at the hydration station, the shuttle buses lined up to shuttle runners back to the convention center, AND...that turn taking us away from the stadium and out about a half mile to turn us around and bring us to the finish!! It was great hearing the announcer and the cheers, then it all faded as made a left turn, but...after that turn around we were headed back to those cheers and a finish line!!

We totally enjoyed this run, however...next year we will Uber to the start shuttles instead of trying to fight the traffic with the lane closures for the runners to fetch the car and get back before check out!!

The Finish Line/After Party was at the MGM Stadium and it was a pretty good set up!! There was plenty of food and space for everyone to hangout!!

Oh, this race offered FREE race photos too!!