This was my second year returning to the Las Vegas Remix Challenge, which consists of the 5k on Saturday and the half marathon or marathon on Sunday. If you do the Remix Challenge, you get 3 medals. I was already doing the half marathon - might as well get some extra medals while I'm there!

The Rock n Roll expos are my favorite, hands down. It's a runner's paradise and I could (and sometimes do!) find way too many goodies to purchase!

The location was different in 2015 than it was in 2014, which I was glad to see because the 2014 course was terrible. There is now an open lot next to the SLS that held the race start and finish. My cab driver informed me this was a new space that held concerts throughout the year. The best part of this permanent event space is having actual bathrooms to use! WOO HOO! So much better than a port a potty!

The corrals for the 5k also go faster than the half marathon, since there are fewer people running on Saturday than there are on Sunday. The race course still wasn’t very scenic. If you've heard the Strip is shut down for this event, it is - but that is Sunday night's half marathon and marathon, not the 5k on Saturday. The course took us out of the parking lot and did an out and back on Sammy Davis Jr. Drive. Then when we returned to the event lot, we had to go back and forth several times to reach the distance. Having to snake back and forth so many times seemed really odd and was fairly annoying. I wonder if next year they can extend the distance on Sammy Davis Jr. Drive so we don’t have to spend so much time doubling back and forth in the event lot.

I would only recommend the 5k to someone participating in the Remix Challenge, or someone there to support another Sunday racer.

You can read more about my personal experience here: http://racesandrescues.com/race-report-rock-n-roll-las-vegas-5k-2/