This is the 5th year in a row I've done this race. It's one of my favorite yearly events. The course can be a bit challenging, with hills and a variety of terrain changes. The aid stations are well stocked. Before the race, there is a small expo with some local vendors, Nebraska Ortho does pre-race muscle work and stretching, there's a photo booth and all of this is held inside SAC Air Museum. The lasses get a 5 min head start- the only challenge here is that the start corral is inside the museum and as you go through the fences to get out onto the course, it's a tight squeeze. I personally would like to see them widen this. The winning gender wins free beer for all the other runners of that gender. This is always a fun race, and it is always well organized. The folks at Pink Gorilla Events do an amazing job putting on fun events for runners.

This is the 4th year I've done this race and I will return every year. It's so much fun. Pink Gorilla Events does an awesome job with their events. This is the 3rd race in a 10k series; if you run all 3 events there is a Blackout medal for doing so.
The course for this is in a small town; the first part is paved roads, then crushed limestone trail and gravel roads. There's one significant hill in the middle of the course but otherwise it is mostly flat. There are 2-3 water stations. There is a huge post race party with free BBQ, one free beer (with more available for purchase) and a live band. There is also a small vendor"expo" at the finish, with food, event merch and free post race chiro work.
Parking can be a bit of a challenge for this event; with it being in a small local town, runners need to park on side streets. However, if you plan to arrive early, you will easily find a spot and have a short walk to the start line.
A couple of notable changes to this year's event: first, runners who completed all 3 10k races received their medals at the finish line instead of having to wait until the annual blackout party in January. HUGE improvement. Also, the layout of food/tables/photo booth changes each year at the finish party and this year was a significant improvement in creating a smooth flow.

Overall, I LOVE this event and will run it again, If you're looking for a fun, Friday night 10k, I highly recommend.

I came from Nebraska to run this race because my sister lives in the area. This was my first visit to CA. The expo was a great location for adding on some sight seeing. The half marathon was a great event. The start was well organized and a great atmosphere. The course was challenging, especially for a girl from a very flat state. The hills were difficult but they didn't take anything away from the race. I didn't have a goal time so I didn't care how long it took me. There were plenty of bathrooms along the way, and the aid stations were stocked well (FYI- I was mid pack). Loved the finish, it was a great location. The secure zone was very crowded, as was the walk down to the finish line festival but there's not really much they can do about this. The medals were gorgeous. I was disappointed the free post race beer was in a beer garden and we couldn't walk around the finish festival with it. I did not stay for the headliner concert.

My one major complaint: I pre-paid (2 weeks prior to the event) for a parking spot in a garage near the finish line and shuttle bracelets for 3 people. Of course traffic was horrible trying to get into the garage so my brother-in-law and I got dropped off and my sister went to park the car because they were both doing the relay and he was the first runner. She never got to her garage to park because they were turning people away due to a full garage. This angers me. I PAID for a spot in the garage. They either over sold or let people park there who did not have pre-paid passes. My advice: if you do this race, stay in a nearby hotel if at all possible so you are close enough to walk. My sister lives an hour north of San Diego so I was staying with her. I basically ended up wasting $30 because we weren't able to use any of them.

Overall, a great experience!! I loved the race. While I won't be doing it again soon (simply for financial and scheduling reasons), I would love to do it again some day! I also did the 5k the day before to earn the Remix medal and it made for a fun filled weekend!

I ran the half in Nov 2016 with 2 best friends. As a former resident of Vegas, this was my bucket list event. The expo was amazing, so big and so much to offer. The pre-race festival was great, there's even a merchandise stand there. The wait during the concert and for the last corral to start was nearly 3 hours, so be prepared for a lot of standing. Honestly, my fee hurt before I started. But the course scenery and running the Strip at Night is amazing. We had so much fun. Two major things I think need to be worked on: 1. aid stations: we were in the last corral, but an early group within that corral, to start and by the time we hit the stations, they were being broken down. Most still had water but at some we had to pour it ourselves. IMO, this is NOT OK. Aid stations should never be broken down until the last runner passes. That sends a bad message to the slower runners. My advice, be prepared and bring your water bottle with you, just so you make sure to have some. 2. Post race logistics. As a former resident, I am familiar with the city so we parked behind the LINQ, which would be near the finish when we were done. In theory, we should have been able to cross the street and get right to our car. But the strip was still closed and runners were not allowed to cross. We had to walk down to the closest pedestrian bridge (a full mile away), cross and then walk back down to the nearest monorail station to take it back to the parking lot. Again, IMO- runners should be allowed to cross the street while it is still closed. We had bibs and medals that showed we were participants. Walking another 2 miles after the event was not my idea of fun.

Aside from those 2 things, this is such a quality event. The atmosphere is amazing. We also did the 5k the night before and it was so much fun. The course is flat and easy to run, there's amazing scenery with the Strip lit up at night and the medals were awesome. I will definitely do this one again someday!