Las Vegas Marathon
But you've inspired a new challenge, the Las Vegas Dice Dash:
Be the fastest to win a passline bet at every casino (with a craps table) on the LV Strip and Downtown. There's no course, it's just a race against the clock.
Besides - what's to stop somebody from entering a casino, removing their bib number, hopping onto the monorail, getting off near the end of the course, putting the bib number back on, and running back onto the course (other than getting caught)?
Quote: SmithTowerI’m doing the Las Vegas Marathon in a few weeks and just had a crazy idea. Just to say I did it, what if I stopped along the route at say Casino Royale or O'Sheas (both close the street) and played a couple of hands of craps. I could already have the chips beforehand to save time. I can’t be the only person who thought/tried/done this.
Obviously you are not trying to win. I would have someone meet you there with the chips, play a single throw for a photo op, and be on your way. Send it in to the newspaper. If the route goes right by these casinos, I see no harm. I wouldn't get off the street of the race, that may disqualify you.
About the craps idea, I look at that as just slowing down your time. Personally, I hope to break 2 hours, and hopefully with a few minutes to spare. Throwing dice at the CR is about the last thing you would catch me doing.
Quote: SmithTowerI'm doing the half as well because the full was sold out. That's why I'm thinking about having fun with the race. I'm also thinking about buying a yard long margarita at that bar next to the MGM and cross the finish line "refreshed". I hope to see you there Wizard. I'll be the one with the margarita and hand full of chips from CR.
Awesome! Don't let the guy in the banana suit get in the way of your photo at the finish. I don't know of another race that has so many costumed characters. Like this chap, who ran barefoot:
I'm not sure that "race" is the applicable word, but "bicycle ride" does apply to a couple of activities at Burning Man. At least the "Critical Tits Ride" and the "Naked Pub Crawl" should qualify in that category. Admittedly, the "costumes" tend to be minimal, in keeping with the one you posted. Plenty of photos of these events are available on the web, so I won't bother posting or linking to any of them in this thread.Quote: AyecarumbaI don't know of another race that has so many costumed characters.
Quote: AyecarumbaI don't know of another race that has so many costumed characters. Like this chap, who ran barefoot:
How about the Bay to Breakers race, held in San Francisco every April? And as for costumes, it's just not a BtB without a number of runners where their feet are the only parts of their body that are clothed. (It got to the point where none of San Francisco's TV stations dare show the race live - I seem to recall at least one station receiving a hefty fine from the FCC because a crowd shot included a full frontal of a naked male runner.)
Quote: ThatDonGuyHow about the Bay to Breakers race, held in San Francisco every April? And as for costumes, it's just not a BtB without a number of runners where their feet are the only parts of their body that are clothed. (It got to the point where none of San Francisco's TV stations dare show the race live - I seem to recall at least one station receiving a hefty fine from the FCC because a crowd shot included a full frontal of a naked male runner.)
I thought about this wackyness in the S.F. area, but it is only a 12k. Unless there is a Mardi Gras marathon in New Orleans, Las Vegas has to be number 1. Are there other marathons that need a separate starting pen for Elvis' ("Elviii"?)?? Also, a new addition to the L.V. Marathon this year, is the "Stiletto Dash" through the Palazzo. 3-inch heels, minimum.
Quote: AyecarumbaAwesome! Don't let the guy in the banana suit get in the way of your photo at the finish. I don't know of another race that has so many costumed characters. Like this chap, who ran barefoot:
He ran bare just about everything! I would have a similar expression if I had done that to my feet.
