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Las Vegas Marathon: 16,000 runners in Sin City
Posted December 13th, 2006 at 11:14 AM by Jenna Sumara
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Last Sunday morning at 6am about 16,000 runners joined in a marathon that was just as flashy as the city it was held in: Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Marathon began with fireworks at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino and included 28 couples who were either getting married or renewing their vows at a wedding chapel at mile 5.5.
And what marathon on Vegas would be complete without Elvis? Seventy-five “Running Elvi,” or Elvis Presley impersonators were among the competitors who faced high wind conditions to complete the race.
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