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Weekend running highlighted by flashy destination events

November 17, 2014
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Two festive events led the destination race news over the weekend, showcasing some flashy sides of the United States.

In Las Vegas, Nev., the Rock ‘n’ Roll Series hosted one of their highlight events through the iconic American city. The Las Vegas marathon is one of only two reasons the famous strip is closed to vehicles each year, the other being New Year’s Eve.

Popular hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed before the event, covering for Snoop Dogg, who was originally scheduled for the event. The women’s race was won by a Canadian, Cathy Cullen, a runner and mother from Winnipeg. She finished in 2:56. Cullen is a mother of two, her youngest being only 11 months old.

The men’s winner of the event also made headlines. American Ben Bruce has become a regular around the Rock ‘n’ Roll race series. He took the top spot over the weekend, extending his marathon win streak. Bruce has won five Rock ‘n’ Roll marathons in a row. He finished the Las Vegas course in 2:27:22, jogging in the final few kilometres.

Farther west, in Irvine, Calif., Run Disney launched their newest event, the Avengers Superheroes half-marathon at Disneyland. The inaugural event started off big, seeing over 10,000 runners in the half-marathon. The weekend also hosted a 5K and kids race. In total, over 11,000 runners just from California competed. The men’s race was won by William Prom 1:14:17. Alex de la Huerta won the women’s race in 1:22:42.

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