Running
Las Vegas has a great varied running environment. You can do a trail run in the desert, or along the trails and tunnels at Lake Mead, or choose a more urban setting for a training run by yourself or with friends and club members. As the Las Vegas Triathlon Club we do not believe that one organization has everything for everyone; while we put together training events we also affiliate with other groups – cross pollination especially in swimming and running makes sense especially in our town. Therefore we will post club training runs along with other affiliate runs. Some of these originate from the strip which can be helpful to our visiting triathletes.
Once again a word of caution – there is everything out there plus summertime heat. If you go for a trail run cell phone coverage is spotty in the more mountainous and remote places so don’t rely on your cell to get you out of a jam in all cases; stay hydrated in the summer and enjoy our environment.
Our affiliates include the Niketown Running Club and the Las Vegas Track Club.
Here is a summary of how we will be categorizing our runs.
| PACE | TERRAIN |
| A Relaxed pace 10 min +Regroup at key points | 1 Essentially Flat |
| B Brisk pace, with staggered start times | 2 Gradual Climbing |
| C Brisk pace, slower runners turn around when faster runners pass going the opposite direction | 3 Rolling Hllls |
| C Fast Pace do our own thing |
4 Rolling Hills with steep climbs (very challenging with some relief” |
| 5 Steep very long Climbs (Are we there yet?) |
When we post a run we will include the following
* Date
* Meeting Location and a map link
* Run Type – Mileage/Pace/Terrain
* Example: 5 miles, Relaxed Pace, essentially flat = 5/A/1
* Estimated run time not including stops
* Example 5 miles @ 10 min pace = 50 minutes
* Run description
* Weather Cancellation Y/N
* RSVP ( contact person and run leader)
Runs:
NIKETOWN Las Vegas
Forum Shops at Caesars
702.650.8888
Running Club, every Wednesday @ 6:00p.m.
Whether you’re training or looking for a new motivation, just lace up and join the Niketown Running Club. Runners and walkers of all levels meet to run 3, 5 and 7 miles-your choice, your pace. It’s an urban run with fluid/water support. The course is relatively flat on sidewalk with several major street crossings. Join Niketown on Wednesdays at 5:45p.m., runs start at 6:00p.m., followed by post-run refreshments. 3-5-7/A-D/1 Call if weather looks like an issue. Jimmy Bremer is the Niketown contact. Run times will very upon your run pace and distance.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Niketown-Run-7mi108281
Want to get more involved?? Love to run?? Become a Run Leader!
The Las Vegas Triathlon Club is looking for run leaders. Its fun, you get to meet new people, and you have the opportunity to inspire others while getting in a workout.
If you are interested in being a Run Leader, have questions/comments about the Running Program shoot me an email: citydave@cox.net I’d love to hear from you.
