Labor of Love
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Event
The Labor of Love run takes place on March 7, 2026 near Las Vegas, NV at the junction of Lovell Canyon Road and Highway 160. The event offers these distances:
- 5K
- 10K
- 1/2 Marathon
- Marathon
- 50K
Registration for each distance includes a technical shirt, a finishers' medal, post-race food, aid stations, and eligibility for overall and age-group awards. Race day packet pickup only. All finishers receive medals. Overall and age-group award categories are specified by gender and age brackets; overall winners are awarded 3 deep and grand masters rules apply for the 50K.
Course, aid, and logistics
The course starts at roughly 4,500 feet elevation on Lovell Canyon Road through the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Runners pass high desert vegetation including Joshua trees, pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, and Mountain Rose. The race uses paved Lovell Canyon Road with rolling, twisting terrain; the 50K is entirely paved and lists total climbing of about 2,400 feet with a net zero gain. The course will be well marked and run under a special use permit.
Aid stations provide water and Gatorade in cups and will refill personal bottles; select "ultra" stations have gels and extra provisions. Portable toilets are placed at the start/finish and at multiple on-course locations. 50K runners may use one drop bag at mile 26.2. Parking may be at or near the start/finish or at an off-site lot with shuttle service if employed; there is no race-provided shuttle from the Strip. Primitive camping is available at the venue and nearby hotels are located in the Greater Las Vegas area. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
