Red Rock Canyon Marathon
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Red Rock Canyon - January 24, 2026
The event offers a Marathon, a Half Marathon and a 5K on the Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive, Las Vegas, NV (Red Rock Canyon NCA). Distances included:
- Marathon
- 1/2 Marathon
- 5K
All race distances include a technical shirt, a finishers' medal, post-race food, eligibility for overall and age-group awards, onsite EMS and aid stations. The event is USATF sanctioned.
Courses, logistics and services
The Marathon begins near the exit of the scenic drive at roughly 3,800 ft elevation, includes a short 0.7-mile out-and-back on Oak Creek dirt road, climbs to a summit overlook at about 4,771 ft, and returns to finish at the scenic drive exit. The Marathon has a 7-hour course cutoff. The Half Marathon starts at the Visitors Center (approx. 3,740 ft), loops the Visitors Center, climbs to the summit (4,771 ft) by about mile 5.3 and finishes at the scenic drive exit; its cutoff is 6.25 hours. The 5K starts at the scenic drive exit, goes 1.55 miles out and back to the finish; its cutoff is 5.5 hours.
Aid stations provide water and Gatorade at listed mile splits; selected stations also offer gels and electrolyte pills. Toilets are available roughly every 3 miles. The course is on public lands and remains open to vehicular traffic; runners use a coned quarter of the roadway and run in both directions. There is no participant or spectator parking inside Red Rock Canyon - attendees must use bus transport from the main free pickup at West Career and Technical Academy (11945 W Charleston Blvd) or the contracted Strip pickup at Horseshoe Las Vegas (3645 Las Vegas Blvd). A Strip bus option is available for a fee. Packet pickup is on race morning at each start line. Awards include medals for all finishers; overall and age-group awards follow the stated categories and are based on gun time. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
