Las Vegas Marathon Changing Start Line, Course In 2018

Published June 21, 2018 at 6:29 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The 2018 edition of the Las Vegas Rock 'n' Roll Marathon will have a different start line and course.

The race scheduled for Nov. 11 will begin near the MGM Grand casino-resort. Organizers on Thursday said the course will have more mileage on the Las Vegas Strip than in previous years.

Runners will head south on the Strip from the start line; turn north at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign; pass the Bellagio, Venetian and other casino-resorts; go through downtown Las Vegas; and finish in front of The Mirage casino-resort.

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The course last year was adjusted to begin in front of the New York-New York casino-resort after a gunman weeks earlier killed 58 people from his suite at the Mandalay Bay casino-resort, where the race was originally set to begin.

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