I am going to be in Las Vegas on business next week.
Since I am from the East Coast, I was planning on running along the Strip fairly early in the morning (@4 A.M. Pacific time). Is this a good idea or are there a lot of crazies out at that time. In other words, should I stick to the treadmill?
I would say 4am is just about the right time. It's a unique experience to be running down the strip, empty and void. There'll be the drunken stragglars and walk-of-shamers, an often comical sight.
Will you be at the World of Concrete, by chance??
4:00 is a good time, lots of ambient light too. I have done this in the past. The sidewalks are not too bad either along the Strip. You probably won't be running alone, I always saw some fellow runners out - a few unsavory types too. Plan B is always the treadmill.
I used the gym at the Hilton, very nice changing area and steam room, showers.
Have fun
I was World of Concrete last year......not this year though.
I say skip the strip for running and go out to Red Rock Canyon if you have a car. It is only a few minutes from downtown but it a great place to run in the winter. There are lot of off road trails and a good, hilly paved loop. You can also run along the bike lane on the road out to the canyon, Rt 159 I think
Yeah man, get the hell out of the city if you want to run. Unless you like the idea of not being able to cross the street.
That's right. Because of pedestrian traffic the city is structured such that you must go up flights of stairs and walk across overpasses to get from one side of the street to the other. And these overpasses only exist every 400m or so, so you might have to walk/run as much as 800m to reach a point directly across the street from you. I would think this makes for terrible running, but to each his own.
Don't listen to these fools. While Red Rock is a nice place to run, its more than 30 minutes from the strip. Also, Those overpasses on the strip, there's only 3-4 of them total. So its basically run a mile, run up a flight on stairs, cross the street, run down a flight of stairs, and repeat.
Seriously, who gives a shit about running when you're in Vegas? I've been there countless times and haven't even thought of running a step.
It's all I can do to keep away from the roulette tables at Monte Carlo. Why don't you go find a Vegas she-male and enjoy some of that man candy? That's all the work out you'll need there big boy.