How hilly is the Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) Marathon?
The Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) Marathon is described as hilly. The course listing puts the climb at 610 m.
Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 12:48/km
- Typical conditions
- 0/100
- Evidence depth
- 35 verified facts
9:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 42.2 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- Canyon, Countryside, Mountain, Forest, Desert
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) Marathon route go?
The Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) Marathon route starts at Lovell Canyon Road and Highway 160 junction, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, ~30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Underfoot, expect paved road (Lovell Canyon Road). It passes Lovell Canyon, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Every entry includes a technical shirt, finisher's medal, post-race food, overall and age-group award eligibility, and on-course aid stations.
What should runners know on race day for the Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) Marathon?
Festival format offering 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon and 50K.
Race character
Scenery
- Canyon
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Desert
Atmosphere
- Wilderness
- Destination
- Competitive
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Hilly
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 610 m
- Net elevation
- 4,500 m
Entry, logistics and records
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- 9 hours (marathon-specific aid stations close on a 7:30-hour pace)
- Qualification status
- Not a Boston Qualifying course; the marathon runs a hilly, gradually uphill out And Back in extreme heat and is not listed as a BQ race.
Race day logistics
- Medal
- All race distances include a finisher's medal.
- Finisher tee
- All race distances include a technical shirt.
Access and course status
- Start
- Lovell Canyon Road and Highway 160 junction, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, ~30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip
Course facts
- Course type
- Out And Back
- Surface
- Paved road (Lovell Canyon Road)
- Landmarks
- Lovell Canyon, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Notable features
- Deliberately staged in summer heat: described as an 'extreme heat race' with daytime highs around 95-100 degrees Fahrenheit and overnight lows around 75, though Lovell Canyon runs roughly 10 degrees cooler than the Las Vegas Valley thanks to its ~4500 ft elevation
- Festival format offering 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon and 50K. Both the 5K and 10K run twice on the same day (8:00am morning wave and a 12:00pm NOON wave), letting runners double up
- the NOON 5K and 10K offer overall awards only, no age groups
- Every entry includes a technical shirt, finisher's medal, post-race food, overall and age-group award eligibility, and on-course aid stations
- Remote venue with no concessions at Lovell Canyon
- runners are advised to come self-sufficient with their own food, water, shade and necessities, while on-course provisions help keep runners cool
- The marathon runs along paved Lovell Canyon Road for roughly 11 miles (twisting, turning, rolling and gradually uphill), turns around at mile 11 for a 2.1-mile out-and-back, then returns the 11 paved miles back to the finish
- High-desert vegetation along the course includes Joshua Trees, Pinion-Juniper, Mountain Rose, Sagebrush and a relatively lush Toiyabe National Forest not commonly associated with Las Vegas
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 34°CTypical temperature
- 24 kphTypical wind
- 0 mmTypical rainfall
- 0Favourability /100