Dec 7, 2008



Las Vegas Marathon starts with the rush of adrenaline in front of Mandalay Bay when the gun goes off to Elvis' "Viva Las Vegas" and fireworks. Ideal weather and a loop course with a gradual mid-race incline, followed by a downhill sprint to the finish line set the stage for exhilarating race.

Raceday Weather Conditions:

Start at 6am
52°F / 11°C

Finisher Statistics:

Finishers total:  3282
Male finishers:  2106
Female finishers:  1176
Avg. finish time: 4:27:20

Gosia's Results:

Time:  3:30:03
Pace:  8:00.8 / mile
Time 1st half:  1:41:27

Overall place:   308 (9.38%)
Women place:  27 (2.3%)
Women 45-49 place:  2

Overall Results:

Top Men

Place Name Home Age Time Pace per mile
1 Abebe Yimer Las Vegas 28 2:27:27 5:37.5
2 Geoffrey Kiprotich Minnesota 30 2:27:59 5:38.7
3 Brendon Moody Ohio 27 2:36:31 5:58.2

Top Women

Place Name Home Age Time Pace per mile
1 Tuptova Nadezhda Florida 33 2:48:20 6:25.3
2 Ramona Sanchez Nevada 31 2:56:33 6:44.1
3 Beth Gerdes California 28 3:03:19 6:59.6

Top Women 45-49

Place Name Home Age Time Pace per mile
1 Pauline Woodman Peru 46 3:11:48 7:19
2 Malgorzata Mirkowicz Plano 49 3:30:03 8:00.8
3 Clair McCreery England 47 3:35:11 8:12.5

Click here for full official results.


Race Map and Elevations:





Gosia's picture after the race with spectators: her husband Walt (first on the left) and old friends from California, Ewa and Kuba