| LAS VEGAS – Participants from all 50 States and 60 countries, regions, and territories took to the iconic Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night to experience the World’s Largest Running Party at the 17th anniversary of the Athletic Brewing Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series Las Vegas. The half marathon and 10K races once again took over the iconic Las Vegas Boulevard on Sunday night with runners and walkers passing iconic sights including the ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign, Downtown Las Vegas, all before finishing at an electric finish line unlike any other in the world ending mid-Strip at The Fountains of Bellagio, steps away from Resorts World Las Vegas’ 100,000 sq ft LED screen creating the World’s Largest Selfie opportunity for participants. The energy began to peak on Saturday, Feb. 22 with the 5K at the Fremont Street Experience location in historic Downtown Las Vegas. The downtown 5K on Saturday, Feb. 22 was followed by the “Encore Entertainment” concert and festival at Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, coined the Saturday Night Runners Party featuring a lineup high energy musicians and DJs, including DJ Cable, DJ Machi and DJ Mal-Ski, as well as interactive games, we’re bringing all the action of The Strip to our participants on Saturday night. Just before runners prepared to take off on their half marathon and 10K journey on Sunday, Feb. 23, 400 participants took part in the second annual “lululemon Yoga on The Strip” presented by Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas. The event participants and spectators were invited to join professional yoga instructors provided by lululemon for a one-of-a-kind experience on the closed roads of The Vegas Strip. |
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