Las Vegas Marathon

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Entrants (4) Club	PB	SB	Pred	Time	WAVA
AJPAR Unaffiliated	2:57:31	3:09:09	3:15:00	3:09:09	65.44
duckandcover Unaffiliated	3:48:25	3:48:25		3:48:25	54.89
Foxy $What an experience running down the Las Vegas stip dressed as Elvis in full white Jumpsuit & gold rimmed sunglasses - i grew my own sideburns - commitment or what ?!! On arriving in Vegas I had to head to the Mandalay bay for Press conference & photo shoot, i got collared by Elvi leader Bob Babbitt as i was a fraction late & was briefly interviewed before having to sing a few lines of my favourite Elvis tune suspicious minds. Then it was time for the Elvis pasta party where New Zealander Rob dixon gave a speech - he was a Munich 72 bronze medalist in the 1500 metres before going on to win the NYC marathon in 1981 (i believe ?) a plate of pasta later & it was karaoke time - sometime did an excellent suspicious minds & didn't want to be compared to that so instead went for Always on my mind - it wasn't great but it was in deed fun. Race day started by getting acosted by a Hen party at about 4.30 am - a girl wanted to give elvis a hug & asked have you seen my underwear - i had to reply in Austin Powers style$ 100 Marathon Club, MK Lakeside Runners, Milton Keynes Lakeside Runners	3:09:27	3:26:47	4:29:59	4:28:22	45.55
Roma Thetford AC	4:39:08	4:57:00	4:45:00	4:57:00	50.22

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