Running with the Devil 5K, 10K, 1/2 Marathon, Marathon, and 50K

Running with the Devil is a paved desert race series in the Mojave, starting near Lovell Canyon Road and Highway 160 about 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. It offers a 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, and 50K, with morning and noon options for the shorter races. The whole setup leans into heat: runners start around 4,500 feet, where it is still cooler than the Las Vegas Valley but daytime highs can sit around 95 to 100 degrees. The course rolls through canyon roads in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, with Joshua trees, pinion-juniper, mountain rose, and sagebrush along the way. The repeated 5K and 10K courses let runners stack two events without driving between starts, such as a morning half marathon followed by a noon 10K. On-course cooling support matters here, because this is openly billed as an extreme heat race rather than a typical road run.