On my way to the gambling metropolis Las Vegas I had the opportunity to briefly meet up with friends in Hollywood (Los Angeles). In Las Vegas arrived, I still had a day to acclimate myself and look at a few novelties. At the start I met my Towerrunning Germany counterparts Silvio Atmansbacher and Görge Heimann and many other well-known American runners, who were happy about our arrival. I found the large room in the lobby very impressive, which rather reminded me of a control center at the Space Shuttle launch. There you could keep track of the race at various points on 3 screens. Also in this sprint I got in third place of more than 500 runners. Impressive as well was the view from the Stratosphere at the top.