Race week is finally here for Nike Run Reporter Melissa Freeman. She’s spending the week at home in Los Angeles with her parents, where her dad, a long-time runner, gives her some excellent advice just days before her first race at the Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon! Click on the image below to see how Melissa’s final pre-race preparations have been going.

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Mario Fraioli

Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.

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