The annual Run Laughlin event was slightly missing its mark in the past with its tagline, “Two States, Two Time Zones – One DAM Great Race,” but this year’s race remedies that. The fifth installment this time, called the “Run Laughlin Half Marathon, 5K and Conquer the Dam 12K,” presented by the Mercury Events and the Laughlin Tourism Commission takes to the hills, scenic trails, and byways of the area on Saturday, Dec. 7.