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Los Angeles Marathon 2010/2011
The Los Angeles Marathon (LA Marathon) is run through the streets of the City of Angels every
year in the spring. In 2009, the magic date was May 25. But because of the sometimes unbearable
heat of Memorial Day in late May, the 2010 LA Marathon was pushed ahead to March 21. On this day, Kenyan Wesley Korir
defended his 2009 title to win the race in impressive style.
The inaugural
Los Angeles Marathon was in 1986, born from the euphoric repercussions after the successful 1984
Olympics held in Los Angeles. This first LA Marathon in 1986 had more than
10,000 entrants making it the largest inaugural marathon in the world. The Los Angeles Marathon
course has changed a few times in the 24-year history of the race. The 2010 course
is brand new and is currently nicknamed "Stadium to the Sea". More exact details
are not official yet, but the organizers promise that the new course will highlight
iconic sites across greater Los Angeles. And to judge from the name of the course, it
will feature a nice finish somewhere along LA's fabulous coastline.
All the different courses in the history of Los Angeles Marathon have had a tradition
for encouraging entertainment along the way. Music, dancing and other sorts of entertainment
keep spirits up, runners
going and spectators staying. A total of 1,000,000 spectators usually line
the course and celebrate the 26,000 runners at the finish area. The cheering may
even be personal, as the runners’ bibs will have their names printed on them. The
race day will also feature an early morning 5K run/walk – the start at
6:30 am allows for really serious marathoners to use this as a warm-up for the 42
km. Also the Acura LA Bike Tour, in which 15,000 people cruise the car-free streets
on their bikes, is taking place on race day.
For registration, please visit the LA Marathon official website
here.
Los Angeles Marathon Course (LA Marathon)
View the LA Marathon course map and elevation profile
here.
More info on the next page:
Los Angeles marathon Results and Information 2010/2011