La Marathon 2017

2017 La Marathon Will Bring Major Street Closures Sunday

... annual Los Angeles Marathon. The race starts at 6:30 a.m. and will last for much of the day, so if, for whatever reason, you plan on driving on that day, you’ll want to take a good look at the planned street closures along the route. The marathon begins at Dodger Stadium and winds its way through Downtown before cutting up past Echo Park Lake and over to Sunset Boulevard. Runners will follow the street up to Hollywood Boulevard and head west, passing the Walk of Fame along the way. The course then drops down to the Sunset Strip and then down again to Santa Monica Boulevard. After a quick detour in Beverly Hills, it extends north toward the VA Hospital and cuts west on San Vicente. Finally, runners enter the final stretch on Ocean Avenue and finish the race just short of the Santa Monica Pier—yes, 26.2 miles is a freaking long way to run. View Larger Map. Most of the streets closed for the race will shut down around between 3 and 5 a.m., though stretches of Main Street and Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica will be closed to traffic at midnight. Streets will start to reopen between 9 a.m. and 5 ...

The Skechers Performance Official L.a. Marathon Charities #5

... Los Angeles Marathon. Online registration closes Wednesday, March 15 th, 2017. Also, the LA Sporting Goods Big 5 K is Saturday, March 18 th, 2017. Online registration closes Wednesday, March 15 th. Gayle Anderson was wearing the OFFICIAL 2017 SKECHERS PERFORMANCE L. A. MARATHON SHOES. You can purchase a pair online or you can buy a pair at THE HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO. The annual event hosts more than 120 exhibitors featuring brand-new designs in running gear and shoes, as well as the latest developments in sports, fitness, and nutrition. In addition, the Expo is the home of Participant Packet Pick-Up for all marathon runners. The two-day Health & Fitness Expo is free and open to the public. EXPO HOURS. Friday, March 17: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm. Saturday, March 18: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. EXPO LOCATION. Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall A. 1201 South Figueroa Street. Los Angeles, CA 90015. *PLEASE NOTE: You MUST bring a valid photo ID to Packet Pick-Up, which is located at the Health & Fitness Expo. All participants are required to pick up their own Participant Packet during regularly scheduled Expo hours. *PLEASE NOTE: Individuals will NOT be able to ...

A Once-renegade Bike Ride On The L.a. Marathon Route Goes Legit

... Route Goes Legit. Or sign in with a social account. FACEBOOK GOOGLE + TWITTER YAHOO. Don't have an account yet? Sign Up ›. Connect. Discover. Share. Get the most out of your experience with a personalized all-access pass to everything local on events, music, restaurants, news and more. Enter your email or sign up with a social account to get started. FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ YAHOO. Don't have an account yet. Sign Up ›. A Once-Renegade Bike Ride on the L. A. Marathon Route Goes Legit. Friday, March 17, 2017 at 5:42 a.m. Print Article. The L. A. Marathon is this Sunday, which means it's your chance to get up at 4 in the morning and ride your bike across miles and miles of carless, traffic-light-free city streets. This year's ride will be shorter, slower, safer and sanctioned by the Los Angeles Police Department. Since 2010, the notorious bicycle activist and all-around rabble-rouser Don Ward – aka Roadblock – has helped organize a renegade bike ride ...

Men's And Women's Top Finishers

... the top two spots. Here is a look at the top 10 women's finishers, which featured a race-high five Americans. 2017 L. A. Marathon Top Women's Finishers. KTLA tweeted a photo of Jepkurgat obliterating the field by nearly two minutes. KTLA @KTLA. Kenya’s Hellen Jepkurgat is first woman finisher @lamarathon, making it a clean sweep for the African nation so far __link__/0 g JCIbevxk __link__/lt XAP 2 WHh 8. 3/19/2017, 4:22:34 PM. Jepkurgat's win marked the second in three years for Kenyan women in the L. A. Marathon and the fifth of all time. The Americans were far more competitive on the women's side, including Joanna Reyes, who shattered her personal-best time to finish fourth, per Run Blog Run. Run Blog Run @Run Blog Run. Joanna Reyes, USA, just ran race of her life! Joanna took fourth in 2:37:55 PB (formerly 2:50:58)! Joanna is. __link__/zom Hutprp T. 3/19/2017, 4:38:24 PM. Despite Reyes' showing, the United States' drought extended to 23 years, as ...

14 Last-minute Tips For Running The L.a. Marathon

... — and not do — in the hours before the big race. 1. Don't try anything new. Use only clothes and food that you've used on a long training run. 2. Get your gear laid out before you go to sleep the night before the run. I like to put everything in order of how I'll put it on in the morning. Attach your bib to your shirt. Socks in shoes. Sunglasses in hat. Don't forget sunscreen and lip balm. 3. Racing with music coming through earbuds is not my thing. I love the sounds of the spectators and the live music and the other runners. But if you rely on tunes, charge up your player. 4. Same for the GPS watch. 5. Set your alarm clock. earlier is better. Then set another alarm (on your phone) and put it across the room. If you have a third alarm, set that. If you have any questions about how many alarms to set, Google "Seinfeld marathon alarm.". 6. Try to ...

Minnesota Orchestra's 2017-18 Lineup Includes Tchaikovsky Marathon, Films With Live Music

... Guthrie and the Ronettes - with modern jazz, guitarist Zacc Harris (Atlantis Quartet) evokes an America both immediate and gone by. With bassist Matt Peterson and drummer Lars-Erik Larson, Harris has recorded a CD that will be released this spring. For Harris, it’s a reaction to big media and what he calls “the poisonous atmosphere that is modern America.” If you’ve seen him play with Atlantis Quartet, his trio, or anyone else, you know this will be serious and interesting. 7 p.m. FMI and tickets ($15/10). Monday at Bryant Lake Bowl: The Theater of Public Policy: “Up the Amazon Without a Paddle.” Remember when Amazon was just an online bookstore? (If you don’t, that’s how it started, way back in 1994.) Today it’s an online almost-everything store and the Great Disruptor. T 2 P 2’s guest is Olivia La Vecchia, a research associate for the Institute for Local Self Reliance and coauthor of a report on Amazon’s effects on local communities and businesses. They’ll ask her some questions, riff on her answers with improvisational ...

The Skechers Performance Official L.a. Marathon Charities #6

... race and the L. A. Big 5 k. We can help our “L. A. Fire” team by sponsoring a member; by becoming a virtual runner; or by simply making a donation. All contributions benefit the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund and come directly to the charity, a 110-year old non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax I. D. #95-6205446. Participants are dedicated to completing this incredible race and raising money for those in need to be able to afford basic living expenses, health insurance and even college tuition. Support! Donate! Volunteer. LA Sporting Goods Big 5 K is Saturday, March 18 th, 2017. Online registration closes Wednesday, March 15 th. Gayle Anderson was wearing the OFFICIAL 2017 SKECHERS PERFORMANCE L. A. MARATHON SHOES. You can purchase a pair online or you can buy a pair at THE HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO. The annual event hosts more than 120 exhibitors featuring brand-new designs in ...

Chargers Make Mark In L.a. Marathon

... streets to run the 2017 L. A. Marathon. Watch. General Manager Tom Telesco discusses the 2017 draft, free agency and the LA Marathon Watch. Embed Code #31 (Chargers Newsletters Email Article Embed). Chargers News To Your Inbox. Sign up for the free Chargers email newsletter and stay in the know with all things Bolts. Mar 19 th, 2017. 26.2 miles “from the stadium to the sea.”. The L. A. Marathon has been a staple in the City of Angels since 1986. On Sunday, the Chargers assembled a 13-person relay team for the race which included General Manager Tom Telesco, linebacker Denzel Perryman , Chargers Sr. Director of Player Engagement Arthur Hightower, Charger Girls, Chargers super fans and yours truly. While all of us (sans Perryman) spend our Sundays watching the team, today, we became a part of it. Having never run a marathon or in a marathon, I had no idea what to expect. It didn’t disappoint. People from all over the world flock to this event to take in the sights and sounds of Los Angeles.  It’s an incredible international event, and the male and ...

Elisha Barno Shakes Off Queasy Stomach To Win L.a. Marathon With Smooth Stride

... win the 32 nd annual L. A. Marathon men's race. Elisha Barno crosses the finish line in Santa Monica to win the 32 nd annual L. A. Marathon men's race. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times). As a student in Kenya, Elisha Barno made a three-mile run between home and school four times a day, counting a quick trip for lunch. He routinely ran nine miles roundtrip to participate in extracurricular sports. Barno spent countless weekends hunting gazelles and rabbits with his dogs. To him, running was like breathing. So it was little surprise Sunday that the indefatigable Barno didn’t break stride in the 25 th mile of the Los Angeles Marathon , despite getting sick along the way. He later explained his sports-drink concoction had him feeling queasy. “It was a lot of pain, but I had to be patient,” said Barno, 30, who pulled ahead of countryman Daniel Limo in the final mile and glided down Ocean Boulevard in Santa Monica all alone, winning in 2 hours 11 minutes 51 seconds. “I was making calculations in my head,” Barno said. “When I saw the ocean, I thought, ‘No way I’m not going to win this race. I’m not letting ...