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Traversing Olympic Blvd. in 2009

The Los Angeles Marathon (formerly known as the City of Los Angeles Marathon) is an annual running event typically held each spring in Los Angeles, California, since 1986. The marathon was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Los Angeles. It is one of the five largest marathons in the country, with 26,000 participants.[1]

Since 2020, the event has been sponsored by Asics and is officially titled the Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS.

History

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Benjamin Limo at the start of the marathon in 2009

Municipal Games era

In 1970, a race of length Script error: No such module "convert". was held in Los Angeles.[2]

In 1971, the race was lengthened to the distance of a standard marathon – 26 miles 385 yards – and known as the "Griffith Park Marathon".Template:R It was held at the same time as the Municipal Games.Template:R

The 1972 race was known as the "Municipal Games Marathon", while races from 1973 to 1977 were known as the "Los Angeles Marathon",Template:Efn and the 1978 edition was known as the "Los Angeles Police Marathon".Template:R[3]

The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) has no record of any races in this series after 1978.Template:R

Los Angeles Lite era

The inaugural race in 1981, known as the "Jordache Los Angeles Pro-Am Marathon", was run with two sections, a professional section with 100,000 USD in prize money, and an amateur section.Template:R[4]

Both the 1982 and 1983 races were known as the "Los Angeles Lite Marathon".Template:R

In 1983, runners were misdirected, but the course was changed to ensure that finishers ran at least a marathon.Template:R[5]Template:Efn

ARRS has no record of any races in this series after 1983.Template:R

Current era

The inaugural marathon of the current series was first held in 1986.Template:R

In 1997, Nadezhda Ilyina crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified for cutting the course through a service station.Template:R[6]Template:Efn The victory went to Ilyina's friend and first-time marathoner Lornah Kiplagat.Template:RTemplate:R

Since 2008, the operating rights to the Los Angeles Marathon are the property of former Los Angeles Dodgers owner, Frank McCourt.[7]

The race date for 2009 was moved to Memorial Day, Template:Dts, because the city council wished "to limit the impact on Sunday morning church services".Template:R After runner criticism due to the increased probability of warmer weather, the race date was moved back to March for the 2010 race.Template:R

The 2016 edition was held on Template:Dts to coincide with the U.S. Olympic Trials for the marathon held in Los Angeles the day before.Template:R

The 34th edition of the marathon took place on March 24, 2019.[8]

Despite Los Angeles County having issued a state of emergency four days prior due to the coronavirus pandemic and criticism from other public officials including councilman Mike Bonin,[9] mayor Eric Garcetti allowed the 2020 marathon to continue as scheduled on March 8, 2020.[8]

The 2021 edition of the race was postponed to November 7 due to the coronavirus, pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually or transferring their entry to 2022, 2023, or 2024.[10][11]

In 2022, the marathon chase was revived, after a 7 year absence after its 10 year stint. The chase involves both women and men elite fields running to reach the finish line first. However, the women are given a head start based on an assessment on both fields and their personal bests. For example, the 2024 edition featured a 17 minute head start favoring the women. Along with a $6,000 prize for the winner of each gender field, the winner of the chase earns a $10,000 bonus.[12]

Course

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Romanian Nuța Olaru in 2009

The original route in 1986 started at Exposition Park and ended at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The route around the turn of the millennium both started and ended in Downtown Los Angeles.

From 2007 to 2008, it started south of Universal City and ended in Downtown Los Angeles.Template:Efn

The iconic "Stadium to Sea" route started at Dodger StadiumTemplate:Efn and ended in Santa Monica.

The course was changed in the middle of 2020 to end at Avenue of the Stars in Century City due to "dramatically increased costs quoted by the city of Santa Monica" to continue hosting the finish there.Template:R

Community impact

In 2014, the Los Angeles Marathon charity program continued its tremendous growth as 91 participating charities combined to raise a cumulative total $3.7 million.

Students Run LA

In 1987, six students at East Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights High School enrolled in a marathon training program offered by teacher Harry Shabazian. On March 4, 1990, two dozen teachers from around the city joined the three co-founders, with students from their respective schools, and together, they all ran in the Los Angeles Marathon V. In 1993, Students Run LA spun off from LAUSD and became an independent 501(c)(3) organization.[14] SRLA continues to provide its after-school mentoring and training program to all students of grades 7-12 for free. For the 6 months leading to the marathon, SRLA grants free entry and transport to its participants in races of increasing length, a 5K, 10K, 15K, two half marathons, and a 30K. Students in the program receive free training shirts, running shoes, marathon uniforms, along with race expenses. Today, more than 3,200 middle and high school students, from 185 school and community programs, train alongside 550 volunteer leaders, and 99% of students complete the LA Marathon.[14][15][16]

Inspired by the success of SRLA, a pilot project was begun with the Montreal Marathon and Students on the run (Étudiants dans la course) was created with the first objective to complete the September 2010 Montreal Marathon. There were 19 students to begin with and 12 completed the 2010 event. The program continues with a new group and a new objective, complete the 2011 event.[17]

Legacy Runners

Each year, the marathon honors Legacy Runners, runners who have finished every Los Angeles Marathon since its inception in 1986. Each Legacy Runner receives a special bib with a permanent bib number.

In the 2024 edition, 95 Legacy Runners completed their 1000th mile of the LA Marathon, which was situated at mile 4 of the race.[18]

Television coverage

From 1986 to 2001 KCOP-TV televised the Los Angeles Marathon, in 2002, KCAL-TV, from 2003 to 2007, KNBC and from 2008 to present, KTLA.

Since 2017, the event has been carried nationally on WGN America except in Los Angeles.

Top finishers

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Winners Weldon Kirui and Nataliya Lehonkova with Mayor Garcetti, 2016
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Simon Njoroge winning in 2012
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Fatuma Sado winning in 2012

Ages of top finishers in the Masters category are given in parentheses.

Key:

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Year
Category Men Women
2025 Results March 16, 2025[19]
Open Template:Flai 2:07:46 Template:Flai 2:30:16
Wheelchair Template:Flai 1:38:09 Template:Flai 2:03:56
2024 Results March 17, 2024[20]
Open Template:Flagicon Dominic Ngeno 2:11:01 Template:Flagicon Stacy Ndiwa 2:25:29
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Francisco Sanclemente 1:37:14 Template:Flagicon Hannah Babalola 2:19:24
2023 Results March 19, 2023[21]
Open Template:Flagicon Jemal Yimer 2:13:15 Template:Flagicon Stacy Ndiwa 2:31:02
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Francisco Sanclemente 1:43:55 Template:Flagicon Hannah Babalola 2:50:35
2022 Results March 20, 2022[22]
Open Template:Flagicon John Korir 2:09:08 Template:Flagicon Delvine Meringor 2:25:04
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Tyler Byers 1:49:17 Template:Flagicon Corey Petersen 3:23:32
2021 Results November 7, 2021[23]
Open Template:Flagicon John Korir 2:12:48 Template:Flagicon Natasha Cockram 2:33:17
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Cesar Gonzalez 2:08:26 Template:Flagicon Mary Thompson 4:25:01
2020 Results March 8, 2020[24][25]
Open Template:Flagicon Bayelign Teshager 2:08:26 Template:Flagicon Margaret Muriuki 2:29:27
Masters Template:Flagicon Carlos Lopez (42) 2:37:49 Template:Flagicon Madeleine Sargent (42) 2:48:17
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Rafael Botello Jimenez 1:44:37 Template:Flagicon Vanessa Christina de Souza 1:59:55
2019 Results March 24, 2019[26]
Open Template:Flagicon Elisha Barno 2:11:45 Template:Flagicon Askale Marachi 2:24:11
Masters Template:Flagicon Jesse Williams (41) 2:36:54 Template:Flagicon Ingrid Walters (47) 2:48:03
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Joshua Cassidy[26] 1:31:48 Template:Flagicon Katrina Gerhard[26] 1:56:23
2018 Results March 18, 2018[27]
Open Template:Flagicon Weldon Kirui 2:11:47 Template:Flagicon Sule Gedo 2:33:50
Masters Template:Flagicon Carlos Larios (45) 2:34:18 Template:Flagicon Ingrid Walters (46) 2:55:28
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Krige Schabort[27] 1:35:40 Template:Flagicon Michelle Wheeler[27] 2:16:36
2017 Results March 19, 2017[28]
Open Template:Flagicon Elisha Barno 2:11:53 Template:Flagicon Hellen Jepkurgat 2:34:24
Masters Template:Flagicon Peter Lawrence (45) 2:38:05 Template:Flagicon Gina Johnson (43) 3:10:27
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Tom Davis 1:06:52 Template:Flagicon Jenna Rollman 1:43:14
2016 Results February 14, 2016
Open Template:Flagicon Weldon Kirui 2:13:06 Template:Flagicon Nataliya Lehonkova 2:30:40
Masters Template:Flagicon Brett Bernacchi (43) 2:40:07 Template:Flagicon Rebecca Trachsel (41) 3:05:29
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Owen Daniels 1:21:27 Template:Flagicon Jenna Rollman 1:53:44
2015 Results March 15, 2015
Open Template:Flagicon Daniel Limo 2:10:36 Template:Flagicon Ogla Kimaiyo 2:34:10
Masters Template:Flagicon Oswaldo Hurtado (41) 2:34:03 Template:Flagicon Victoria Russell (43) 2:50:03
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Scott Parson 1:37:12 Template:Flagicon Shirley Reilly 2:00:27
2014 Results March 9, 2014
Open Template:Flagicon Gebo Burka 2:10:37 Template:Flagicon Amane Gobena 2:27:37
Masters Template:Flagicon Ricardo Ramirez (41) 2:38:20 Template:Flagicon Dolores Valencia (49) 2:57:58
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Joshua George 1:33:11 Template:Flagicon Susannah Scaroni 1:54:54 [29]
2013 Results March 17, 2013
Open Template:Flagicon Erick Mose 2:09:43 Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Duliba 2:25:39 [30]
Masters Template:Flagicon Abderrahmane Djemadi (42) 2:37:07 Template:Flagicon Deena Kastor (40) 2:32:39
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Krige Schabort 1:30:50 Template:Flagicon Susannah Scaroni 1:54:39
2012 Results March 18, 2012
Open Template:Flagicon Simon Njoroge 2:12:12 Template:Flagicon Fatuma Sado 2:25:39 [31]
Masters Template:Flagicon Nicholas Bowden (40) 2:38:26 Template:Flagicon Tetyana Mezentseva (40) 2:31:20
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Krige Schabort 1:39:53 Template:Flagicon Shirley Reilly 1:57:09
2011 Results March 20, 2011
Open Template:Flagicon Markos Geneti 2:06:35 Template:Flagicon Buzunesh Deba 2:26:34
Masters Template:Flagicon Juan Jose Ortiz Jauregui (44) 2:44:10 Template:Flagicon Svetlana Ponomarenko (41) 2:38:56
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Krige Schabort 1:33:15 Template:Flagicon Shirley Reilly 1:57:25
2010 Results March 21, 2010
Open Template:Flagicon Wesley Korir 2:09:19 Template:Flagicon Edna Kiplagat 2:25:38
Masters Template:Flagicon Juan Ramirez (41) 2:39:35 Template:Flagicon Linda Somers-Smith (48) 2:36:33
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Krige Schabort 1:31:51 Template:Flagicon Amanda McGrory 1:53:12
2009 Results May 25, 2009
Open Template:Flagicon Wesley Korir 2:08:24 Template:Flagicon Tatyana Petrova 2:25:59
Masters Template:Flagicon Martin Rindahl (45) 2:43:17 Template:Flagicon Carista Strickland (47) 3:14:45
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Aaron Gordian 1:31:19 Template:Flagicon Amanda McGrory 1:48:13
2008 Results March 2, 2008
Open Template:Flagicon Laban Moiben 2:13:50 Template:Flagicon Tatyana Aryasova 2:29:09
Masters Template:Flagicon Fermin Sequen (40) 2:34:34 Template:Flagicon Tatiana Titova (42) 2:51:32
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Saul Mendoza 1:31:12 Template:Flagicon Cheri Blauwet 1:53:35
2007 Results March 4, 2007
Open Template:Flagicon Fred Mogaka 2:17:14 Template:Flagicon Ramilya Burangulova 2:37:54
Masters Template:Flagicon Yoshihisa Hosaka (58) 2:49:06 Template:Flagicon Ramilya Burangulova (45) 2:37:54
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Kurt Fearnley 1:23:40 Template:Flagicon Shelly Woods 1:50:55
2006 Results March 19, 2006
Open Template:Flagicon Benson Cherono 2:08:40 Template:Flagicon Lidiya Grigoryeva 2:25:10
Masters Template:Flagicon Jose Ortiz Pina (43) 2:33:23 Template:Flagicon Lyudmyla Pushkina (40) 2:41:15
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Ernst Van Dyk 1:24:48 Template:Flagicon Shirley Reilly 1:55:23
2005 Results March 6, 2005
Open Template:Flagicon Mark Saina 2:09:35 Template:Flagicon Lyubov Denisova 2:26:11
Masters Ezequiel Hernandez (41) 2:45:01 Template:Flagicon Tatyana Pozdnyakova (50) 2:31:05
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Kurt Fearnley 1:30:11 Template:Flagicon Cheri Blauwet 1:51:45
2004 Results March 7, 2004
Open Template:Flagicon David Kiptoo Kirui 2:13:41 Template:Flagicon Tatyana Pozdnyakova 2:30:17
Masters Template:Flagicon Reynaldo Ramirez (40) 2:35:38 Template:Flagicon Tatyana Pozdnyakova (49) 2:30:17
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Joel Jeannot 1:27:08 Template:Flagicon Cheri Blauwet 1:54:02
2003 Results March 2, 2003
Open Template:Flagicon Mark Yatich 2:09:52 Template:Flagicon Tatyana Pozdnyakova 2:29:40
Masters Template:Flagicon Robert Leonardo (40) 2:40:46 Template:Flagicon Tatyana Pozdnyakova (48) 2:29:40
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Saúl Mendoza 1:27:07 Template:Flagicon Cheri Blauwet 1:50:06
2002 Results March 3, 2002
Open Template:Flagicon Steven Ndungu 2:10:27 Template:Flagicon Lyubov Denisova 2:28:49
Masters Template:Flagicon Jose Díaz (46) 2:41:07 Template:Flagicon Tatyana Pozdnyakova (47) 2:30:26
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Ernst Van Dyk 1:28:44 Template:Flagicon Ariadne Hernandez 1:55:01
2001 Results March 4, 2001
Open Template:Flagicon Steven Ndungu 2:13:13 Template:Flagicon Elana Paramonova 2:35:58
Masters Template:Flagicon Raymond Baradas (41) 2:38:43 Template:Flagicon Teresa Boches-Saban (44) 3:05:20
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Saúl Mendoza 1:32:50 Template:Flagicon Ariadne Hernandez 2:04:30
2000 Results March 5, 2000
Open Template:Flagicon Benson Mutiisya Mbithi 2:11:55 Template:Flagicon Jane Salumäe 2:33:33
Masters Template:Flagicon Marco Ortíz (50) 2:27:33 Template:Flagicon Judy Maguire (41) 2:58:21
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Saúl Mendoza 1:42:33 Template:Flagicon Jean Driscoll 2:12:17
1999 Results March 14, 1999
Open Template:Flagicon Simon Bor 2:09:25 Template:Flagicon Irina Bogachova 2:30:32
Masters Template:Flagicon Federico Yax 2:32:19 Template:Flagicon Judy Maguire 2:54:12
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Saúl Mendoza 1:28:43 Template:Flagicon Deanna Sodoma 2:03:44
1998 Results March 29, 1998
Open Template:Flagicon Zebedayo Bayo 2:11:21 Template:Flagicon Lornah Kiplagat 2:33:58
Masters Template:Flagicon Peter Rischl 2:31:53 Template:Flagicon Candy Clark 3:08:56
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Saúl Mendoza 1:29:57 Template:Flagicon Kazu Hatanaka 1:56:55
1997 Results March 2, 1997
Open Template:Flagicon El-Maati Chaham 2:14:16 Template:Flagicon Lornah Kiplagat 2:33:50
Masters Template:Flagicon Yoshio Ishizuka 2:36:14 Template:Flagicon Philomena Chandra 3:03:10
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Saúl Mendoza 1:37:27 Template:Flagicon Louise Sauvage 1:49:22
1996 Results March 3, 1996
Open Template:Flagicon Jose Luis Molina 2:13:23 Template:Flagicon Lyubov Klochko 2:30:30
Masters Template:Flagicon Hugo Juárez 2:33:26 Template:Flagicon Lorraine Gersitz 3:11:50
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Heinz Frei 1:27:10 Template:Flagicon Jean Driscoll 1:46:09
1995 Results March 5, 1995
Open Template:Flagicon Rolando Vera 2:11:39 Template:FlagiconTemplate:NoteTag Nadia Prasad 2:29:48
Masters Template:Flagicon John Bednarksi 2:36:40 Template:Flagicon Alfreda Iglehart 3:13:29
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Paul Wiggins 1:36:06 Template:Flagicon Jean Driscoll 1:52:51
1994 Results March 6, 1994
Open Template:Flagicon Paul Pilkington 2:12:13 Template:Flagicon Olga Appell 2:28:12
Masters Template:Flagicon Gregg Horner 2:34:20 Template:Flagicon Emma Scaunich 2:37:05
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Phillipe Couprie and Template:Flagicon Paul Wiggins[32] 1:34:52 Template:Flagicon Connie Hansen 1:48:58
1993 Results March 7, 1993
Open Template:Flagicon Joselido Rocha 2:14:28 Template:Flagicon Lyubov Klochko 2:39:48
Masters Template:Flagicon Dennis Bock 2:36:32 Template:Flagicon Candy Dodge 3:03:10
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Jan Mattern 1:32:15 Template:Flagicon Connie Hansen 1:51:26
1992 Results March 1, 1992
Open Template:Flagicon John Treacy 2:12:29 File:Flag of the CIS.svg Madina Biktagirova 2:26:23
Masters Template:Flagicon Manuel García Pérez 2:25:35 Template:Flagicon Sandra Marshall 3:02:47
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Jim Knaub 1:40:53 Template:Flagicon Connie Hansen 1:56:17
1991 Results March 3, 1991
Open Template:Flagicon Mark Plaatjes 2:10:29 Template:Flagicon Cathy O'Brien 2:29:38
Masters Template:Flagicon John Campbell (42) 2:14:33 Template:Flagicon Priscilla Webb 2:40:20
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Jim Knaub 1:40:43 Template:Flagicon Connie Hansen 1:57:11
1990 Results March 4, 1990
Open Template:Flagicon Pedro Ortíz 2:11:54 Template:Flagicon Julie Isphording 2:32:25
Masters Template:Flagicon John Campbell (41) 2:20:15 Template:Flagicon Graziela Striuli 3:26:48
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Moustapha Badid 1:45:40 Template:Flagicon Ann Cody-Morris 2:03:49
1989 Results March 5, 1989
Open Template:Flagicon Art Boileau 2:13:01 Template:Flagicon Zoya Ivanova 2:34:42
Masters Template:Flagicon John Campbell (40) 2:17:51 Template:Flagicon Carol Mather 3:02:57
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Jim Knaub 1:46:52 Template:Flagicon Candace Cable-Brookes 2:07:03
1988 Results March 6, 1988
Open Template:Flagicon Martín Mondragón 2:10:19 Template:Flagicon Blanca Jaime 2:36:11
Masters Template:Flagicon Bob Schlau (40)[33] 2:19:27 Template:Flagicon Harolene Walters (47) 2:54:18
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Bob Molinatti 1:56:35 Template:Flagicon Candace Cable-Brookes 2:19:38
1987 Results March 1, 1987
Open Template:Flagicon Art Boileau 2:13:08 Template:Flagicon Nancy Ditz 2:35:24
Masters Template:Flagicon Victor Mora García 2:19:44 Template:Flagicon Barbara Fituze 2:47:21
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Ted Vance 1:54:06 Template:Flagicon Candace Cable-Brookes 2:05:45
1986 Results March 9, 1986
Open Template:Flagicon Ric Sayre 2:12:59 Template:Flagicon Nancy Ditz 2:36:27
Masters Template:Flagicon Kjell-Erik Ståhl (40) 2:19:20 Template:Flagicon Harolene Walters (45)[34] 2:57:26
Wheelchair Template:Flagicon Bob Molinatti 2:16:36 Template:Flagicon Candace Cable-Brookes 2:23:10

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