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Los Angeles Marathon To Race Through Westside

Los Angeles Marathon
The Los Angeles Marathon is set for March 9 and finishes in Santa Monica. (Thinkstock)

The “Stadium to the Sea” – or the Los Angeles Marathon, as it is more commonly known – is ready for its 29th race this weekend, as runners will be pacing themselves March 9 on a 26.2-mile course snaking from Dodger Stadium to just shy of the Santa Monica Pier.

Along the way, runners will cut through Century City as well as West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood, and other Westside communities.

Runners will enter Beverly Hills from the City’s eastern border on Santa Monica Boulevard before heading south on Doheny and then west onto Burton Way into Century City.

Miles 15 through 18 (approximate estimate) bisect the heart of Beverly Hills.

Runners rejoin Santa Monica Boulevard just before Century City, which is along the 19th mile of the marathon; runners will cut through the urban enclave along Santa Monica Boulevard, going east to west into West Los Angeles and Westwood before turning north toward Brentwood.

Once in Brentwood, runners will San Vicente into Santa Monica and toward Mile 25. Once passed the Mile 25 markers, runners will turn south on Ocean Avenue and toward the finish line near the California Incline.

Presented by ASICS, the Los Angeles Marathon is technically 26.219 miles – or 42.195 kilometers – from start to finish. Inspired by the 1984 Olympic Summer Games, the Los Angeles Marathon launched in 1986.

Just like this year, the first-ever Los Angeles Marathon took place on March 9.

When the first iteration of the footrace kicked off of March 9, 1986, nearly 11,000 people took part in the race. The marathon’s course was primarily in and around Downtown Los Angeles, finishing at the Memorial Coliseum near the University of Southern California.

In 2008, the marathon took on its current iteration, with the start line at Dodger Stadium and the finish line on Ocean Avenue near the California Incline in Santa Monica.

On March 9, runners will start at Dodger Stadium, then continue through Chinatown, Bunker Hill, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood, Brentwood, and then into Santa Monica.

Organizers announced Feb. 26 more than 25,000 runners signed up to participate in this year’s Los Angeles Marathon.

The field also includes more than 3,700 charity runners who are participating in the race on behalf of about 90 charities.

Last year’s male runner, Kenya’s Erick Mose, will again be racing in this year’s event.

The race begins at 6 a.m. and will be broadcast live on KTLA. Spectators may also watch the race in person anywhere along the route, including major thoroughfares such as Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevards.

Please visit the Los Angeles Marathon website for possible road closures in your area and additional information. Be sure to view online interactive maps or tune into local news for real-time traffic information during the race.

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