Los Angeles Marathon

The LA Marathon (formerly the City of Los Angeles Marathon) is an annual running event held each spring in Los Angeles, California. The 26.219 mile (42.195 km) footrace, inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, has been contested every year since 1986. The 34th edition of the marathon took place on March 24, 2019. The marathon is currently sponsored by Asics, and thus its official title is LA Marathon 2020, presented by Asics.

Los Angeles Marathon
DateFebruary/March
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1986
Course recordsMen: 2:06:35 Markos Geneti (2011); Women: 2:25:10 Lidiya Grigoryeva (2006)
Official sitelamarathon.com

Over the course of its 33-year history, the LA Marathon has become one of the largest marathons in the country with more than 25,000 participants, thousands of volunteers and hundreds of thousands of spectators.

The historic race, which has seen unprecedented growth since introducing the iconic “Stadium to Sea” course, draws runners from all over the world to take a tour of Los Angeles running past every major landmark. The "Stadium to the Sea" route was not the original route: the original route started at Exposition Park and ended at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and a 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. In an effort to publicize the new route, Marathon executives tapped Division of Labor, a San Francisco based ad agency to create a campaign dubbed "A Landmark Every Mile" It featured a quick succession of shots of the numerous iconic sites along the route. The campaign helped the marathon sell out for the first time in history. The current route starts at Dodger Stadium (Frank McCourt, the current owner of the Marathon, once owned the Los Angeles Dodgers) and ends in Santa Monica.

In 2014, Skechers the ASICS LA 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.[1] SRLA continues to provide its after-school mentoring and training program to all students for free. Today, more than 3,200 middle and high school students, from 185 school and community programs, train alongside 550 volunteer leaders.[1]

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.[2]

Television coverage

From 1986 KCOP-TV televised the Los Angeles 1994 Maratón, from 2002 to 2003, KCAL-TV, from 2004 to 2007, KNBC and from 2008 to present, KTLA.

Since 2017, the event is nationally carried on WGN Sports with WGN America airing it nationally except in Los Angeles.

Top finishers
Romanian athlete Nuța Olaru at the 2009 edition

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

Key:   Course record

Year
Category Men Women
2020 Results March 8, 2020[3][4]
Open Bayelign Teshager2:08:26 Margaret Muriuki2:29:27
Masters Carlos Lopez (42)2:37:49 Madeleine Sargent (42)2:48:17
Wheelchair Rafael Botello Jimenez1:44:37 Vanessa Christina de Souza1:59:55
2019 Results March 24, 2019[5][5]
Open Elisha Barno2:11:45 Askale Marachi2:24:11
Masters Jesse Williams (41)2:36:54 Ingrid Walters (47)2:48:03
Wheelchair Joshua Cassidy[5]1:31:48 Katrina Gerhard[5]1:56:23
2018 Results March 18, 2018[6][6]
Open Weldon Kirui2:11:47 Sule Gedo2:33:50
Masters Carlos Larios (45)2:34:18 Ingrid Walters (46)2:55:28
Wheelchair Krige Schabort[6]1:35:40 Michelle Wheeler[6]2:16:36
2017 Results March 19, 2017[7]
Open Elisha Barno2:11:53 Hellen Jepkurgat2:34:24
Masters Peter Lawrence (45)2:38:05 Gina Johnson (43)3:10:27
Wheelchair Tom Davis1:06:52 Jenna Rollman1:43:14
2016 Results February 14, 2016
Open Weldon Kirui2:13:06 Nataliya Lehonkova2:30:40
Masters Brett Bernacchi (43)2:40:07 Rebecca Trachsel (41)3:05:29
Wheelchair Owen Daniels1:21:27 Jenna Rollman1:53:44
2015 Results March 15, 2015
Open Daniel Limo2:10:36 Ogla Kimaiyo2:34:10
Masters Oswaldo Hurtado (41)2:34:03 Victoria Russell (43)2:50:03
Wheelchair Scott Parson1:37:12 Shirley Reilly2:00:27
2014 Results March 9, 2014
Open Gebo Burka2:10:37 Amane Gobena2:27:37
Masters Ricardo Ramirez (41)2:38:20 Dolores Valencia (49)2:57:58
Wheelchair Joshua George1:33:11 Susannah Scaroni1:54:54 [8]
2013 Results March 17, 2013
Open Erick Mose2:09:43 Aleksandra Duliba2:25:39 [9]
Masters Abderrahmane Djemadi (42)2:37:07 Deena Kastor (40)2:32:39
Wheelchair Krige Schabort1:30:50 Susannah Scaroni1:54:39
2012 Results March 18, 2012
Open Simon Njoroge2:12:12 Fatuma Sado2:25:39 [10]
Masters Nicholas Bowden (40)2:38:26 Tetyana Mezentseva (40)2:31:20
Wheelchair Krige Schabort1:39:53 Shirley Reilly1:57:09
2011 Results March 20, 2011
Open Markos Geneti2:06:35 Buzunesh Deba2:26:34
Masters Juan Jose Ortiz Jauregui (44)2:44:10 Svetlana Ponomarenko (41)2:38:56
Wheelchair Krige Schabort1:33:15 Shirley Reilly1:57:25
2010 Results March 21, 2010
Open Wesley Korir2:09:19 Edna Kiplagat2:25:38
Masters Juan Ramirez (41)2:39:35 Linda Somers-Smith (48)2:36:33
Wheelchair Krige Schabort1:31:51 Amanda McGrory1:53:12
2009 Results May 25, 2009
Open Wesley Korir2:08:24 Tatyana Petrova2:25:59
Masters Martin Rindahl (45)2:43:17 Carista Strickland (47)3:14:45
Wheelchair Aaron Gordian1:31:19 Amanda McGrory1:48:13
2008 Results March 2, 2008
Open Laban Moiben2:13:50 Tatyana Aryasova2:29:09
Masters Fermin Sequen (40)2:34:34 Tatiana Titova (42)2:51:32
Wheelchair Saul Mendoza1:31:12 Cheri Blauwet1:53:35
2007 Results March 4, 2007
Open Fred Mogaka2:17:14 Ramilya Burangulova2:37:54
Masters Yoshihisa Hosaka (58)2:49:06 Ramilya Burangulova (45)2:37:54
Wheelchair Kurt Fearnley1:23:40 Shelly Woods1:50:55
2006 Results March 19, 2006
Open Benson Cherono2:08:40 Lidiya Grigoryeva2:25:10
Masters Jose Ortiz Pina (43)2:33:23 Lyudmyla Pushkina (40)2:41:15
Wheelchair Ernst Van Dyk1:24:48 Shirley Reilly1:55:23
2005 Results March 6, 2005
Open Mark Saina2:09:35 Lyubov Denisova2:26:11
MastersEzequiel Hernandez (41)2:45:01 Tatyana Pozdnyakova (50)2:31:05
Wheelchair Kurt Fearnley1:30:11 Cheri Blauwet1:51:45
2004 Results March 7, 2004
Open David Kirui2:13:41 Tatyana Pozdnyakova2:30:17
Masters Reynaldo Ramirez (40)2:35:38 Tatyana Pozdnyakova (49)2:30:17
Wheelchair Joel Jeannot1:27:08 Cheri Blauwet1:54:02
2003 Results March 2, 2003
Open Mark Yatich2:09:52 Tatyana Pozdnyakova2:29:40
Masters Robert Leonardo (40)2:40:46 Tatyana Pozdnyakova (48)2:29:40
Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza1:27:07 Cheri Blauwet1:50:06
2002 Results March 3, 2002
Open Steven Ndungu2:10:27 Lyubov Denisova2:28:49
Masters Jose Díaz (46)2:41:07 Tatyana Pozdnyakova (47)2:30:26
Wheelchair Ernst Van Dyk1:28:44 Ariadne Hernandez1:55:01
2001 Results March 4, 2001
Open Steven Ndungu2:13:13 Elana Paramonova2:35:58
Masters Raymond Baradas (41)2:38:43 Teresa Boches-Saban (44)3:05:20
Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza1:32:50 Ariadne Hernandez2:04:30
2000 Results March 5, 2000
Open Benson Mutiisya Mbithi2:11:55 Jane Salumäe2:33:33
Masters Marco Ortíz (50)2:27:33 Judy Maguire (41)2:58:21
Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza1:42:33 Jean Driscoll2:12:17
1999 Results March 14, 1999
Open Simon Bor2:09:25 Irina Bogachova2:30:32
Masters Federico Yax2:32:19 Judy Maguire2:54:12
Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza1:28:43 Deanna Sodoma2:03:44
1998 Results March 29, 1998
Open Zebedayo Bayo2:11:21 Lornah Kiplagat2:33:58
Masters Peter Rischl2:31:53 Candy Clark3:08:56
Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza1:29:57 Kazu Hatanaka1:56:55
1997 Results March 2, 1997
Open El-Maati Chaham2:14:16 Lornah Kiplagat2:33:50
Masters Yoshio Ishizuka2:36:14 Philomena Chandra3:03:10
Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza1:37:27 Louise Sauvage1:49:22
1996 Results March 3, 1996
Open Jose Luis Molina2:13:23 Lyubov Klochko2:30:30
Masters Hugo Juárez2:33:26 Lorraine Gersitz3:11:50
Wheelchair Heinz Frei1:27:10 Jean Driscoll1:46:09
1995 Results March 5, 1995
Open Rolando Vera2:11:39 1 Nadia Prasad2:29:48
Masters John Bednarksi2:36:40 Alfreda Iglehart3:13:29
Wheelchair Paul Wiggins1:36:06 Jean Driscoll1:52:51
1994 Results March 6, 1994
Open Paul Pilkington2:12:13 Olga Appell2:28:12
Masters Gregg Horner2:34:20 Emma Scaunich2:37:05
Wheelchair Phillipe Couprie and Paul Wiggins[11]1:34:52 Connie Hansen1:48:58
1993 Results March 7, 1993
Open Joselido Rocha2:14:28 Lyubov Klochko2:39:48
Masters Dennis Bock2:36:32 Candy Dodge3:03:10
Wheelchair Jan Mattern1:32:15 Connie Hansen1:51:26
1992 Results March 1, 1992
Open John Treacy2:12:29 Madina Biktagirova2:26:23
Masters Manuel García Pérez2:25:35 Sandra Marshall3:02:47
Wheelchair Jim Knaub1:40:53 Connie Hansen1:56:17
1991 Results March 3, 1991
Open Mark Plaatjes2:10:29 Cathy O'Brien2:29:38
Masters John Campbell (42)2:14:33 Priscilla Webb2:40:20
Wheelchair Jim Knaub1:40:43 Connie Hansen1:57:11
1990 Results March 4, 1990
Open Pedro Ortíz2:11:54 Julie Isphording2:32:25
Masters John Campbell (41)2:20:15 Graziela Striuli3:26:48
Wheelchair Moustapha Badid1:45:40 Ann Cody-Morris2:03:49
1989 Results March 5, 1989
Open Art Boileau2:13:01 Zoya Ivanova2:34:42
Masters John Campbell (40)2:17:51 Carol Mather3:02:57
Wheelchair Jim Knaub1:46:52 Candace Cable-Brookes2:07:03
1988 Results March 6, 1988
Open Martín Mondragón2:10:19 Blanca Jaime2:36:11
Masters Bob Schlau (40)[12]2:19:27 Harolene Walters (47)2:54:18
Wheelchair Bob Molinatti1:56:35 Candace Cable-Brookes2:19:38
1987 Results March 1, 1987
Open Art Boileau2:13:08 Nancy Ditz2:35:24
Masters Victor Mora García2:19:44 Barbara Fituze2:47:21
Wheelchair Ted Vance1:54:06 Candace Cable-Brookes2:05:45
1986 Results March 9, 1986
Open Ric Sayre2:12:59 Nancy Ditz2:36:27
Masters Kjell-Erik Ståhl (40)2:19:20 Harolene Walters (45)[13]2:57:26
Wheelchair Bob Molinatti2:16:36 Candace Cable-Brookes2:23:10

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