The L.A. Marathon often brings out the best in folks, from resiliency to community support to go the extra mile. That’s what it did on Sunday, save for a slightly tweaked lunch plan here or t…
Runners pass by the Rosevelt Hotel in Hollywood during the 39th Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Along with the 25,000 participants in Sunday’s L.A. Marathon were also more than 200,000 spectators who lined the 26.2-mile route. Between participants and the spectators was a lot of goodwill.
“My son was a torch runner in the 1984 Olympics, that’s how I got inspired,” Higuchi said last week, as she geared up for Sunday. “ running is self-confidence.”Kevin Cimarusti of Los Alamitos was there to commemorate the milestone with a photo. Himself a legacy runner until marathon No. 34, he waited for each legacy runner to pass through.
Dominic Ngeno and second places finisher Cosmas Kiplimo celebrate winning the 39th Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Medics look out for the runners as they finish the 39th Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Runners at a water station between mile 12 and 13 during the 39th Los Angeles Marathon, 26.2-mile “Stadium to the Stars” course on Sunday, March 17, 2024. At Sunset Boulevard close to the course’s halfway point, Christine Kao and her friends rang cow bells and clapped for runners. A portable speaker played “Staying Alive” and “Another One Bites the Dust.”
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