Name: Los Angeles Marathon
Date: March 19, 2023
Finish Time: 2:51:13
Goals | Description | Completed? |
A | Sub-2:45 | No |
B | Sub-2:50 | No |
C | Sub-3:00 | Yes |
Why I signed up?
My average miles per week for this training block was about ~60 miles. Most of my runs are easy or recovery pace. 2 runs per week were harder. And more hill training. I live in LA, so I ran my long runs on the course on weekends to get a better feel of the course.
The LA Marathon is no longer the Stadium to the Sea. They changed the route to make a u-turn at Mile 22 back to Century City. The game changed. Imagine heartbreak hill being at the end of the race. The last 10K is uphill and rolling hills. 😅
How was the race?
The race was amazing. I felt like there were more people cheering us on this year than I remember from years prior. Running crews from all around the city showed up and were awesome! The organization and water stations were great. The weather was good and the music along the course was on point (two taiko drumming groups!).
Even still, I am grateful to everyone who makes this possible and very fortunate that my family got to see me finish and friends cheering us on. It was amazing to reflect on the journey from the first marathon to now during the race. It takes everyone to do this.
TL;DR: If you are going to run the 2024 LA Marathon, prepare for hills!