2013 media guide - LA Marathon

FAST FACTS
FAST FACTS
ASICS LA Marathon Fast Facts
The 28th edition of the ASICS LA Marathon will be held on Sunday, March 17, 2013.
The race day schedule is as follows:
6:55 a.m. Wheelchair participants start at Dodger Stadium
7:00 a.m. Hand-­‐crank wheelchair participants start at Dodger Stadium
7:08 a.m. Elite women start at Dodger Stadium (time approximate)
7:25 a.m. Elite men and rest of the field start Dodger Stadium (time approximate)
9:55 a.m. Awards presentation at the ASICS LA Marathon Awards Stage, adjacent
to the finish line
The race will be run over the iconic Stadium to the Sea course that starts at
Dodger Stadium in the City of Los Angeles and passes through West Hollywood,
Beverly Hills and the federal VA property before finishing in the City of Santa
Monica. The race concludes at the intersection of Ocean and California
avenues, just steps from the Pacific Ocean.
The course features a host of local landmarks, such as Disney Hall, Grauman’s
Chinese Theatre, the Sunset Strip, Rodeo Drive and a finish near the Santa
Monica Pier.
For the second year in a row, runners can join together in support of their
favorite charity by participating in the marathon charity relay. The relay allows
one person to run the first half of the marathon while their partner completes
the race. Each relay runner will register and raise money for one of the ASICS
LA Marathon’s official charities, and will receive a specially designed relay
medal upon finishing.
In this year’s race, there will be 185 “Legacy” runners who have run all 27 prior
editions of the ASICS LA Marathon.
Media coverage of the race extends worldwide, on multiple platforms:
Live television broadcast on KTLA (Ch. 5) from 6:00 a.m.-­‐11:00 a.m. PST.
Rebroadcast of the KTLA broadcast nationwide on Universal Sports starting
at 12:00 p.m. PST.
An interactive live radio broadcast is scheduled on AM 570 KLAC radio in
Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 a.m. PDT and lasting throughout the entire
race. Runners and fans will be able to get live weather and traffic reports
and tweets during the broadcast.
Live streaming of the race broadcast on KTLA.com and www.570klac.com.
A total of 81 official charities are aiming to raise $4 million for this year’s race.
Approximately 24,000 entrants are expected, making the race once again one
of the five largest marathons in the U.S. and one of the dozen largest
worldwide.
Entertainment planned for the 26.2-­‐mile course includes more than 35 bands,
500+ cheerleaders, 5 entertainment centers and programs from nearly half of
the marathon’s official charities.
A total prize purse of $110,000 in cash will be offered to both the men’s and
women’s fields, with $25,000 for first place, $12,500 for second, $10,000 for
third, $5,000 for fourth and $2,500 for fifth in each division.
The men’s elite field features defending champion Simon Njoroge and 16
others, all vying to break Markos Geneti’s 2011 race record of 2:06:35.
The women’s elite field of eight is led by Olympic Bronze Medalist and U.S.
record-­‐holder Deena Kastor, a Southern California native who will make her
debut appearance in this race.
An ASICS LA Marathon “Challenge Bonus” of $50,000 will be given to the first
person — man or woman — who crosses the finish line. The elite women’s
field will begin the race slightly before the men’s field. In the nine years of the
challenge, the women have won five times, including 2012, when Fatuma Sado
(Ethiopia, 2:25:39) finished ahead of Njoroge (Kenya, 2:12:12) by 4:04.
For the second year in a row, ASICS is sponsoring a program called “Support
Your Marathoner”, using the latest technology to help friends and family
support their runners on race day through video message boards posted along
the course. More information is available at supportyourmarathoner.com.
Pre-­‐marathon highlights include the massive NutriBullet Health & Fitness Expo in
the South Hall of the LA Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, as well as the
LA Big 5K at Dodger Stadium the morning before the marathon.
Date Event Site Time
Friday,
March 15
Saturday,
March 16
Saturday,
March 16
NutriBullet Health & Fitness
Expo (Free admission)
LA Big 5K
(Registration required: $35)
NutriBullet Health & Fitness
Expo (Free admission)
LA Convention
Center
Dodger
Stadium
LA Convention
Center
10:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. –
6:00 p.m.
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