The 2022 Los Angeles Marathon returns March 20 with a 26.2-mile course lined with leisure.

The final marathon was held later than regular, on Nov. 7, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race debuted the marathon’s new “Stadium to the Stars” course, which begins at Dodger Stadium, runs via West Hollywood and Beverly Hills earlier than ending on Avenue of the Stars in Century Metropolis.

This yr, the thirty seventh operating of the marathon will likely be held on its customary date for the primary time since 2020. It would comply with the identical course.

The way to watch the marathon dwell

KTLA Channel 5 may have unique dwell protection of the occasion, ranging from 6 a.m. till 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 20.

Viewers may watch the race on KTLA.com, the KTLA 5 Information app, KTLA’s YouTube, Hulu or KTLA+, which may considered on the KTLA+ app on Apple TV, Roku, and Firestick.

KTLA’s Fb web page and web site may even have a livestream from the end line cam.

What time will runners begin?

The primary occasion will start with the wheelchair begin at 6:30 a.m., adopted by the professional and elite age group girls at 6:40 a.m. after which the professional males and full subject at 6:55 a.m.

At 8:15 a.m., Charity Problem 13.1 begins.

The Energetic Expertise app will let customers observe runners on the course map utilizing GPS.

Outcomes will likely be accessible right here on L.A. Marathon’s web site.

What’s the marathon course?

The marathon will start at Dodger Stadium and end at Avenue of the Stars in Century Metropolis.

The course will wind via downtown L.A., Little Tokyo, Hollywood and different areas. It would comply with its conventional route till Brentwood, the place runners double again on San Vicente, Sepulveda and Santa Monica Boulevard earlier than ending at Avenue of the Stars.

Runners will go essential L.A. landmarks, together with Olvera Avenue, L.A. Metropolis Corridor, Echo Park Lake, Pantages Theater, the Capitol Information Tower, the Hollywood Stroll of Fame and Rodeo Drive.

The change is supposed to permit for a extra vibrant end and supply the chance for extra spectator participation.

The place can spectators watch the end line in particular person?

For these hoping to get an in-person take a look at the end line, organizers say spectator entry will likely be restricted on Avenue of the Stars from Santa Monica to Constellation boulevards. 

Spectators who need to watch runners cross the end line might want to head to the world of Santa Monica Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars close to the bleachers.

Leisure

Kelly’s Lot, led by marathon runner Kelly Zirbes, will carry out on high of a flatbed truck close to the beginning of the race, then transfer to Sundown and Fairfax to complete with a set of operating songs close to the end line. 

Las Colibri, an all-female mariachi band, will likely be acting at Hollywood Boulevard and Western for a Ladies’s Historical past Month tribute.

The Beatunes, a Beatles cowl band, will likely be enjoying dwell on the leisure stage on the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. 

Outdoors the Dolby Theater, race photographers will likely be lined up — paparazzi model — as runners go underneath alongside the Large golden statues for a “Crimson Carpet Oscars Expertise.”

On the Classical Nook on Wilshire and Rodeo in Beverly Hills, there will likely be a “Mellow Mile” of acoustic music from soothing sounds of YOLA.

The ultimate miles will function The Tribe performing a set of “One Hit Wonders,” Doug Legend and the Zydeco Occasion Band, 1969 Band, the Wayback Daddies, in addition to circus performers, aerial dancers, stilt walkers, jugglers, hoop dancers and ball walkers. 

End Competition at Century Park

The Official End Competition will likely be held at Century Park on 2000 Avenue of the Stars from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Revelers can anticipate to get pleasure from dwell leisure, a beer backyard offered by Heineken 0.0, merchandise and post-race restoration activations.

The beer backyard opens at 10 a.m.

Spectators can reap the benefits of $5 parking on the 2049 Century Park East parking storage, accessed from Olympic Boulevard West.

Highway closures

L.A. residents can anticipate to see roads closed alongside the 26.2-mile marathon course Sunday.

The course will likely be closed to vehicular site visitors for six hours and half-hour starting after the final runner crosses the beginning line. The course will then reopen to site visitors on a rolling foundation.

The highway closures will start at 4 a.m., with some roads closed via the afternoon. The northbound 110 and 101 freeway closures will start earlier at 3 a.m.

Extra info on highway closures might be discovered right here.