"Stadium to the Stars," Dodger Stadium to Century City. Here's the scoop, not the postcard version.
Race weekend runs Friday through Sunday in early March, with the marathon itself on Sunday morning starting at 7:00am at Dodger Stadium.
Dodger Stadium sits above downtown with limited parking on race morning, budget rideshare traffic and a walk up the hill, or check the official shuttle options before you commit to driving yourself.
The course finishes miles away from where it starts, on Santa Monica Blvd near Century City, not at the old pier finish. Your people need a plan to get from Dodger Stadium to the finish area separately, don't assume they can just walk between the two.
LAX sits closer to the finish area than the start, if you're flying in, factor that into which end of the race you want to be near the night before.
The course moves through Downtown LA, Hollywood, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills before finishing near Century City, more sightseeing than any other Major on this list.
This is not a PR-hunting course. There's real elevation change built into the middle miles, go in with realistic pacing expectations rather than a flat-course goal time.
Early March in LA can mean anything from perfect 55-degree running weather to an unexpected marine-layer chill at the 7am start. Layer smart, plan to shed.
The Avenue of the Stars finish is a wide, well-organized area, but it's not walkable from most downtown hotels, plan your post-race transportation before race morning, not after.
The race is owned and operated by the McCourt Foundation. Communication leading into race week has been solid in recent years, and the point-to-point logistics, while more complex than a loop course, are well marked.
Entry pricing sits mid-pack compared to other Majors, and the sightseeing value of the course is genuinely high. Full registration details live on the official McCourt Foundation site →.
Entertainment-industry energy is baked into the course, expect live bands, costumed crowd support, and a genuinely LA sense of spectacle. It reads more like a moving block party than a traditional marathon.
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