Elite competitors lead a pack of thousands of runners at the start of the L.A. Marathon at Dodger Stadium. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Runners gather in the Dodger Stadium parking lot hours before the start of the marathon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
With the downtown L.A. skyline in the background, runners begin the long trek. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Nima Payan, of Iran, and Stacey Tabor stretch their muscles, hours before the start of the L.A. Marathon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A marathon competitor in a wheelchair warms up on the course minutes before the start of the race. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Runners rest in Dodger Stadium pre-marathon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Runners make their way down Elysian Park Avenue in Echo Park onto Sunset Boulevard. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
