Thousands of eager professional and amateur athletes took to the streets Sunday to participate in the 36th Los Angeles Marathon, which was twice delayed this year because of the pandemic.
Those in wheelchairs began the race at 6:30 a.m. at Dodger Stadium, followed by elite women runners 15 minutes later and elite men and the full field at 6:55 a.m. Most participants were expected to take three to five hours to complete the 26.2-mile route from downtown to the finish line in Century City.
Runners make the turn onto 1st Street near City Hall at the three-mile mark.
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Runners pass a red statue of a camera man on Rodeo Drive.
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Runners turn onto Grand Avenue near Disney Concert Hall.
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Jeff Crochet, left, and Maria Belle cheer on Sabrina Belle as she runs along Hollywood Boulevard.
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Thousands of runners fill the downtown streets during the L.A. Marathon.
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Runners are reflected in the front window of the Prada store on Rodeo Drive.
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Jared Chan from Brooklyn, New York, passes by the TCL Chinese Theatres on Hollywood Boulevard.
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Exhausted runners rest after completing the Los Angeles Marathon.
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Jocelyn Rivas is hugged by her mother, Rosa, after finishing her 100th marathon, becoming, at 24, the youngest woman to complete 100.
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Bob Binnie weeps as he crosses the finish line, running his first marathon in memory of his recently deceased father, Dr. Hugh Binnie.
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Jani Barr of Canada finishes in 5 hours 2 minutes 53 seconds.
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Tiny rides on the shoulder of volunteer Greg Warner at the finish line.
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Gina Ferazzi grew up in the small New England town of Longmeadow, Mass. She has been a staff photographer with the Los Angeles Times since 1994. Her photos are a part of the staff Pulitzer Prizes for Breaking News in 2016 for the San Bernardino terrorist attack and for the wildfires in 2004. She’s an all-around photographer covering assignments from Winter Olympics, presidential campaigns to local and national news events. Her video documentaries include stories on black tar heroin, health clinics, women priests and Marine suicide. A two-sport scholarship athlete at the University of Maine, Orono, she still holds the record for five goals in one field hockey game.
Robert Gauthier has been with the Los Angeles Times since 1994. He was the photographer for a project detailing the failings of an L.A. public hospital that won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for public service. Before The Times, Gauthier worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Escondido Times-Advocate and the Bernardo News in San Diego County, his hometown.
