The 36th Los Angeles Marathon, sponsored by Asics, takes place on November 7 from Dodger Stadium to a new finish line in Century City.
The race’s 26.2-mile route begins at Dodger Stadium and travels through the neighboring towns of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills to the finish line at Avenue of the Stars near Santa Monica Boulevard in Century City, which is a business district and city center. The neighborhood is in Los Angeles.
The LA Marathon’s “Stadium to the Sea” route ended at Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica from 2010 to 2020.
freeway
CALTRANS will close the following freeway ramps and turn lanes of US 101, SR-110, and I-405 on Sundays from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
Northbound US-101
- Spring Street Off-Ramp
- Grand Avenue Off-Ramp
- Glendale Boulevard/Echo Park Avenue Off-Ramp
- Sunset Boulevard/Hollywood Boulevard Off-Ramp
- Gower Street’s left-turn lane off-ramp
- Right-turn lane of Highland Avenue off-ramp
Southbound US-101
- Broadway Off-Ramp
- Temple Street Off-Ramp
- Sunset Boulevard/Hollywood Boulevard Off-Ramp
- Right-turn lane of Gower Street off-ramp
- Right-Turn Lane of Vine Street Off-Ramp
- Highland Avenue Off-Ramp
- Academy Road off-ramp to Amador on-ramp lane closure
Northbound SR-110
- Temple Street Off-Ramp
- Hill Street/Stadium Way Off-Ramp
Southbound SR-110
- Figueroa Street/Sunset Boulevard Off-Ramp
- Stadium Way Off-Ramp
- Hill Street Off-Ramp
Northbound I-405
- Westbound Wilshire Boulevard Off-Ramp
Southbound I-405
- Left Lane Off-Ramp on Santa Monica Boulevard
- Wilshire Boulevard Off-Ramp
Drivers must anticipate delays, plan ahead and use alternate routes. Here’s a link to Quickmap for freeway traffic information: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
roads
Road closures along the route begin at 4 a.m. on Sundays. The marathon’s course is closed to vehicular traffic for six hours and 30 minutes, starting after the last runner crosses the start line at Dodger Stadium.
The marathon begins at 6:30 a.m. with wheelchair and handcycle participants and disabled athletes, followed by elite women, at 6:45, and then the elite men and general field at 6:55 a.m. early afternoon.
For general information about the marathon and updates: facebook.com/lamarathon and www.lamarathon.com
Street Course Closed:
- 4-9 AM: Elysian Park Ave. – Dodger Stadium & Sunset Blvd. in between
- 4-9:20 am: Sunset Boulevard – between Park Avenue and Figueroa Street
- 4-9:32 am: Cesar Chavez Avenue – between Bunker Hill and Alameda Street
- 4-9:35 AM: Broadway – Between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Alpine Street
- 4-9:35 AM: Alpine Street – Between Hill and Alameda Streets
- 4-9:35 AM: Spring Street – Between College and First Streets
- 4-9:50 AM: First Street – Between Hope and San Pedro Streets
- 4-9:50 AM: Los Angeles Street – Between Temple and Fifth Streets
- 4-9:50 AM: Fourth Street – Between Los Angeles and Main Streets
- 4-9:50 am: Main Street – between Fifth and Temple Streets
- 4-9:50 AM: Third Street – Between San Pedro and Hill Streets
- 4-9:50 am: Hill Street – Between Fourth and Temple Streets
- 4-10:05 AM: First Street – Between San Pedro and Hope Streets
- 4-10:05 am: Grand Avenue – between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Second Street
- 4-10:20 AM: Temple Street – Between Alameda Street and Glendale Boulevard
- 4-10:20 AM: Edgware Road – Between Temple and Boston Streets
- 4-10:20 am: Bellevue Avenue – Between Sunset and Glendale Boulevard
- 4-10:40 am: Glendale Boulevard – Between Temple Street and Sunset Boulevard
- 4-11:10 am: Sunset Boulevard – between Echo Park and Virgil Avenues
- 4am-noon: Hollywood Boulevard – Between Hillhurst and La Brea Avenues
- 4am-noon: Orange Avenue – Between Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards
- 5 a.m. 12:45 p.m.: Sunset Boulevard – between Highland Avenue and Doheny Drive
- 5am-1pm: San Vicente Boulevard – Between Sunset Boulevard and Melrose Avenue
- 5am-1pm: Santa Monica Boulevard – Between La Cienega Boulevard and Sierra Drive
- 5am-1pm: Doheny Drive – between Nemo Street and Wilshire Boulevard
- 5am-1pm: Burton Way – Between Robertson Boulevard and Rexford Drive
- 5am-1pm: South Santa Monica Boulevard – Between Rexford Drive and Moreno Boulevard
- 5am-1pm: Rodeo Drive – Between Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards
- 5am-1pm: Wilshire Boulevard – Between Beverly Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard
- 5am-5pm: Santa Monica Boulevard (westbound and eastbound streets) – between Wilshire and Sepulveda Boulevard
- 5 AM-2:45 PM: Sepulveda Boulevard – Between Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevard
- 5am-2:20pm: Wilshire Boulevard (westbound and eastbound streets) – between Sepulveda Boulevard and Barrington Avenue
- 5am-5pm: San Vicente Boulevard – Between Wilshire Boulevard and Saltaire Avenue
West Hollywood
Parking will be banned on Marathon Route. No sign boards will be put up for parking before the event.
Viewers looking for parking during the Marathon in West Hollywood will find a directory of municipal lots and parking structures online. Find parking options here: bit.ly/3q0j3Oh
Streets closed in West Hollywood from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Sunset Boulevard — Between Marmont Lane and Clark Street/North San Vicente Boulevard
- North San Vicente Boulevard — Between Sunset Boulevard and Melrose Avenue
- Santa Monica Boulevard – Between La Cienega Boulevard and North Doheny Drive
- North Doheny Drive — Between Santa Monica and Beverly Boulevards
The Marathon Route departs from downtown West Hollywood along Doheny Drive to downtown Beverly Hills
For more information about marathons and street closures in West Hollywood, Event Services Division, 323-848-6502. Details about the marathon in West Hollywood between miles 14 and 15: bit.ly/3CFAVl8
Beverly Hills
The Beverly Hills section of the marathon enters Doheny Drive, and participants run west along Burton Way to Rodeo Drive, then run south from Rodeo to Wilshire Boulevard, and then west to Santa Monica Boulevard.
Viewers looking for parking during the Beverly Hills Marathon will find information online at beverlyhills.org/parking
Roads remained closed in Beverly Hills from 5 am to 1 pm:
- Doheny Drive – Between North Santa Monica Boulevard and Burton Way
- Burton Way – Between Doheny Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard
- South Santa Monica Boulevard – Between Rexford and Rodeo Drive
- Rodeo Drive — Between South Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards
- Wilshire Boulevard — Between Rodeo Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard
- South Santa Monica Boulevard — Between Wilshire Boulevard and Moreno Drive
In addition, a detour will remain in effect until 5 p.m. on the western border of Beverly Hills in Wilshire and North Santa Monica Boulevards, and on Moreno Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard. The Beverly Hills Police Department and detour boards will guide motorists around the route in the city. Beverly Hills Police Department Facebook Marathon Info: bit.ly/3mBElj5
A map of Beverly Hills road closures is available at: bit.ly/3CDQ4mU
finish line
Access will be limited on the Avenue of the Stars from Santa Monica Boulevard to Constellation Boulevard. The final approach to the finish line will be closed to all spectators and the non-certified public.
The “Finnish Festival,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., is at Century Park, 10058 Constellation Blvd., across the Avenue of the Stars and the Westfield Hotel, in Century City.
Download the “Anubhav” app to track participants and get updates on the marathon: active.app.link/LAmarathon
Race results will be posted here: http://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2353/placeings
