And They're Off! More Than 26K LA Marathon Runners Take To Streets As Temperatures Soar
More than 26,000 runners and wheelchair racers flooded the streets of Los Angeles Sunday in the 30th Annual L.A. Marathon.
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More than 26,000 runners and wheelchair racers flooded the streets of Los Angeles Sunday in the 30th Annual L.A. Marathon.
A slow-moving ridge of high pressure has ushered in summer-like temperatures to Southern California, sending droves of people to the Pacific coast for a dip and prompting Los Angeles Marathon organizers to schedule an early start.
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Record warmth and distance running do not mix well, so organizers of Sunday's LA Marathon are doing what they can to try to keep the runners from suffering heat stroke and other related illnesses.
Runners planning their trip to the starting line and commuters hoping to avoid a traffic slowdown will want to note the following road closures and alternate bus routes.
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Cal State LA switched to a modified system as campus officials continue working to address an air conditioning outage.
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