The 36th Los Angeles Marathon, sponsored by Asics, is on Nov. 7 from Dodger Stadium to a new finish line in Century City.
The race’s 26.2-mile route begins at Dodger Stadium and wends it way through neighboring cities of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills to the finish line at Avenue of the Stars near Santa Monica Boulevard in Century City, a business district and neighborhood in Los Angeles.
The LA Marathon’s “Stadium to the Sea” route ended at Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica from 2010 to 2020.
The Freeways
CALTRANS will close the following freeway ramps and turn lanes of US 101, SR-110, and I-405 from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday:
Northbound US-101
- Spring Street off-ramp
- Grand Avenue off-ramp
- Glendale Boulevard/Echo Park Avenue off-ramp
- Sunset Boulevard/Hollywood Boulevard off-ramp
- Left-turn lane of Gower Street 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-turn lane of Santa Monica Boulevard off-ramp
- Wilshire Boulevard off-ramp
Drivers should anticipate delays, plan ahead and use alternate routes. Here’s the link to QuickMap for freeway traffic information: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
The Streets
Street closures along the route begin at 4 a.m. on Sunday. The marathon’s course is closed to vehicular traffic for six hours and 30 minutes beginning after the last runner has crossed the start line at Dodger Stadium.
The marathon gets under way at 6:30 a.m. with wheelchair and handcycle participants and athletes with disabilities, followed by the elite women, 6:45 a.m., and then the elite men and general field start at 6:55 a.m. and will go into the early afternoon.
For general information on the marathon and updates: facebook.com/lamarathon and www.lamarathon.com
Street course closures:
- 4-9 a.m.: Elysian Park Avenue — between Dodger Stadium and Sunset Boulevard
- 4-9:20 a.m.: Sunset Boulevard — between Park Avenue and Figueroa Street
- 4-9:32 a.m.: Cesar Chavez Avenue — between Bunker Hill and Alameda Street
- 4-9:35 a.m.: Broadway — between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Alpine Street
- 4-9:35 a.m.: Alpine Street — between Hill and Alameda streets
- 4-9:35 a.m.: Spring Street — between College and First streets
- 4-9:50 a.m.: First Street — between Hope and San Pedro streets
- 4-9:50 a.m.: Los Angeles Street — between Temple and Fifth streets
- 4-9:50 a.m.: Fourth Street — between Los Angeles and Main streets
- 4-9:50 a.m.: Main Street — between Fifth and Temple streets
- 4-9:50 a.m.: Third Street — between San Pedro and Hill streets
- 4-9:50 a.m.: Hill Street — between Fourth and Temple streets
- 4-10:05 a.m.: First Street — between San Pedro and Hope streets
- 4-10:05 a.m.: Grand Avenue — between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Second Street
- 4-10:20 a.m.: Temple Street — between Alameda Street and Glendale Boulevard
- 4-10:20 a.m.: Edgeware Road — between Temple and Boston streets
- 4-10:20 a.m.: Bellevue Avenue — between Sunset and Glendale boulevards
- 4-10:40 a.m.: Glendale Boulevard — between Temple Street and Sunset Boulevard
- 4-11:10 a.m.: Sunset Boulevard — between Echo Park and Virgil avenues
- 4 a.m.-noon: Hollywood Boulevard — between Hillhurst and La Brea avenues
- 4 a.m.-noon: Orange Avenue — between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards
- 5 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Sunset Boulevard — between Highland Avenue and Doheny Drive
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: San Vicente Boulevard — between Sunset Boulevard and Melrose Avenue
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Santa Monica Boulevard — between La Cienega Boulevard and Sierra Drive
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Doheny Drive — between Nemo Street and Wilshire Boulevard
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Burton Way — between Robertson Boulevard and Rexford Drive
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: South Santa Monica Boulevard — between Rexford Drive and Moreno Boulevard
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Rodeo Drive — between Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Wilshire Boulevard — between Beverly Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard
- 5 a.m.-5 p.m.: Santa Monica Boulevard (westbound and eastbound lanes) — between Wilshire and Sepulveda boulevards
- 5 a.m.-2:45 p.m.: Sepulveda Boulevard — between Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards
- 5 a.m.-2:20 p.m.: Wilshire Boulevard (westbound and eastbound lanes) — between Sepulveda Boulevard and Barrington Avenue
- 5 a.m.-5 p.m.: San Vicente Boulevard — between Wilshire Boulevard and Saltaire Avenue
West Hollywood
Parking will be prohibited along the marathon route. No parking signs will be posted prior to the event.
Spectators 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 from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. in West Hollywood:
- 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 exits the City of West Hollywood along Doheny Drive to the City of Beverly Hills
For more information on the marathon and street closures in West Hollywood, Event Services Division, 323-848-6502. Details about the marathon between miles 14 and 15 in West Hollywood: bit.ly/3CFAVl8
Beverly Hills
The Beverly Hills segment of the marathon enters at Doheny Drive, and participants run west on Burton Way to Rodeo Drive, then run south on Rodeo to Wilshire Boulevard, and then west to Santa Monica Boulevard.
Spectators looking for parking during the marathon in Beverly Hills will find information online beverlyhills.org/parking
Streets closed from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Beverly Hills:
- 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 drives
- 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
Also, there will be a detour in effect until 5 p.m. Nov. 7 on the western border of Beverly Hills at Wilshire and North Santa Monica boulevards and also at Moreno Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard. Beverly Hills Police Department and detour boards will direct motorists around the route in the city. Beverly Hills Police Department Facebook marathon information: bit.ly/3mBElj5
Map of the Beverly Hills street closures are available here: bit.ly/3CDQ4mU
Finish line
Spectator access will be limited on 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 non-credentialed public.
The “Finish Festival,” 9 a.m.-3 p.m. is at at Century Park, 10058 Constellation Blvd., at Avenue of the Stars and across from the Westfield hotel, in Century City.
Download the “Experience” app to track participants and receive updates on the marathon: active.app.link/LAmarathon
Race results will be posted here: http://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2353/placings
