Here's your complete guide to the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon happening this weekend, including the race course map, full schedule of events, and a detailed list of road closures.

The Los Angeles marathon will offer finisher medals to athletes completing a shorter distance, as a result of the weather potentially causing a dangerous race for those running

Now, just as you approach the postcard final leg, the course sharply turns around and you spend the last 4 miles backtracking along a grueling, hot, concrete hellscape (sorry Cent

More than 27,000 runners are expected to descend upon Los Angeles for the 2026 LA Marathon​ on Sunday, running more than two dozen miles across the city and creating a long list of road and freeway closures.

If you have some shorter races under your belt but this is your first half marathon or you’re new to running in general, a plan focused on minimum mileage should build up to about 15 to 25 miles per week.

Running 26.2 miles sounds ambitious at any age, so it’s surprising how often people in their late 80s, 90s, and even past 100 have crossed marathon finish lines. Big city races with open entry rules helped make many of these moments possible.

Nathan Martin won the 41st Los Angeles Marathon in the final stride on Sunday, becoming the second straight American men's winner in the race's closest finish ever. Martin, of Jackson, Michigan, completed the 26.

It was a historic photo finish at the L.A. Marathon, with Nathan Martin rallying to beat leader Michael Kimani Kamau by 00.01 seconds Sunday.