Still Time to Sign Up to Train for 2003 Los Angeles Marathon.Sports & Lifestyle Editors There is still time to join the L.A. Leggers and begin training for the 2003 Los Angeles Marathon The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual marathon held in Los Angeles, California since 1986. It was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. The race starts at about 8:15AM and runs through Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, the Crenshaw district, and . The L.A. Leggers is Southern California's premier marathon training Training for a marathon is a months or years long project for most recreational runners. This article is about training for recreational runners, i.e. runners who run for sport, physical fitness, or other reasons. program and will begin its new season, Saturday, July 27 at 8:00 am. Starting date for the 30-some weeks of training is set to prepare runners for the 26.2-mile event, which is held the first Sunday in March. New member orientations will be held on July 13 and 20 at 8:30 am. The training is designed to help runners of all skill levels; it also is open to walkers. L.A. Leggers is the only local program based on the run/walk principles taught by Jeff Galloway, Olympic athlete and author of the book Marathon!. The program consists of a group run (or walk) on Saturday mornings that increases from one mile to marathon length over the course of the training. Participants also train independently during the week. Open to anyone 18 or older, the group meets at the Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Senior Center, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. In addition to training runs, the weekly meetings feature speakers, including physicians, nutritionists, shoe specialists and other health and fitness experts. Although the Saturday training is held in Santa Monica, the group attracts marathon hopefuls from throughout Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , with runners and walkers traveling from Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , Pasadena, Monterey Park Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center. and Orange to participate. L.A. Leggers is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting physical and mental health through running. Registration is limited. For reasons of safety, no inexperienced runner will be accepted after the first month. There is a non-refundable $50 fee (increasing to $55 after Sept. 29). For information and an application, call (310) 577-8000 or download an application from the L.A. Leggers Web site: http: www.laleggers.org. |
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