Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Shadow Marathon in Progress
Over 400 soldiers at Camp Taji in Iraq are taking part in a "shadow" LA Marathon today on their base, running 26.2 miles on the same day as our race. They're running early in the morning to avoid 113 degree daytime heat. There are also two soldiers running along with us in Afghanistan. We sent all of them Clif Bars, Bibs, medals, Official LA Marathon participant shirts and a finish line banner. We're really proud that these brave men and women have chosen to join our event as a way to honor their fallen comrades. Lt Donald Dyer in Afghanistan just sent us an email letting us know that their two soldiers have finished their marathon. Here's the photographic proof. Congratulations to the first two finishers of the LA Marathon!
Peter
I Pledge Allegiance
If you had a chance to stop by our Green Booth at the Expo, you may have seen our Eco Pledge. 200 people signed the pledge and got a nifty special green "LA" stamp on their race bib. We hope you made the pledge and had a chance to meet our green consultant Bruce Rayner from FitPlanet.
Peter
Dean Karnazes Finishes his Journey to LA
About an hour ago, Dean Karnazes finished his 100-mile run to LA from Santa Barbara. He did the run non-stop, and he finished right into the middle of our Expo in front of thousands of people. Dean then jumped up on stage and spoke to a huge crowd about his 24-hour journey. And he's now signing autographs. What a guy! Then he'll get up in the morning and run the LA Marathon with 17,000 of his closest friends.
Peter
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