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2011 Honda LA Marathon Preview: Charity Runners to Take to LA's Streets on Wednesday

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- What if you could harness the transformational power of sport not only to change your life, but to change the life of someone far less fortunate? That's the shared objective of the 65 Official Charities of the Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss, and that's the reason why so many of them will be running the Marathon's Stadium to the Sea route on Wednesday, September 22.

In an effort to kick-off fundraising for the 2011 race, runners representing a wide variety of non-profit organizations will run the Stadium to the Sea route. They will start their journey at 7:00 AM at Dodger Stadium and run the full 26.2 miles of the course, finishing just before the Santa Monica Pier at the finish line of the 2011 race.

Race organizers have set an aggressive goal of helping charities to raise more than $4 million in contributions around the 2011 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss. "Perhaps nothing exemplifies our mission statement of 'inspiring athletes and connecting communities' more than our Official Charities Program," said Ginger Williams, Director of Community Relations for LA MARATHON LLC. "Wednesday's run is all about letting Los Angelenos know that they can make their miles count for so much more on race day."

                    Dozens of runners on behalf of their favorite
    WHO:            charities

                    Honda LA Marathon Preview to Raise Awareness for
    WHAT:           Official Charity Program

                    Official Stadium to the Sea Race Course: Dodger
    WHERE:          Stadium to Santa Monica Pier

                    Starting at 7 a.m. (see below for locations/times
    WHEN:           along the way)

    TIMETABLE

    Start @ Dodger Stadium  /  7:00 a.m. runners depart

    Mile 6.5 @ Sunset & Mohawk  / Runners arrival estimated 8 a.m. to 9:30
     a.m.

    Mile 13 @ Sunset & Fairfax  /  9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

    Mile 19.5 @ Santa Monica & Veteran  /  10 a.m. to noon

    Finish @ Santa Monica & California  /  Noon to 2 p.m.

The Official Charities of the Honda LA Marathon encompass a range of important causes. A complete list can be found at www.lamarathon.com/charities.

ABOUT LA MARATHON LLC

We inspire athletes and connect communities. With thousands of volunteers, tens of thousands of participants, and hundreds of thousands of spectators, the Honda Los Angeles Marathon presented by K-Swiss is one of the largest organized road races in the world.

SOURCE LA Marathon