LA Marathon 2026, Forty Years On

Dead meat on a stick. My training died at 18 miles. A 3:55 finish
 

You may have heard about the 2026 LA Marathon offering DNF finisher medals at 18mi because heat. 

I have 2 opinions.
 
1] Liability issues because undertrained entrants. 80º air temps = 95º asphalt. All those Elvis costumes, and maybe deep-sea diving bell entrants.

2] Fucking pussies

 …BUT WAIT

3] “...But I feel like a marathoner!!” Which of course brought back many happy convos w several on a similar ultra topic.
 
4] where’s the 30k buckle???


 

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