I think I ran this marathon the last year that it was put on by ASICS. The course was absolutely iconic, running you buy all the best sights and through all the best neighborhoods of Los Angeles. To me that was the best part! My shirt was kind of ugly, because it was gray with orange writing, and the previous year they had had a neon yellow shirt which was way cuter. To their credit, there was a lot of cute stuff to buy at the expo, and the expo was huge at the Los Angeles convention center, which is easy to get to and park at. My year there was also an unexpected heat wave of 90°, and so all of the aid stations ran out of fuel, Gatorade, and water which was really tough. But the course was spot on, and the metal was a big “LA” that had several of the sights on it! This was the bucket list race for me, and I’m glad I did it!