2019 RBR Podcast: Thoughts on the Skechers Performance LA Marathon, running from the stadium to the sea!

The Skechers Performance LA Marathon was held on March 24, 2019. Starting at the LA Dodger Stadium, and finishing in the archtypal California beach city, Santa Monica. Nearly 25,000 ran in one of the events over the exceptional LA weekend.

2019 SPLAM, photo courtesy of Conqur Endurance

Skechers finished its four year run of sponsoring the LA Marathon, a near perfect sponsorship with Manhattan Beach based Skechers sponsoring the iconic marathon.

SPLAM Expo, photo courtesy of Conqur Endurance

Conqur Endurance built a wonderul Expo that kept Skechers display booth robustly full the entire weekend. And on top of that, Skechers’ athletes won the men’s event as well. The excitement of Elisha Barnho taking the win in the last 150 meters caught the media’s attention. The wonderful day, the fine performances and the amazing celebration of all things LA kept their attention.

The finish, in Santa Monica, photo courtesy of Conqur Endurance

Enjoy our podcast on the Skechers LA Marathon. Special thanks to Conqur Endurance and Skechers, with special thanks to Mike Deering of the Shoe Addicts on his fine production of the podcast.

Elisha Barno, exhausted after his second SPLAM Victory, photo courtesy of Conqur Endurance Group

In closing, I will remind you that the late Fred Lebow said of LAM: It should be the biggest marathon in the world. It is not there, yet, but it is finally, back on the right direction. Check out www.lamarathon.com for the 2020 LAM.

2019 Skechers Performance LA Marathon, photo by Conqur Endurance Group

Enjoy our podcast and see you in Santa Monica next March 8, 2020!

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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