WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE

ABOUT THAT COMING UP PRETTY.

AMY:

IT IS RACE DAY.

THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS OF FROM

ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

ARE ALL FIRED UP TO REACH THE

FINISH LINE AT THIS YEAR'S LA

MARATHON AND KCAL9 JOY BENEDICT

IS THERE AND DODGER STADIUM.

JOY, THEY ARE ON THE RUN.

REPORTER:

EVERYBODY IS ON THE RUN AND THEY

ARE EXCITED.

THEY HAVE ALL OF THAT ENERGY

RIGHT NOW.

SO THIS IS THE MAIN HEAT, USE OF

THAT LINE HERE PRETTY OF THE

ELITES MEN'S BROTHERS AND THIS

IS THE MAIN HEAT.

WHAT IS RUNTIME . SEVEN MINUTES,

EIGHT MINUTES, AROUND THEIR .

THESE IN THE PAST RUNNERS, THAT

WOULD BE OR I WOULD BE ALL OF

THE WAY THE BACK.

OBVIOUSLY IN 26.2 MILES FROM THE

CITY INTO THE SEA AS THE LA

MARATHON IS OFFICIALLY UP AND

RUNNING RIGHT NOW.

A LOT OF FOLKS ARE VERY EXCITED

TO BE HERE BECAUSE MANY OF THEM

WERE WORRIED THAT HE MAY HAVE

BEEN CANCELED SAFELY, THAT IS

NOT THE CASE BUT OF COURSE THE

RACE ORGANIZERS HAVE BEEN VERY

PROACTIVE IN MAKING SURE

EVERYBODY HAD A LOT OF

INFORMATION WHEN IT CAME TO

DEALING WITH THE CORONAVIRUS

PRETTY IS MAKING SURE THAT THEY

HAD A LOT OF EXTRA STUFF ON HAND

FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO TAKE

PRECAUTIONS.

I'M NOT TOO CONCERNED, I'M

GOING TO WASH MY HANDS AND NOT

TOUCH OTHER PEOPLE.

I'M GLAD THE CAPTAIN ON AND NOT

CANCEL IT.

SITTING ON COMMUNICATIONS AND

PRETTY GOOD ABOUT TELLING

PEOPLE, TO WASH HER HANDS AND DO

ALL OF THE BASICS AND THAT KIND

OF STUFF.

I KNOW THE GOING TO HAVE HAND

SANITIZER AT THE STATION SO I

GUESS THAT IS THE BARE MINIMUM

WE CANNOT DO.

YOU THINK YOU USE AN .

YES YOU KNOW, WHIRLWIND BE

PRETTY GRIMY OUT THERE.

SO IN THE END, LITERALLY MATTER.

BUT IT'S GOOD OPTICS.

REPORTER:

GOOD OPTICS.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE IN THE RACE

PRINT EVERYBODY WHO JUST GOT

HERE.

[LAUGHTER].

HE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE START

LINE BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS RUNNING

INTO IT.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO GET INTO

HERE IF YOU DON'T PLAN AHEAD BUT

CERTAINLY, IT IS SO MUCH FUN.

27000 RUNNERS HERE TODAY.

VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND OF

COURSE, WANTED TO GET MOVING.

GOOD JOB.

IT IS JUST STARTING, THAT IS

HALF THE BATTLE.

I HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR ONE OF

THE SEVERSON MY HEART GOES OUT

TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS INNOCENTLY

HELPED THE RACE BECAUSE WELL.

WE WILL SEE THEM AT THE END.

IF I WAS RUNNING THOUGH, IF YOU

HAVE GOT TO TELL YOU IT WOULD

TAKE ME LIKE 16 HOURS.

[LAUGHTER].

I LOVE THIS MANY PEOPLE COME OUT

HERE THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB

EACH AND EVERY DAY.

AMY:

I THINK YOU WOULD EVEN BEATS ME

AS 18 HOURS.

I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE 16

HOURS.

SO GOOD JOB.

BACK.

REPORTER:

HOW.

CANCER AND THURSDAY AND WERE

HONORING AWARENESS FOR HER.

THIS IS HER.