38th Los Angeles Marathon kicks off with largest field of participants since 2020

They were followed by the elite women with the men set to hit the road at about 7 a.m. for a race that has drawn 22,000 runners from all 50 states and 67 nations. This is the marathon's largest field since 2020 when it had a record 27,150 entrants, the 21st time in 22 years it topped 20,000 entrants. When the marathon was next run in November 2021 -- eight months later than usual because of restrictions prompted by the …