Sunrise Marathon LOS ANGELES

Sunrise Marathon LOS ANGELES is held in Los Angeles, California, on January 16, 2027, with four options starting at 7:30 a.m.: the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K, the 5K and a one mile family fun run. Despite the name, the marathon distance itself is not on the schedule. Timing is optional rather than automatic, and entrants receive a technical race shirt, a finisher medal and a digital training pack. The event is pitched at runners who want a challenge alongside a community feel.

The digital training pack is worth using rather than filing away, particularly if the half will be your longest run of the winter. A straightforward twelve week structure works well: four or five runs a week, one of them long and growing gradually, and the rest run at a pace that leaves you able to talk. Opting into timing is a small decision that changes how you race, so make it when you enter rather than on the morning itself.