Good Afternoon form sunny Los Angeles , its about 1348hours over here and I wanted to give a review on my first LA BIG 5K it was a fun and beautiful route , I unfortunately did not race it but walked it as I had the LA Marathon that next morning . So I would say from the walk it was a very nice route a little hilly here and there but not anything too wild. The only thing that is wild is the parking if you decide to sleep in and try to get to the dodger stadium around 530-6am and after just sacrifice and come early and sleep in your car! read more

LA Big 5K - The Whittier Pacers were present - Races & Competitions Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I have ran this 5k 4 times because of the "double play" medal given after LAM. (I'm a sucker for medals) I've never had an issue with parking and getting into the stadium. There are plenty of clean porta pottys and water along the route. The route is mostly road but there are some trails after the 1 mile and there are hills. You start at Dodgers stadium, go around Elysian park and end back at the stadium. read more

I've ran this course a couple of times and its one of my favorite 5Ks for a couple of reasons: its well organized, easy parking at the Dodger Stadium, nice run through Elysian Park with some hills up and down, and great views of the city. I ran it this year in 2025 for Westside German Shepherd Rescue to fundraise for this wonderful non profit organization that rescues dogs. There are many other orgs to support but I chose this org to run for since its where I adopted my rescue German Shepherd dog from! This event normally happens before the marathon so it's a great way to have a nice run before the big day and pick up your bib for race day. Because the event is so well organized, it's easy to come a little bit earlier same day as the 5K to pick up your bib and shirt for it. Huge shout out to all the volunteers that make this race a great one! read more

The LA Big 5k (not sure why the name changed on Yelp recently) is the "warm up" to the LA Marathon, it's held at Dodger stadium the day before the marathon. Ever since I heard of this run about 3 years ago I always wanted to run it but the price tag of $50 (or $45 for early bird registration) didn't feel like a good enough value to me for just a 5k. This past year the Conqur Endurance group (same group that organizes the LA marathon) started a three race 5k combo tour. It was a little over $100 for early registration for the Santa Monica classic 5k, Pasadena 5k, & LA Big 5k, you also get a challengers medal after you complete all three races. The LA Big 5k itself was well organized, you can pick up your bib & shirt the day before the race at the LA Marathon expo at the LA convention center, or the day of the race at Dodger stadium. Parking for the race at Dodger stadium is free. Since the race goes around the nearby streets of the stadium there are some big hills to go up so be prepared for that. They also have division awards for the top 3 finishers in each age group in the form of big 5 gift cards & additional medals. Leading up to the race the Conqur Endurance group, & Big 5 held two free training run in February & March with raffles & gives always including free races entries, nutra bullets, & a bunch of other stuff. The 5k is a cool way to get into the spirit of the marathon weekend especially if you don't feel like you're ready to be a part of the actually marathon race the next day you can still be a part of it this way. read more

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Fun little jaunt around Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium! My friend and I ran this just for fun (the only thing we were racing toward was brunch) and I think my favorite part about it was the course (the t-shirts were nice too). Parking wasn't terribly convenient--even though we arrived before 7 am, we were stuck in a long line as another race was blocking the parking entrance. That felt poorly planned, but again, it was low pressure on our part so no bigs. One major tip I took away from this race is if you're planning doing anything remotely resembling running, line up in the first half rather than toward the back. We were pretty far back as we only planned on jogging, but we didn't realize how many walkers there would be and the mix created a sort of dangerous (but mostly just frustrating) bottle neck for the first five minutes or so. The course can be tight in spots, especially along the trails, but just keep you eyes open and you'll be all good. The miles are marked and there was one water stop along the way. At the end of the race they had medals for everyone plus water, bars, and bananas. We booked it out of there pretty quickly to get first dibs on brunch and coffee, and there was absolutely no wait to get out of the lot. Shoutout to Tony H for snagging the cover photo spot on this page! Always fun to see a familiar face, even if just on the internet! read more

Another year, another 5K http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mQd5fDUmP-IQiME4cZEUIA?select=WyP0-dykAMIkXyARobs_DQ and the finish line never looked so good. High hopes to out run 2012's biggest SoCal winter storm was not to be, as drizzle turned to downpour at the starting line http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mQd5fDUmP-IQiME4cZEUIA?select=nOmVJV2tNHgXMr-OKA-6KQ. On the plus side, there's nothing like a wet, pelting, icy headwind to get the lead out. Stars: Rating Mother Nature is like rating God, not going there. Hooked up with a different online registration/donation provider for this fundraiser. It proved problematic for me from the get go. My concerns have been conveyed directly to this company thus will not be aired here. In spite of a rocky start, my charity increased donations 50% over last year! Stars: 2.75 Light turn out made entering and parking a snap. Traffic direction was top notch. Exiting, not so much, due to reduced staff and lack of clear directional signage. Stars: 2.75 Plenty of porta-potties with "full" hand sanitizer dispensers! Stars: 4.5 Mile markers, yes http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mQd5fDUmP-IQiME4cZEUIA?select=5-nahr_ZYUwTLlt7On-q8A! Stars: 4.5 More drinking water available http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mQd5fDUmP-IQiME4cZEUIA?select=hl_-TD8k7w_iF72jc4VTBg! Stars: 4.5 Kicking myself for not catching her name but the chick who sang The National Anthem knocked my Nikes® off! What a set of pipes! Stars: 5 Bottom line: A solid 4 stars! read more

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5 stars for participants, NO STARS for organizers. My best friend Jennifer R. and I have walked for Charity in the Los Angeles 5K for the past three years. Every year I am amazed at how awesome all the people and groups that participate are. There is this one non-profit, called Ability First, that cheers for each other with such spirit that you can't help but smile. It is a mixture of running and walking, so most of us are laughing and talking the whole time. There was a group walking this year to raise money for the victims of violent crimes in Los Angeles. They chanted "love" and "peace" throughout the course. It was very touching. I love the 5K. I love raising money for my charity and I love seeing all the other people out there trying to make a difference and do some good in the world. There aren't enough stars among all us yelpers combined to give them the praise they deserve. So, you can imagine HOW ANGRY I was this year by how we were treated by the Marathon organizers. There was no corporate sponsor for the 2008 5K and we were truly treated like a hated stepchild. Our race course was part of the marathon route, and we were constantly being told we had to "step off the track for the elite runners", who, by the way, were MILES away from where we were. At one point, we were asked to leave the course and walk for a distance on the sidewalk with the spectators. I'm not talking about 25 people being asked to move off the street (THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BLOCKED OFF FOR US), I'm talking about HUNDREDS of people, many of them in wheelchairs or with strollers, being asked to step off the track. It was APPALLING totally disrespectuffly to the participants, who raised money and PAID the LA Marathon to register and be there. SHAME ON YOU LA MARATHON! SHAME. read more

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LA Big 5K is organized by Conqur Endurance Group. Let's just say that there is very poor things about them. First of all, this review is for the 2020 5K on March 7, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus, newspapers said that hand sanitizers were along the route, and people were told to stay home if they were sick. I never saw one hand sanitzer...in fact, by 7 am (an hour before the race), most port-a-potties had no hand sanitizers. Disgusting! And I never received any information, email or whatever about the Coronavirus or to stay home if I was feeling ill (which fortunately, I wasn't). Secondly, the Finisher Festival was pathetic, even worse than last year's, and I thought that was bad. There was 1 protein bar handed out to finishers along with bananas. I saw Arrowhead giving away water, but other than that, nothing else. And I mean nothing else. There was a DJ/band but they were playing & talking to themselves. Very sad! Thirdly, Conqur Endurance Group gives poor customer service. Doesn't address questions, concerns, etc. Just ignores the emails. Horrible company! I won't be going to any more 5K or marathons in Los Angeles again. This was my second one, and so my expectations were pretty low. So, was horrified to find it had gotten even worse. And the entrance fee of $50 is very steep. But you don't get much for that. Too bad! read more

I am writing this review as a newbie to the entire world of organized running events, I have been running for awhile now, self training, and such.... My lil sis has been training in a group for awhile and ran the fULL Marathon, so I said hey, lets dip into to the kiddie pool and see how we like the crowds of an organized run.... The 5k began about 8-10 blocks away from where the actual marathon began, but it was just as fun, there were soooooo many people, the directions to the start line were very clear, and the volunteers were all nice and helpful! They (they being the LA MARATHON as a whole) have these new amazing things that you strap around your shoe lace, there is like a chip in it or something and when you run over the start line it starts timing you, and stops when you cross the finish line, its amazing, and your family members can track you (for free) by filling out a form online, and they text you 10 times where the runner is located and the estimated finish time. I ran the 5k just yesterday and the results where already posted online woohoo! The health expo they held at the convention center was "alright" it was my first, although I was not to impressed... I overheard numerous LA marathon regulars that they were quit disappointed with this one... One thing I did appreciate was the efforts of going green, they sent emails with coupons to all runners, instead of putting them in bags and passing them out at the expo, and those running bands that were on the shoes were recyclable too! All in all, I totally recommend this run, next year I shall return, but I will be running muuuuuuch further :) read more

Five Stars for Fun. And Charities. And Sunshine and Me. 0 Stars for Organizers and Lack of Sponsorship. The day started off off with a dream. A dream before waking. To help rationalize not getting out of my cozy bed, my subconscious decided to play games and tricks on me. Fooling me into hitting the sleep button a few too many times, until Sunshine and I only had minutes, no moments, to get into the car. And we took more moments than we had. And we were... late. I know. It's shocking. Shocking! So we didn't get our numbers. Again. So what. We got our medals and thats all that REALLY matters. The walk and talk was great. I can't say the same for the organization of the 5k this year. They put us on the actual marathon course... and then told us that we had to move to the sidewalk because the "elite" racers were coming. "Elite" racers? What the hell are we supposed to be? Oh, maybe we're not doing this for the $10,000 first prize purse. We're just doing it to raise money for charity. Ho-Hum. LAME. I was pissed and started talking back to cops. Never a good idea. So we let it go and made it to the finish line. We were anointed with red, white & blue ribbons and the oh-so coveted medals, refreshed with a bananas and oranges and started the trek across the south Los Angeles streets toward the oasis of Angels, Child SHARE and In-N-Out Burgers. And we made it. And they made me a grilled cheese. And I was happy. And then I was tired. And it was hot. And we still had to walk back to the car. And we thought we lost it. And then we found it. And... The End. Thanks for all the support! Until next year... read more

I very much enjoyed participating in the Brain Tumor walk. Everything was organized nicely and I never felt over crowded by all the people. I enjoyed the speakers and all the vendors! read more

Run Or Dye 5k Los Angeles @ Exposition Park/Colosseum . I had a great time. Everybody was super friendly. It was all about having a good time and getting crazy. Everybody dressed in all white or crazy colorful. Some dressed in too-toos, some in costumes, guys high socks and short-shorts, so many clever run outfits. They played music, had stages, gave out free stuff. I would recommend to get there 1 hour and a half early before check-in. If you live local I would highly suggest you get dropped off because traffic on the streets can take up your registering time and gets hectic as well as parking. There was more people than expected this year 3/2013 that they were not prepared or well organized for registering people. That was the only downfall. Overall I would definitely go again. I had a great first time experience. read more