USC Marathon Team



Practice Routes

These are common routes we run around campus,
downtown, and at the beach.
This year we have a few exciting runs around
Elysian Park and the L.A. River, as well as
more cemetery runs.

Campus, 2.1 mile

Ralphs`n`Campus, 3.8 miles

Ralphs'n'Coliseum, 4.8 miles

7th street mall, 5.4 miles

Starting Line Running Store (Washington) to Santa Monica Pier, 5.9miles

USC to Disney Concert Hall, 7.2 miles

Starting Line Running Store (Washington) to California Incline, 7.4 miles

Downtown to Little Tokyo, 8.6 miles

Santa Monica Pier to Barrington, 10.1 miles

L.A. River Run, 10 miles

Point Fermin Park, Palos Verdes, 16.4 miles

Syd Kronenthal Park to First Power Plant, 20.4 miles

Dockweiler Balls to Palos Verdes 26.2 miles


Directions to the Rose Bowl

Directions to the Griffith Park


How far is it really? maps.google.com pedometer:
http://www.sueandpaul.com/gmapPedometer



Route

Miles

Beginner Runners’ Time

Advanced Runners; Time

#1 Loop around USC campus

2.2 miles

20-30 min

15-20 min

#2 USC - Figueroa-turn right on Martin Luther-turn right on Vermont-turn right on Jefferson-USC

3 miles

30-40 min

20-35 min

#3 USC-turn left on Jefferson-turn right on Vermont-turn right on Adams-turn right on Figueroa-turn right on Jefferson-USC

3 miles

30-40 min

20-35 min

#4 Routes #2-3 combined

5 miles

50-60 min

35-50 min

#5 USC-turn left on Figueroa-around Staples Center parking lot and Staples Center-turn right on Figueroa-turn right on Jefferson-USC

5 miles

50-60 min

35-50 min

#6 USC-turn left on Figueroa-up Figueroa to 2nd street-turn around and come back to USC

8 miles

70-90 min

50-60 min

LONG RUNS:

 

 

 

#7 Santa Monica Route-UCLA

Start at the cannon on Ocean and Colorado-head north along Ocean until you see the grassy median on San Vicente-head east on median until you hit Brentwood stoplight-run back to cannon

8-10 miles

 

 

#8 Santa Monica Route-Marina del Rey

-start at the cannon at Ocean and Colorado—head south along waterfront, past Venice Beach and head to Washington (Marina del Rey pier)—turn back and head to canon

14-16 miles

 

 

#8 UCLA route

See route #7 above but instead of turning back at Brentwood, continue until -make a left on Wilshire, under bridge toward UCLA-make a left on Veteran-right on Sunset-right on Hilgard-right on Le Conte-r-right on Galey-left on Veteran-back to the cannon

16-18 miles

 

 

#9 Dockweiler Route

-start at Dockweiler beach (110 South to the 105 West - end of freeway and right into parking lot of beachfront) and head south toward along the beachfront past Hermosa, Manhattan beaches-end of waterfront running path in Palos Verdes and come back

18-20 miles

 

 

#10 Palos Verdes Route

-start at Point Fermin Park and head south along the coast (PV road), turn around at the 76 station and come back to park

20-22 miles