It’s Marathon Monday in Los Angeles. This morning, fifteen thousand runners took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles, on a marathon course that ran through LA, on a 26.2 mile route back into downtown Los Angeles, with a finish line at 5th Street & Flower Street. Hundreds of thousands of cheering fans lined the streets as 2009 Los Angeles Marathon participants passed by, making their way downhill and then uphill (2009 LA Marathon course is fairly fast and flat), through neighborhoods and business districts, experiencing mild LA temperatures, and relying on both internal and external motivation, as they reached the homestretch, and finally the finish.

The 24th Los Angeles Marathon takes place Monday, May 25, 2009. Like many marathons we’ve covered in the past, we researched what runners and spectators most commonly seek, and have organized a basic guide to start times, maps & routes, live TV & Internet coverage, along with other details related to the Los Angeles Marathon 2009 (LA Marathon XXIV).

There is expected to be more than 15,000 people running through the streets of Los Angeles on Monday morning, as the 2009 Los Angeles Marathon gets underway just after 7am on the Memorial Day holiday. Beginning and ending in the heart of downtown, thousands will make their way through city and residential streets, striving to accomplish personal goals, and run a race they’ll remember for a lifetime. While for many, finishing the marathon signifies a great personal achievement, for one, it also means $100,000 in bonus prize money. There’s a good chance the 2009 Los Angeles Marathon winner is one of these 6 elite athletes.

Get your banking done today or Saturday since banks will be closed on Memorial Day 2009. Is your bank open on Sunday? I know some credit unions are open on Sundays but not of the banks I use are open. Monday is also a Postal Holiday, so don’t expect service from the USPS, FedEx or UPS on Memorial Day. On the 1st of the year I organized a list of all US 2009 Postal Holidays, which also includes service schedules for UPS and FedEx.