Media Accreditation for Los Angeles Marathon XXIV Now Available

LOS ANGELES, May 14 /PRNewswire/ — The 24th edition of the Los Angeles Marathon, accompanied by the Acura L.A. Bike Tour and the L.A. Marathon 5K Run/Walk, will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2009, beginning at 7 a.m.

Media accreditation is required for admission to the Marathon media workroom at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, May 22-Sunday, May 24 and to the race-day media center at the Taper Auditorium of the Los Angeles Central Library. Application for accreditation is simple and requires only a brief electronic-mail message to be sent as shown below.

News media who wish to apply for media accreditation for the Marathon, need only send a short message to rperelman@perelman-pioneer.com with the name of the media organization represented, name and function. Here is an example of a correctly-formatted application message:

Los Angeles Marathon XXIV media accreditation request:

1. Bedrock Times (USA) – Wilma Flintstone – Journalist
2. Bedrock Times (USA) – Fred Flintstone – Photographer

You may also add any special requests, such as for a seat on the photo truck, for special parking for ENG vans on raceday, or that you will be filing from the Library on raceday and need a tabled seat, to your application message if desired.

We must receive application messages not later than 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Monday, May 18. Applicants will receive a confirmation or denial of accreditation within 24 hours. Credential pick-up will begin on Friday, May 22, in room 301A of the Los Angeles Convention Center, above the South Hall.

>> For more information on the Los Angeles Marathon, visit www.lamarathon.com

>> For more information on the Acura L.A. Bike Tour, visit www.acuraLAbiketour.com

“We inspire athletes and connect communities. Anchored by the iconic Los Angeles Marathon, our three sporting events draw more than 42,000 athletes, 12,000 volunteers, and one million spectators along the route to sunny Southern California for the L.A. Marathon, the Acura L.A. Bike Tour, and our 5K Run/Walk for Charity, making race day one of the world’s largest days of participatory sport.” ~ Russ Pillar, President, Los Angeles Marathon

SOURCE L.A. Marathon