2006 marked a major milestone for the Legacy Runners - 21 years in a row running the L.A. Marathon. All Legacy Runners that registered did finish the race, keeping the official number at 289. These runners are part of an exclusive club that will be forever closed to new members. Though their numbers dwindle with each passing year, they are the living legacy of this race, whose determination to keep their streak alive is a constant source of inspiration.
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By the Numbers Males: 240 Females: 30 TOTAL 270
Runners: 265 Racewalkers: 3 Wheelers: 2
Oldest Male: Albert Pugliese (Born: 9/5/1923)
Where they are from:
Most Legacy Runners are Californians, with the exception of 21 from other states and one from Canada. Terry Collier , from Las Vegas, Nevada, is the only Legacy Runner to also serve as a race week volunteer each and every year.
Four Couples:
Jane and Charles Cutting Laura and Ricardo Castaneda Christa and Russell Sidles Susan Lahr and Gordon Niva
L.A. Marathon Legacy Runners - The Class of 2006
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
CITY
ST
Birth Year
SEX
Ahmed
Abdul-Bari
Los Angeles
CA
1934
M
Paul
Ablett
Big Bear Lake
CA
1966
M
Paul
Aguirre
Upland
CA
1957
M
Francis
Akahoshi
Mission Viejo
CA
1946
M
Ted
Alarcon
Reno
NV
1936
M
Luis
Alatorre
Fontana
CA
1957
M
Albert
Allen
Inglewood
CA
1945
M
Ray
Andrzejewski
Crestline
CA
1961
M
Larry
Anners
Sequim
WA
1936
M
John
Araujo
Placentia
CA
1958
M
Joe
Armstrong
Monarch Beach
CA
1949
M
Edward
Arnold
Las Vegas
NV
1954
M
Marshall
Avila
San Bernardino
CA
1959
M
Vladimir
Babichev
Los Angeles
CA
1933
M
John
Backman
Encinitas
CA
1946
M
Michael
Bare
Valencia
CA
1959
M
Donald
Barton
Golden
IL
1954
M
Thomas
Baughman
Santa Monica
CA
1937
M
Cy
Baumann
Irvine
CA
1937
M
Weldon
Bennett
Compton
CA
1940
M
Rick
Bingham
Lake Elsinore
CA
1938
M
Flavio
Bisignano
Palos Verdes Est
CA
1927
M
Rick
Blakely
Albuquerque
NM
1950
M
Robert
Blakemore
Covina
CA
1938
M
Jim
Blanck
Simi Valley
CA
1956
M
Stephen
Bland
Los Angeles
CA
1933
M
Paul
Brestyanszky
Santa Monica
CA
1942
M
Lou
Briones
Los Angeles
CA
1947
M
David
Brittain
Pacific Palisades
CA
1961
M
Thomas
Brown
Lakewood
CA
1957
M
Claude
Bruni
Los Angeles
CA
1936
M
John
Butcher
Los Angeles
CA
1949
M
Fred
Butler
Hawthorne
CA
1938
M
Jesus
Cabrera
Los Angeles
CA
1954
M
Jose
Cadenas
Winnetka
CA
1957
M
Michael
Calvert
Downey
CA
1953
M
Terry
Cammack
West Covina
CA
1946
M
John
Carey
Boron
CA
1943
M
Alan
Carlisle
Upland
CA
1929
M
Leonard
Carlson
Burbank
CA
1951
M
Ruth
Carter
Ridgecrest
CA
1939
F
Laura
Castenada
South Gate
CA
1950
F
Ricado
Castenada
South Gate
CA
1946
M
Marcos
Cedillo Jr
Newhall
CA
1958
M
Carlos
Celiz
Norwalk
CA
1954
M
Caesar
Cepeda
Monrovia
CA
1963
M
Pedro
Cerda
Anaheim
CA
1944
M
Craig
Chambers
Santa Monica
CA
1949
M
Richard
Chavez
Palmdale
CA
1955
M
John
Chin
Arcadia
CA
1958
M
T C
Chung
Monterey Park
CA
1934
M
Kevin
Cimarusti
Rossmore
CA
1959
M
Marilyn
Clark
Marina Del Ray
CA
1938
F
Red
Clark
Long Beach
CA
1961
M
Scott
Cline
Monterey Park
CA
1949
M
William
Colangelo
Canyon Country
CA
1953
M
Terry
Collier
Las Vegas
NV
1953
M
Stephen
Collins
Pomona
CA
1954
M
John
Contreraz
Sylmar
CA
1952
M
Joe
Cordova
La Puente
CA
1948
M
Ralph
Cripe
Carlsbad
CA
1941
M
Juan
Cueva
Los Angeles
CA
1948
M
Charles
Cutting
Hayden
ID
1937
M
Jane
Cutting
Hayden
ID
1941
F
Craig
Davidson
Phoenix
AZ
1953
M
Jim
Davis
Sylmar
CA
1940
M
Mickey
DePalo
Burbank
CA
1946
M
Patricia
DeVita
Granada Hills
CA
1934
F
Rene
Diaz
Redondo Beach
CA
1943
M
Anthony
DiBari Jr
Northridge
CA
1949
M
Robin
Dickinson
Vancouver, BC
1958
M
Steve
Doering
Carlsbad
CA
1953
M
John
Dominguez
Encino
CA
1952
M
Howard
Dowdell
Corona
CA
1962
M
Ariel
Drachenberg
Glendale
CA
1961
M
May
Du Bois
Culver City
CA
1953
F
Manuel
Duarte
Los Angeles
CA
1960
M
Jim
Dudley
Palmdale
CA
1940
M
Robert
Duitsman
Los Angeles
CA
1956
M
Jim
Dunleavy
Villa Park
CA
1956
M
Yoshio
Dupree
Hacienda Heights
CA
1951
M
Rich
Endo
Gardena
CA
1954
M
Miguel
Enriquez
Fontana
CA
1956
M
Sanford
Erickson
Playa Del Rey
CA
1954
M
Ronald
Exley
Oceanside
CA
1955
M
Louis
Fernandez
Apex
NC
1962
M
Arlene
Fichman
Los Angeles
CA
1953
F
Roaalio
Figueroa
Hesperia
CA
1955
M
Marshall
Fisher
Newport Coast
CA
1940
M
Timothy
Fitzhugh
Palos Verdes Pen
CA
1953
M
David
Follett
Newport Beach
CA
1946
M
Wayne
Fong
Chatsworth
CA
1934
M
Herbert
Fragosa
Los Angeles
CA
1951
M
Lloyd
Fukuda
Culver City
CA
1947
M
Luis
Gallardo
Cibolo
TX
1954
M
Rafael
Garay
Whittier
CA
1949
M
Manny
Garcia
Monterey Park
CA
1934
M
Tom
Garcia
Santa Ana
CA
1939
M
Samuel
Gardner
Los Angeles
CA
1953
M
James
Garren
Torrance
CA
1931
M
Stuart
Gater
Long Beach
CA
1962
M
Bruce
Gietzen
Los Angeles
CA
1945
M
Andrew
Gillespie
Pacific Palisades
CA
1949
M
Michael
Goldman
Long Beach
CA
1949
M
Gregory
Goltz
Brea
CA
1948
M
Alfred
Gonzales
Chino
CA
1960
M
Art
Gonzalez
North Hollywood
CA
1967
M
George
Good
Los Angeles
CA
1941
M
Steve
Gooselaw
Orange
CA
1961
M
George
Gradias
Whittier
CA
1957
M
Rick
Gutman
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
1953
M
Mary
Hack
Redondo Beach
CA
1938
F
Jussi
Hamalainen
Agoura Hills
CA
1946
M
Ronald
Hancock Sr
Cypress
TX
1951
M
Jack
Hanna
Laguna Hills
CA
1955
M
Lisa
Harris
Gardnerville
NV
1954
F
Lonnie
Harris
Carson
CA
1947
M
Michael
Harris
Glendale
CA
1960
M
Bryan
Hayward
West Covina
CA
1947
M
Dougg
Healy
Canyon Country
CA
1953
M
Robert
Hemp
Anaheim
CA
1947
M
Daniel
Henderson
Anaheim
CA
1942
M
Stephen
Henrich
Lancaster
CA
1950
M
Cruz
Hernandez
Mission Hills
CA
1960
M
Eduardo
Hernandez
Moorpark
CA
1956
M
Douglas
Hibbard
Corona
CA
1959
M
Bill
Higgins
Fullerton
CA
1950
M
Masako
Higuchi
Los Angeles
CA
1941
F
Louis
Hill
San Pedro
CA
1941
M
Sister Mary
Hodges
La Canada
CA
1940
F
Rob
Hogan
