Amber Willard
GRIFFITH PARK -- Thousands of people are expected to turn out Sunday
for a few hours of panting and sweating -- for the annual Jimmy Stewart
Relay Marathon.
The marathon, which has a 26-mile relay for adult teams, a
quarter-mile race for kids and a 5-mile celebrity relay, is marking its
20th year since being started by its namesake to benefit St. John's Child
and Family Development Center in Santa Monica.
This year, more than 3,000 runners were registered by Wednesday
morning, with hundreds more expected to sign up by Sunday.
Actor Robert Wagner is scheduled to host the event in Griffith Park.
The adult relay starts at 8 a.m., with a corporate entry fee of $500
and nonprofit fee of $125. Youths from 6 months to 9 years of age can
enter the children's races that start at 8:15 a.m. for $15. The celebrity
relay starts at 10:30 a.m.
Teams can register from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the race site in
Griffith Park, and until 6:30 a.m. Sunday.
Registration information can be accessed on the Internet at
www.stjohns.org.
WHAT: Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon.
WHEN: Adult relay starts at 8 a.m. Sunday, followed by children's
races at 8:15 a.m. Celebrity race is at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Griffith Park, at Crystal Springs Drive.
INFO: (310) 829-8968.
