About The Event
This Year’s Outdoor Event
Host
Naomi Despre and Arty Nelson
Date
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Location
Spoke Bicycle Cafe
3050 N Coolidge Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Time
10am-2pm
How It Works
There will be 6 treadmills in the outdoor area of the cafe. Each will total 26.2 miles, the length of a marathon.
One person (Blake Dirickson) will run a full marathon by himself.
The other 5 treadmills will be available to teams of people or individuals who will collectively run a full marathon.
Each runner will hopefully find a sponsor to sponsor their run, or you can sponsor yourself.
The event is open to the public. Kids are welcome and always love the event!
Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
If you’d like to sign up to run or volunteer, please email run@treadmillmarathon.com
Last year’s event was a huge success, raising $30k in donations.
DONATE
If you’d like to sponsor a runner, please use the DONATE link on this site and make sure to type in the runner’s name in the Sponsor section of the donation link. All donations are tax-deductible.
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