Thousands join in the fun for the 33rd L.A. Marathon
(LA Times Dodgers)

When Tammy Blanck saw her husband, Jim, running toward her at Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee Avenue, between miles 11 and 12 of the Los Angeles Marathon, she started jumping up and down, squealing. `There he is!` she chirped to her 5-year-old grandson, Emory, who grinned from under a crocheted...