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L.A. Marathon Ruins Our Brunch Plans
Brunch from Cliff's Edge in Silver Lake (Photo by goalbert via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr)
Ah, Sunday brunch. After a week’s worth of work and a weekend’s worth of going out, eggs, pancakes, mimosas and coffee are the answer to all of our problems. That is until the L.A. Marathon comes around and ruins everything. Angelenos took to Twitter to vent their frustrations that the marathon seriously encroached upon brunch time. (Or maybe they just made us feel badly about destroying a chilaquiles burrito in literally two minutes.)
This marathon business is really messing with my ability to brunch #notcoolguys #makesmeshudder
— Laurel Kathleen (@laurelkathleen) March 9, 2014
You know what sucks about the LA Marathon? It really fucks with your plans for brunch.
— Nick Morton (@Mortonopoulis) March 7, 2014
OMG. The LA Marathon is going to make it such a hassle to get to my mimosa brunch in Beverly Hills.
— Deryck Ryan 🏳️🌈 (@WitchPrivilege) March 7, 2014
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The LA Marathon is our equivalent of being snowed in...except we can walk to brunch.
— Kayce Brown (@kaycebrown1) March 9, 2014
Others were just trying to get dehydrated runners from the L.A. Marathon (and San Diego's concurrent half-marathon) and marathon watchers wasted.
LA Marathon, Daylight Savings and Bottomless Mimosas - tomorrow is gonna be awesome! Please join us for Brunch... http://t.co/A4JIR7JU1s
— Luna Park Restaurant (@lunaparkla) March 9, 2014
Join us for #brunch after you cross that finish line! @SDHalf #SDHalf #SDHalf2014 #Marathon @GaslampQuarter
— Whiskey Girl (@WhiskeyGirlSD) March 9, 2014
Welcome @SDHalf Marathon runners! You deserve 1 margarita for every mile you run today. Come in for BRUNCH after the race! #SDHalf
— The Blind Burro (@TheBlindBurro) March 9, 2014
Gatorade mimosas for everyone.
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