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The L.A. half-marathon — the tour’s only stop in the U.S. — was slated to include a concert with Grammy-winning rapper Doechii at the end of the 13.1 mile race.

Taylor Contarino waits in her assigned corral before the Nike After Dark half-marathon.

Cassandra Grossman ties her shoes in her assigned corral before the Nike After Dark half-marathon.

A large group of runners move through the first turn for the Nike After Dark half-marathon.

After running — or more like barely surviving — my first half-marathon about a decade ago in Las Vegas, I had no desire to participate in a long-distance run ever again.