09/11/2026
Check out the LA Times/OC Register story on our last Race/LA!
Some highlights:
San Diego resident Danny Butler first participated in Race/LA three years ago, after he had competed in “The Amazing Race.”
“I was itching to compete in something like that again because I had so much fun,” he said.
“I had the joy of being on ‘Amazing Race’ Season 36 with my mom, Angie Butler. It was a dream since I was a little kid,” he said. “Race/LA absolutely rivaled some of the leg design in ‘The Amazing Race.’ The challenges were incredible and I felt like I was back on the show …Genuinely, the challenges got you involved in the culture of the city. I still remember racing through a marketplace practicing my Spanish and then getting to go to a temple and learning a different language there.”
“Creating something that tests the skills of the whole person — from memory to physical to strategic — and then seeing who comes out on top is fun for me,” he said. “It is also such a unique experience to get to do. Like when else are you going to race on a boat deciphering flags and Morse code? Sometimes as adults you need to push yourself out of your comfort zone to make memories that will last a lifetime.”
Trista Gladden said she began participating in Race/LA around 2011 with her husband.
“There is nothing like this race,” she said. “You get to see parts of L.A. and the surrounding communities that you might not see otherwise. It is different every time. And then getting to do fun activities that force you to explore those places in depth and in an engaging way is always a blast.”
In its 21st year, Race/LA will take participants to secret locations in Irvine, Huntington Beach and more as they follow the clues during two separate events, on May 16 and May 23.
