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 Skechers Performance™, a division of SKECHERS USA, Inc. SKX, 
 returns as the title sponsor of the Los Angeles Marathon with new 
 activations and a footwear and apparel collection that encapsulates the 
 city. This year, Skechers Performance launched Road to Los Angeles—a 
 global marketing initiative that offered Skechers international partners 
 the opportunity to partake in the marathon with a VIP experience. The 
 response was fantastic. In total, Skechers Performance will host over 60 
 runners from 35 countries to race the iconic "Stadium to the Sea" course.
 

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 Road to Los Angeles was created in order to further global awareness of 
 the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon and bring brand-awareness 
 to consumers in Skechers' international markets. The team includes 
 seasoned athletes such as: Kavita Tungar, who holds the current 10K 
 national record in India; first time marathoners Sophie Geoffrion and 
 Chloe Rochette from Canada who own a health and wellness company called 
 Happy Fitness; as well as media personalities and icons including 
 Zarelda Goh, Editor of Shape magazine in Singapore; Gerald 
 Anderson, actor, producer and triathlete from the Philippines and Chan 
 Kwok Keung, who is known for popularizing trail running in Hong Kong and 
 has taught over 3,000 students in the past 20 years - free of charge. Skechers 
 Performance is capturing the runners' journeys as they train for the 
 marathon on <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fskechersgorunla.com%2Four-runners%2F&amp;esheet=51518413&amp;newsitemid=20170301005651&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=SkechersGOrunLA.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=94e9f3bb9a6ee5782eb908e12b355627" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">SkechersGOrunLA.com</a> 
 and via each runners' social channels using the hashtag, #GORUNLA.
 
 
 "Our inaugural title sponsorship of the 2016 Los Angeles Marathon was 
 extremely successful, and this year, we wanted to build on our 
 record-setting international growth by creating an experience for as 
 many international partners as possible," said Rick Higgins, SVP, 
 Merchandising/Marketing, Skechers Performance. "As a global brand, the 
 Road to Los Angeles campaign is bringing together not only the Skechers 
 international community, but also the running community, with one 
 remarkable race experience here in Los Angeles. Watching people from all 
 different walks of life and various running experience levels train for 
 the marathon has been exciting—they really have embraced the DNA of the 
 Skechers Performance brand."
 
 
 Furthermore, Skechers Performance will debut the official race 
 merchandise—including the limited edition footwear and apparel—on 
 Skechers.com on March 1, 2017. The Los Angeles collection consists of 
 top styles from the spring 2017 footwear line including the 
 award-winning Skechers GOmeb Razor, the Skechers GOrun Ride 6, and the 
 Skechers GOrun Forza 2.
 
 
 Skechers Performance is also launching an additional style in a very 
 limited release, which will only be available at the Skechers 
 Performance official race merchandise booth – the GOrun Forza 2 OMG 
 model. This style has a bold "Los Angeles" graphic across the shoe from 
 heel to toe.
 
 
 Finally, Skechers Performance will have an expanded official race 
 apparel collection including technical run shorts, leggings and tops, as 
 well as casual tee shirts and run accessories including run belts, hats 
 and water bottles. All Skechers Performance official race merchandise 
 will be available at the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon Expo, 
 which is open to the public at the Los Angeles Convention Center March 17th 
 and 18th 2017. Limited edition items will also be available 
 for purchase online at Skechers.com and at select Skechers retail stores.
 
 
 To follow the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon runners and read 
 more about their journey visit <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fskechersgorunla.com&amp;esheet=51518413&amp;newsitemid=20170301005651&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=SkechersGOrunLA.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=e82eb02d77cac7e5bee1dc969f541b89" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">SkechersGOrunLA.com</a>.
 
 
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 For more information and/or images please contact Jolene Abbott at 
 310.318.3100 x4839 or <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="mailto:jolenea@skechers.com" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">jolenea@skechers.com</a>.
 
 
 ABOUT SKECHERS USA, INC.
 
 
 SKECHERS USA, Inc. SKX, based in Manhattan Beach, California, 
 designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle footwear for 
 men, women and children, as well as performance footwear for men and 
 women. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States and over 160 
 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, 
 more than 2,012 SKECHERS Company-owned and third-party-owned retail 
 stores, and the Company's e-commerce websites. The Company manages its 
 international business through a network of global distributors, joint 
 venture partners in Asia and the Middle East, and wholly-owned 
 subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, throughout Europe and Latin America. For 
 more information, please visit skechers.com and follow us on Facebook 
 (facebook.com/SKECHERS) and Twitter (twitter.com/SKECHERSUSA).
 
 
 This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are made 
 pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities 
 Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, 
 without limitation, the Company's future domestic and international 
 growth, financial results and operations including expected net sales 
 and earnings, its development of new products, future demand for its 
 products, its planned domestic and international expansion and opening 
 of new stores, and advertising and marketing initiatives. 
 Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of 
 forward-looking language such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect," 
 "estimate," "intend," "plan," "project," "will be," "will continue," 
 "will result," "could," "may," "might," or any variations of such words 
 with similar meanings. Any such statements are subject to risks and 
 uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from 
 those projected in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause 
 or contribute to such differences include international economic, 
 political and market conditions including the uncertainty of sustained 
 recovery in Europe; entry into the highly competitive performance 
 footwear market; sustaining, managing and forecasting costs and proper 
 inventory levels; losing any significant customers; decreased demand by 
 industry retailers and cancellation of order commitments due to the lack 
 of popularity of particular designs and/or categories of products; 
 maintaining brand image and intense competition among sellers of 
 footwear for consumers; anticipating, identifying, interpreting or 
 forecasting changes in fashion trends, consumer demand for the products 
 and the various market factors described above; sales levels during the 
 spring, back-to-school and holiday selling seasons; and other factors 
 referenced or incorporated by reference in the Company's annual report 
 on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The risks included 
 here are not exhaustive. The Company operates in a very competitive and 
 rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and the 
 companies cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can the companies 
 assess the impact of all such risk factors on their respective 
 businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, 
 may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in 
 any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you 
 should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a 
 prediction of actual results. Moreover, reported results should not be 
 considered an indication of future performance.
 
 
 About Conqur Endurance Group
 
 
 Conqur Endurance Group, a subsidiary of McCourt LP, creates world-class 
 experiences that ignite passion in athletes and connect communities 
 through the transformative power of sport. The Skechers Performance Los 
 Angeles Marathon is among the largest marathons in the country with more 
 than 25,000 participants, thousands of volunteers and hundreds of 
 thousands of spectators. The "Stadium to the Sea" course, starting at 
 Dodger Stadium and finishing near the Santa Monica Pier, is one of the 
 most scenic in the world, taking runners on a tour of Los Angeles past 
 every major landmark. In addition to the marquee event, Conqur Endurance 
 Group produces the Santa Monica Classic 5K/10K, the LA BIG 5K and 
 recently added the Pasadena Half Marathon &amp; 5K at the Rose Bowl, with 
 the inaugural event slated for January 22, 2017. For more information, 
 please visit <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goconqur.com&amp;esheet=51518413&amp;newsitemid=20170301005651&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.goconqur.com&amp;index=7&amp;md5=69b4fd0b1febc339590d65642583f74a" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">www.goconqur.com</a>.
 
 
 
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