LOS ANGELES — Matt Richtman received the fortieth annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, turning into the primary American man to take the title in 31 years.
He set a personal-best time of two hours, 7 minutes, 56 seconds over the course that started at Dodger Stadium and went by way of downtown LA, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Brentwood earlier than ending within the Century Metropolis neighborhood.
Athanas Kioko of Kenya was second in 2:10.55. Moses Kurgat of Kenya took third in 2:13.13.
It was simply Richtman’s second marathon, following his debut final fall on the Twin Cities Marathon with a time of two:10.47 to complete fourth.
“I did not actually have an excellent huge plan coming into this. It is all the time so powerful, the marathon, simply because a lot can occur,” Richtman stated. “I simply instructed myself to remain in that pack till in regards to the midway mark after which if I felt good I might make a transfer. Ended up going somewhat bit to the lead and nobody actually got here with me.”
Richtman, of Elburn, Illinois, was a member of the Montana State cross-country crew, incomes All-America honors as a junior in 2022-23.
American Paul Pilkington received the 1994 version in 2:12.13.
Within the girls’s race, Tejinesh Tulu of Ethiopia took the title in 2:30.16.
Antonina Kwambai of Kenya was second in 2:30.19. Savannah Berry of Orem, Utah, was third in 2:30.31. Berry completed twelfth finally yr’s U.S. Olympic trials.
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