![]() LA Marathon: Street closures planned from Dodger Stadium to Century City. ![]() Other stars were honoring the 1986 winners - Ric Sayre, Nancy Ditz, Bob Molinatti and Candace Cable - Rene Calvario, James Feld, Jacqueline Jacquet-Williams, Edgar Ninofranco and Larry Williams, who have been water station captains for each edition of the race, Harry Shabazian, Eric Spears and Paul Trapani, who were integral in starting Students Run LA in 1989, and Jake Stolmack, the top Team TMF fundraiser in 2021. Organizers billed the race as a celebration of its history and Los Angeles’ rich cultural diversity, promising “more entertainment on course than ever before.”įifteen golden stars were placed at the finish line to recognize the men and women who played key roles in race from its start through last year, including co-founders Bill Burke and Marie Patrick. With the build-out for next Sunday’s Oscars underway, race photographers were lined up paparazzi-style as runners passed under the tent and alongside the giant golden statues outside the Dolby Theatre. The temperature at Dodger Stadium at the start of the race was in the mid-50s, with partly cloudy skies that cleared up as the race continued, though runners were expected to face headwinds after 10:30 a.m., Dave Bruno, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, told City News Service.įrom Dodger Stadium, runners headed through downtown Los Angeles, Echo Park, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood and Brentwood then back through Westwood to Century City. with the elite men and the rest of the field. for the wheelchair racers, followed at 6:38 a.m. Just like in November, the race is being run on the “Stadium to the Stars” course which begins at Dodger Stadium, then heads west to Brentwood, where runners double back on San Vicente, Sepulveda and Santa Monica boulevards, ending at Avenue of the Stars in Century City. The top-finishing American woman was Amanda Phillips in fifth place with a time of 2:35:06.75. The second-place women’s finisher was Antonina Kwambai of Kenya with a time of 2:30:12.88, with Ethiopian Biruktayit Eshetu Degefa third at 2:31:28.99.Īmerican Tyler McCandless was fourth for the men in a time of 2:15:18.02. Kenyan Edwin Kimutai was the second-place men’s finisher with a time of 2:10:42.66, and Ethiopian Birhanu Bekele Berga was third with a time of 2:15:10.85. The men’s and women’s winners will each receive $6,000, the runners-up $2,500 each and third-place finishers $1,500 each. runner last won the women’s race in 1994. runner last won in 1994.Īfrican women have won nine of the last 12 races, with runners from the former Soviet Union winning twice and Natasha Cockram of Wales winning in 2021. ![]() The men’s race has been won by a Kenyan every year since 1999, except for 2011, 20 when it was won by Ethiopians. It was the second consecutive LA Marathon victory for Korir, who won last year’s race, which was held in November due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Korir, 25, won with a time of 2:09:07.13, while the 29-year-old Meringor won with a time of 2:25:03.27. It was discontinued in 2015 when the race served as the USA Marathon Championships. The race held the gender challenge from 2004 to 2014, with women winning seven times and men four.
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