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The Los Angeles Marathon (formerly known as the City of Los Angeles Marathon) is an annual running event typically held each spring in Los Angeles, California, since 1986. The marathon was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Los Angeles. It is one of the five largest marathons in the country, with more than 20,000 ...
Lauren was the third-place finisher and top American at the 2014 Los Angeles Marathon, where she took 13 minutes off her previous marathon personal best. [ 7 ] [ 14 ] Kleppin represented the United States with a 14th place finish at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen in a personal best time of 1:10:16.
Runners start the 39th Los Angeles Marathon at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) The following is the unofficial list of top finishers in the 2024 L.A. Marathon .
Los Angeles, California: US Olympic trials: Galen Rupp: 2:11:12 2015 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Marathon: Jared Ward: 2:12:56 2014 Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota: Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon: Tyler Pennel: 2:13:32 2013 Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon: Nicholas Arciniaga: 2:13:11 2012 Houston ...
Over 25,000 runners competed this year in Sunday's L.A. Marathon. Check out The Times' photographers view of the race.
This is a sortable table of notable people known for their accomplishments outside of long-distance running who have completed an organized marathon.For elite athletes and others known primarily for running marathons, see List of marathoners or Category:Long-distance runners.
The 2012 Los Angeles Marathon was actually Lord of the Rings star Astin's third L.A. 26.2—he ran a 4:04 PR in 1998 and finished the 2010 marathon in 5:16 on a pulled calf muscle.
The Olympic marathon at Los Angeles was run in very warm conditions, and as the favorites gradually fell away, Lopes won the gold medal with a 200 metres advantage and in an Olympic record time of 2:09:21 at the age of 37. This victory established his reputation as a world class runner, because he ran the last 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) at an ...