Dominic Ngeno, a 26-year-old Kenyan, gained the thirty ninth L.A. Marathon right now by 5 seconds, edging previous countryman Cosmas Kiplimo with slightly over three miles to go on the 26.2-mile route. Ngeno had a time of two:10:20, nearly three minutes quicker than final yr’s winner, Jemal Yimer of Ethiopia.
Stacy Ndiwa repeated as the ladies’s winner in a personal-best 2:25:28, pulling away from runner-up Olga Mazuronak within the final mile to win by 20 seconds.
The race route began at Dodger Stadium and led to Century Metropolis on the Avenue of the Stars.
Not everybody took the race fairly critically. Noticed within the pack had been runners dressed as a Leprechaun, Elvis, and a banana.
