LOS ANGELES MARATHON
L.A.’s big race turns 40
Winner Matthew Richtman, center, and runner-up Athanas Kioko, left, celebrate after the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday. Photo by Axel Koester
Mia Jones and Haden Thompson from Nashville, Tenn., prepare to run their first marathon at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. David Crane — Staff Photographer
Matthew Richtman celebrates his win after the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday. Richtman, 25, a former cross-country runner at Montana State University, won the race by nearly three minutes in a personal best time of 2:07:56, or 4:53 per mile. He became the first American to win the L.A. race since 1994. Photo by Axel Koester
Fans encourage runners along Hollywood Boulevard during the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday. Over 26,000 ran the course from Dodger Stadium to Century City. David Crane — Staff Photographer
Runners pass by El Capitan Theatre along Hollywood Boulevard during the 40th L.A. Marathon on Sunday. David Crane — Staff Photographer
Runners head up Hollywood Boulevard during the 40th L.A. Marathon on Sunday. David Crane — Staff Photographer
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The Los Angeles Marathon turned 40 on Sunday, and runners celebrated the occasion the usual way, by rolling through the City of Angels from landmark to landmark and home again.
Starting at Dodger Stadium before dawn, runners headed through Chinatown, downtown Los Angeles, Echo Park, Thai Town, Little Armenia, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood and Brentwood, then back through Westwood to Century City, with the finish line for the “Stadium to the Stars” course on Santa Monica Boulevard, just past Century Park East.
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