Los Angeles Marathon

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Los Angeles Marathon
Seal of the Los Angeles Marathon
Date and location	March Los Angeles, California
Race type	road
Distance	Marathon
Established	1986
Record	?:?:?(M), ?:?:?(F)
Official site	www.lamarathon.com

The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual marathon held in Los Angeles, California since 1986. It was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. The race starts at about 8:00AM in the corner of 6th St. and Figueroa St. and runs through Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, the Crenshaw district, and passes by the University of Southern California, as well as several other landmarks. The track is 42.195 km - 26.2 miles long.

There are more spectators that come out each year than any other marathon (over 1,000,000) and cheer on the 25,000+ runners by name, thanks to personalized bibs, which were introduced in 2003.

The 22^nd Los Angeles Marathon, scheduled for March 4, 2007, will feature a new predominantly downhill course that begins at Universal Studios Hollywood and will run through "globally recognizable landmarks" in the Los Angeles area.

Contents 1 Awards 2 Top Finishers 3 Deaths 4 External links

[edit] Awards

The first-place male and female athletes are awarded a brand-new Honda vehicle as well as $35,000.

Starting in 2004, elite women have been given a headstart, in what is known as the Banco Popular Challenge, which awards $100,000 to the runner who crosses the finish line first. Since 2005, the lead given to the women has been derived by the difference between the men's and women's course records. So far in its three-year history, the elite women have won the challenge two times, in 2004 by Tatyana Pozdnyakova, and in 2006 by Lidiya Grigoryeva, both Russians.

[edit] Top Finishers

2006 Results March 19, 2006

Men Open Benson Cherono - 2:08:40 Masters bob cornejo (Mexican) Wheelchair Ernst Van Dyk - 1:24:48

Women Open Lidiya Grigoryeva - 2:25:10 Masters ? Wheelchair Shirley Reilly - 1:55:23

2005 Results March 6, 2005

Men Open Mark Saina - 2:09:35 Masters ? Wheelchair Kurt Fearnley - 1:30:11

Women Open Lyubov Denisova - 2:26:11 Masters ? Wheelchair Cheri Blauwet - 1:51:45

2004 Results March 7, 2004

Men Open David Kirui - 2:13:41 Masters Reynaldo Ramirez - 2:35:38 Wheelchair Joel Jeannot - 1:27:08

Women Open Tatyana Podznyakova - 2:30:17 Masters Tatyana Podznyakova - 2:30:17 Wheelchair Cheri Blauwet - 1:54:02

2003 Results March 2, 2003

Men Open Mark Yatich - 2:09:52 Masters Robert Leonardo - 2:40:46 Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza - 1:27:07

Women Open Tatyana Podznyakova - 2:29:40 Masters Tatyana Podznyakova - 2:29:40 Wheelchair Cheri Blauwet - 1:50:06

2002 Results March 3, 2002

Men Open Steven Ndungu - 2:10:27 Masters Jose Díaz - 2:41:07 Wheelchair Ernst Van Dyk - 1:28:44

Women Open Lyubov Denisova - 2:28:49 Masters Tatyana Podznyakova - 2:30:26 Wheelchair Ariadne Hernandez - 1:55:01

2001 Results March 4, 2001

Men Open Steven Ndungu - 2:13:13 Masters Raymond Baradas - 2:38:43 Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza - 1:32:50

Women Open Elana Paramonova - 2:35:58 Masters Teresa Boches-Saban - 3:05:20 Wheelchair Ariadne Hernandez - 2:04:30

2000 Results March 5, 2000

Men Open Benson Mutiisya Mbithi - 2:11:55 Masters Marco Ortíz - 2:27:33 Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza - 1:42:33

Women Open Jane Salumae - 2:33:33 Masters Judy Maguire - 2:58:21 Wheelchair Jean Driscoll - 2:12:17

1999 Results March 14, 1999

Men Open Simon Bor - 2:09:25 Masters Federico Yax - 2:32:19 Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza - 1:28:43

Women Open Irina Bogacheva - 2:30:32 Masters Judy Maguire - 2:54:12 Wheelchair Deanna Sodoma - 2:03:44

1998 Results March 29, 1998

Men Open Zebedayo Bayo - 2:11:21 Masters Peter Rischl 2:31:53 Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza - 1:29:57

Women Open Lornah Kiplagat - 2:33:58 Masters Candy Clark - 3:08:56 Wheelchair Kazu Hatanaka - 1:56:55

1997 Results March 2, 1997

Men Open El-Maati Chaham - 2:14:16 Masters Yoshio Ishizuka - 2:36:14 Wheelchair Saúl Mendoza - 1:37:27

Women Open Lornah Kiplagat - 2:33:50 Masters Philomena Chandra - 3:03:10 Wheelchair Luise Sauvage - 1:49:22

1996 Results March 3, 1996

Men Open Jose Luis Molina - 2:13:23 Masters Hugo Juárez - 2:33:26 Wheelchair Heinz Frei - 1:27:10

Women Open Lyubov Klochko - 2:30:30 Masters Lorraine Gersitz - 3:11:50 Wheelchair Jean Driscoll - 1:46:09

1995 Results March 5, 1995

Men Open Rolando Vera - 2:11:39 Masters John Bednarksi - 2:36:40 Wheelchair Paul Wiggins - 1:36:06

Women Open 1 Nadia Prasad - 2:29:48 Masters Alfreda Iglehart - 3:13:29 Wheelchair Jean Driscoll - 1:52:51

1994 Results March 6, 1994

Men Open Paul Pilkington - 2:12:13 Masters Gregg Horner - 2:34:20 Wheelchair Phillipe Couprie - 1:34:52

Women Open Olga Appell - 2:28:12 Masters Emma Scaunich - 2:37:05 Wheelchair Connie Hansen - 1:48:58

1993 Results March 7, 1993

Men Open Joselido Rocha - 2:14:28 Masters Dennis Bock - 2:36:32 Wheelchair Jan Mattern - 1:32:15

Women Open Lyubov Klochko - 2:39:48 Masters Candy Dodge - 3:03:10 Wheelchair Connie Hansen - 1:51:26

1992 Results March 1, 1992

Men Open John Treacy - 2:12:29 Masters Manuel García Pérez - 2:25:35 Wheelchair Jim Knaub - 1:40:53

Women Open Madina Biktagirova - 2:26:23 Masters Sandra Marshall - 3:02:47 Wheelchair Connie Hansen - 1:56:17

1991 Results March 3, 1991

Men Open Mark Plastes - 2:10:29 Masters John Campbell - 2:14:33 Wheelchair Jim Knaub - 1:40:43

Women Open Cathy O'Brien - 2:29:38 Masters Priscilla Webb - 2:40:20 Wheelchair Connie Hansen - 1:57:11

1990 Results March 4, 1990

Men Open Pedro Ortíz - 2:11:54 Masters John Campbell - 2:20:15 Wheelchair Moustapha Badid - 1:45:40

Women Open Julie Isphording - 2:32:25 Masters Graziela Striuli - 3:26:48 Wheelchair Ann Cody-Morris - 2:03:49

1989 Results March 5, 1989

Men Open Art Boileau - 2:13:01 Masters John Campbell - 2:17:51 Wheelchair Jim Knaub - 1:46:52

Women Open Zoya Ivanova - 2:34:42 Masters Carol Mather - 3:02:57 Wheelchair Candace Cable-Brookes - 2:07:03

1988 Results March 6, 1988

Men Open Martín Mondragón - 2:10:19 Masters Bob Schlau - 2:19:27 Wheelchair Bob Molinatti - 1:56:35

Women Open Blanca Jaime - 2:36:11 Masters Harolene Walters - 2:54:18 Wheelchair Candace Cable-Brookes - 2:19:38

1987 Results March 1, 1987

Men Open Art Boileau - 2:13:08 Masters Victor Mora García - 2:19:44 Wheelchair Ted Vance - 1:54:06

Women Open Nancy Ditz - 2:35:24 Masters Barbara Fituze - 2:47:21 Wheelchair Candace Cable-Brookes - 2:05:45

1986 Results March 9, 1986

Men Open Ric Sayre - 2:12:59 Masters Kjell-Rick Stahl - 2:19:20 Wheelchair Bob Molinatti - 2:16:36

Women Open Nancy Ditz - 2:36:27 Masters Harolene Walters - 2:57:26 Wheelchair Candace Cable-Brookes - 2:23:10

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[edit] Deaths

• 2006 - Raul Reyna, age 53 (Heart attack at mile 24)
• 2006 - James Leone, age 61 (Heart attack at mile 3)
• 1990 - William McKinney, age 59 (Heart failure at mile 21)

[edit] External links

• Los Angeles Marathon official website
• Los Angeles Marathon photo gallery
• "Exuberance of L.A. Marathon Tempered by Runners' Deaths"