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 2:09:25 (M; 14 Mar 1999, Simon Bor); 2:26:11 (F; 6 Mar 2005, Lyubov Denisova)
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 8:15AM, and this year the marathon kicked off at Lankershim and Cahuenga near Universal Studios, 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. SRLA's colors in 2007 were white, black, and teal.

The 22nd Los Angeles Marathon, run on March 4, 2007, featured a new course that begins at Universal Studios Hollywood and runs through "globally recognizable landmarks" in the Los Angeles area. For the first time, the race entered Boyle Heights on the East Side of Los Angeles, before heading back to the finish line downtown. The XXIII marathon run is schedule set to start at 8:15am on March 2, 2008.

Its current primary sponsors are Honda and Banco Popular.

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[edit] Awards

The first-place male and female athletes are awarded a brand-new Honda Accord V6 sedan 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

Ages of top finishers in the Masters category are given in parentheses.

Year
Category Men Women
2007 Results March 4, 2007
Open Flag of Kenya Fred Mogaka 2:17:14 Flag of Russia Ramilia Burangolova 2:37:54
Masters Flag of Japan Yoshihisa Hosaka (58) 2:49:06 Flag of Russia Ramilia Burangolova (45) 2:37:54
Wheelchair Flag of Australia Kurt Fearnley 1:23:40 Flag of the United Kingdom Shelly Woods 1:50:55
2006 Results March 19, 2006
Open Flag of Kenya Benson Cherono 2:08:40 Flag of Russia Lidiya Grigoryeva 2:25:10
Masters Flag of the United States Jose Ortiz Pina (43) 2:33:23 Flag of Ukraine Lyudmyla Pushkina (40) 2:41:15
Wheelchair Flag of South Africa Ernst Van Dyk 1:24:48 Flag of the United States Shirley Reilly 1:55:23
2005 Results March 6, 2005
Open Flag of Kenya Mark Saina 2:09:35 Flag of Russia Lyubov Denisova 2:26:11
Masters Ezequiel Hernandez (41) 2:45:01 Flag of Ukraine Tatyana Pozdnakova (50) 2:31:05
Wheelchair Flag of Australia Kurt Fearnley 1:30:11 Flag of the United States Cheri Blauwet 1:51:45
2004 Results March 7, 2004
Open Flag of Kenya David Kirui 2:13:41 Flag of Ukraine Tatyana Podznyakova 2:30:17
Masters Flag of Mexico Reynaldo Ramirez (40) 2:35:38 Flag of Ukraine Tatyana Podznyakova (49) 2:30:17
Wheelchair Flag of France Joel Jeannot 1:27:08 Flag of the United States Cheri Blauwet 1:54:02
2003 Results March 2, 2003
Open Flag of Kenya Mark Yatich 2:09:52 Flag of Ukraine Tatyana Podznyakova 2:29:40
Masters Flag of the United States Robert Leonardo (40) 2:40:46 Flag of Ukraine Tatyana Podznyakova (48) 2:29:40
Wheelchair Flag of Mexico Saúl Mendoza 1:27:07 Flag of the United States Cheri Blauwet 1:50:06
2002 Results March 3, 2002
Open Flag of Kenya Steven Ndungu 2:10:27 Flag of Russia Lyubov Denisova 2:28:49
Masters Flag of the United States Jose Díaz (46) 2:41:07 Flag of Ukraine Tatyana Podznyakova (47) 2:30:26
Wheelchair Flag of South Africa Ernst Van Dyk 1:28:44 Flag of Mexico Ariadne Hernandez 1:55:01
2001 Results March 4, 2001
Open Flag of Kenya Steven Ndungu 2:13:13 Flag of Russia Elana Paramonova 2:35:58
Masters Flag of the United States Raymond Baradas (41) 2:38:43 Flag of the United States Teresa Boches-Saban (44) 3:05:20
Wheelchair Flag of Mexico Saúl Mendoza 1:32:50 Flag of Mexico Ariadne Hernandez 2:04:30
2000 Results March 5, 2000
Open Flag of Kenya Benson Mutiisya Mbithi 2:11:55 Flag of Estonia Jane Salumae 2:33:33
Masters Flag of the United States Marco Ortíz (50) 2:27:33 Flag of the United States Judy Maguire (41) 2:58:21
Wheelchair Flag of Mexico Saúl Mendoza 1:42:33 Flag of the United States Jean Driscoll 2:12:17
1999 Results March 14, 1999
Open Flag of Kenya Simon Bor 2:09:25 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Irina Bogacheva 2:30:32
Masters Flag of Guatemala Federico Yax 2:32:19 Flag of the United States Judy Maguire 2:54:12
Wheelchair Flag of Mexico Saúl Mendoza 1:28:43 Flag of the United States Deanna Sodoma 2:03:44
1998 Results March 29, 1998
Open Flag of Tanzania Zebedayo Bayo 2:11:21 Flag of Kenya Lornah Kiplagat 2:33:58
Masters Flag of Switzerland Peter Rischl 2:31:53 Flag of the United States Candy Clark 3:08:56
Wheelchair Flag of Mexico Saúl Mendoza 1:29:57 Flag of Japan Kazu Hatanaka 1:56:55
1997 Results March 2, 1997
Open Flag of Morocco El-Maati Chaham 2:14:16 Flag of Kenya Lornah Kiplagat 2:33:50
Masters Flag of the United States Yoshio Ishizuka 2:36:14 Flag of the United States Philomena Chandra 3:03:10
Wheelchair Flag of Mexico Saúl Mendoza 1:37:27 Flag of Australia Luise Sauvage 1:49:22
1996 Results March 3, 1996
Open Flag of Costa Rica Jose Luis Molina 2:13:23 Flag of Ukraine Lyubov Klochko 2:30:30
Masters Flag of Guatemala Hugo Juárez 2:33:26 Flag of the United States Lorraine Gersitz 3:11:50
Wheelchair Flag of Switzerland Heinz Frei 1:27:10 Flag of the United States Jean Driscoll 1:46:09
1995 Results March 5, 1995
Open Flag of Ecuador Rolando Vera 2:11:39 Flag of France 1 Nadia Prasad 2:29:48
Masters Flag of the United States John Bednarksi 2:36:40 Flag of the United States Alfreda Iglehart 3:13:29
Wheelchair Flag of Australia Paul Wiggins 1:36:06 Flag of the United States Jean Driscoll 1:52:51
1994 Results March 6, 1994
Open Flag of the United States Paul Pilkington 2:12:13 Flag of the United States Olga Appell 2:28:12
Masters Flag of the United States Gregg Horner 2:34:20 Flag of Italy Emma Scaunich 2:37:05
Wheelchair Flag of France Phillipe Couprie 1:34:52 Flag of Denmark Connie Hansen 1:48:58
1993 Results March 7, 1993
Open Flag of Brazil Joselido Rocha 2:14:28 Flag of Ukraine Lyubov Klochko 2:39:48
Masters Flag of the United States Dennis Bock 2:36:32 Flag of the United States Candy Dodge 3:03:10
Wheelchair Flag of the United States Jan Mattern 1:32:15 Flag of Denmark Connie Hansen 1:51:26
1992 Results March 1, 1992
Open Flag of Ireland John Treacy 2:12:29 Madina Biktagirova 2:26:23
Masters Flag of Mexico Manuel García Pérez 2:25:35 Flag of the United States Sandra Marshall 3:02:47
Wheelchair Flag of the United States Jim Knaub 1:40:53 Flag of Denmark Connie Hansen 1:56:17
1991 Results March 3, 1991
Open Flag of the United States Mark Plastes 2:10:29 Flag of the United States Cathy O'Brien 2:29:38
Masters Flag of New Zealand John Campbell 2:14:33 Flag of the United Kingdom Priscilla Webb 2:40:20
Wheelchair Flag of the United States Jim Knaub 1:40:43 Flag of Denmark Connie Hansen 1:57:11
1990 Results March 4, 1990
Open Flag of Colombia Pedro Ortíz 2:11:54 Flag of the United States Julie Isphording 2:32:25
Masters Flag of New Zealand John Campbell 2:20:15 Flag of Italy Graziela Striuli 3:26:48
Wheelchair Flag of France Moustapha Badid 1:45:40 Flag of the United States Ann Cody-Morris 2:03:49
1989 Results March 5, 1989
Open Flag of Canada Art Boileau 2:13:01 Flag of the Soviet Union Zoya Ivanova 2:34:42
Masters Flag of New Zealand John Campbell 2:17:51 Flag of the United States Carol Mather 3:02:57
Wheelchair Flag of the United States Jim Knaub 1:46:52 Flag of the United States Candace Cable-Brookes 2:07:03
1988 Results March 6, 1988
Open Flag of Mexico Martín Mondragón 2:10:19 Flag of Mexico Blanca Jaime 2:36:11
Masters Flag of the United States Bob Schlau 2:19:27 Flag of the United States Harolene Walters 2:54:18
Wheelchair Flag of the United States Bob Molinatti 1:56:35 Flag of the United States Candace Cable-Brookes 2:19:38
1987 Results March 1, 1987
Open Flag of Canada Art Boileau 2:13:08 Flag of the United States Nancy Ditz 2:35:24
Masters Flag of Colombia Victor Mora García 2:19:44 Flag of the United States Barbara Fituze 2:47:21
Wheelchair Flag of Canada Ted Vance 1:54:06 Flag of the United States Candace Cable-Brookes 2:05:45
1986 Results March 9, 1986
Open Flag of the United States Ric Sayre 2:12:59 Flag of the United States Nancy Ditz 2:36:27
Masters Flag of Sweden Kjell-Rick Stahl 2:19:20 Flag of the United States Harolene Walters 2:57:26
Wheelchair Flag of the United States Bob Molinatti 2:16:36 Flag of the United States Candace Cable-Brookes 2:23:10

Note 1: From New Caledonia, a territory of France.

[edit] Legacy Runners

As of March 2007, there were 254 runners that have completed every Los Angeles Marathon since the first race was run in 1986. The 22nd Los Angeles Marathon was held March 4, 2007 on a brand new course that started near Universal Studios and finished in downtown Los Angeles in front of the library. This was the first point-to-point course in this marathon's history.

The term Legacy runners is defined as runners that have completed all the Los Angeles Marathons. Their numbers decrease year by year but there remains a group that is approximately 10 times larger than that of any other major marathon.

[edit] Students Run Los Angeles

[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)

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