The women's elite field started approximately 18 minutes before the men's, based on the expected men's and women's winning times, which organizers correctly predicted would put the top female and male runners within seconds of each other heading into the final mile.
The men's race has been won by a Kenyan every year since 1999, except for 2011, 2014 and 2020 when it was won by Ethiopians. A U.S. runner last won in 1994.The LA Marathon is Sunday are several streets from Dodger Stadium to Culver City will be closed in the morning as thousands get ready to run. Kenyan Edwin Kimutai was the second-place men's finisher with a time of 2:10:42.66, and Ethiopian Birhanu Bekele Berga was third with a time of 2:15:10.85.
The race started at 6:30 a.m. for the wheelchair racers, followed at 6:38 a.m. by the elite women and 6:55 a.m. with the elite men and the remainder of the field.at the start of the race was in the mid-50s, with partly cloudy skies that cleared up as the race continued, though runners were expected to face headwinds after 10:30 a.m., Dave Bruno, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, told City News Service.
Organizers billed the race as a celebration of its history and Los Angeles' rich cultural diversity, promising "more entertainment on course than ever before."Fifteen golden stars were placed at the finish line to recognize the men and women who played key roles in race from its start through last year, including co-founders Bill Burke and Marie Patrick.
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