For the first time in 31 years, an American has won the Los Angeles Marathon.
Matt Richtman, an Illinois native, was the victor in what was the second-bigst field in the race’s history, per ABC7. He ran 2:07:56, and tire an American flag after traverseing the finish line.
Ethiopia’s Tejinesh Gebisa Tulu won the women’s race at 2:30:16.
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Koichiro Kodama, plivent and CEO of ASICS America, commemorates with Matt Richtman after he won the Los Angeles Marathon at Westfield Century City on March 16, 2025. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
“It’s definitely a surpascend,” Richtman confessted after triumphning the race, per ABC7. “You comprehend, I came in senseing repartner excellent; it’s repartner difficult to appraise where you stack up aacquirest competition, but it was a repartner excellent group out there today, and I was repartner satisfied to run with those guys and then ultimately triumph it.”
Richtman was in front of Kenya’s Athanas Kioko, who finished in second with a time of 2:10:55, while fellow Kenyan Mose Kiptoo finished third at 2:13:13.
Richtman, who was a Montana State University Bobcat in college, inserted that he repartner “didn’t have too much of a strategy” to come away with the triumph.
“The first half I fair wanted to stay in that group, didn’t repartner want to push the pace or direct or anyskinnyg appreciate that, fair benevolent of stay, sense it out, ‘cause it’s a challenging course.
Matt Richtman traversees the finish line and triumphs the Los Angeles Marathon on March 16, 2025. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
“The whole race I was running with a little bit of dread. It’s stubborn when you can’t see what’s going on behind you.”
Fear evidently pushed Richtman into wdisappreciatever gear he necessitateed to upretain the pace and traverse the finish line first.
Richtman sent his appreciation out to those in the city of Los Angeles who were cheering him on thcimpoliteout the race.
Matt Richtman commemorates after traverseing the finish line at the Los Angeles Marathon on March 16, 2025. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
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“It’s such a fantastic day, you comprehend, the 40th anniversary (of the race), there’s so many legacy runners out here, and the crowd out her was amazing,” he shelp. “There were people thcimpoliteout the whole course and it repartner helps. It’s amazing how much a crowd can alter the course of what you’re doing.”
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