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1of10Runners gather before dawn at Dodger Stadium for the start of the 38th LA Marathon. Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less2of10The elite men runners head out at Dodger Stadium at the start of the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less3of10Runners gather before dawn at Dodger Stadium for the start of the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less4of10Runners head out from Dodger Stadium at the start of the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less5of10Runners head out from Dodger Stadium at Dodger Stadium at the start of the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less6of10Runners get a message of encouragement at the El Capitan Theater along Hollywood Blvd during the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less7of10Runners take on water in front of the Dorothy Chandler Pavillon during the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023 in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less8of10Runners mark their time along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills during the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less9of10Runners move up Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood during the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less10of10Runners move up Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood during the start of the Los Angeles Marathon, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)David Crane/APShow MoreShow Less
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jemal Yimer of Ethiopia won the men’s division of the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, while Stacy Ndiwa of Kenya took the women’s division.
Yimer completed the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) course through city streets in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 13.58 seconds.
Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia was second in 2:14:06.95. Barnaba Kipkoech of Kenya was third in 2:14:27.36 on a cloudy day with temperatures near 60 degrees (15 Celsius).
The top American men's finisher was Hosava Kretzmann of Prescott, Arizona, who was sixth. He ran his first marathon in 2:19:55.77.
Ndiwa crossed the finish line in 2:31:00.24. The 30-year-old pulled away from countrywoman Martha Akeno at mile 18. Akeno finished second in 2:34:25.68.
Grace Kahura of Kenya was third in 2:38:15.67.
Ashley Paulson of St. George, Utah, was the top American women's finisher in fourth at 2:48:47.00.
Yimer and Ndiwa each earned $6,000. Ndiwa received an additional $10,000 for finishing first. The men's race began 15 minutes after the women started.
