{"id":10177,"date":"2025-03-16T12:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T19:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/?p=10177"},"modified":"2025-03-16T12:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T19:15:10","slug":"matt-richtman-wins-los-angeles-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/matt-richtman-wins-los-angeles-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Richtman Wins Los Angeles Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the Los Angeles Marathon<\/h2>\n<p>The 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon took place on Sunday, marking a significant event in the athletic calendar. This year&#8217;s marathon saw a historic win by an American athlete, breaking a 31-year drought for American male winners.<\/p>\n<h2>The Winner: Matt Richtman<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Richtman won the marathon, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years. He achieved a personal-best time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 56 seconds over the course that began at Dodger Stadium and went through downtown LA, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Brentwood before ending in the Century City neighborhood.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>The Competition<\/h2>\n<p>Athanas Kioko of Kenya was second in 2:10.55, followed by Moses Kurgat of Kenya, who took third in 2:13.13. Richtman&#8217;s victory was impressive, considering it was just his second marathon, following his debut last fall at the Twin Cities Marathon, where he finished fourth with a time of 2:10.47.<\/p>\n<h2>Richtman&#8217;s Strategy and Background<\/h2>\n<p>Richtman, from Elburn, Illinois, said, \u201cI didn&#8217;t really have a super big plan coming into this. It&#8217;s always so tough, the marathon, just because so much can happen. I just told myself to stay in that pack until about the halfway mark and then if I felt good I could make a move. Ended up going a little bit to the lead and no one really came with me.\u201d He was a member of the Montana State cross-country team, earning All-America honors as a junior in 2022-23.<\/p>\n<h2>Historical Context<\/h2>\n<p>The last American man to win the Los Angeles Marathon was Paul Pilkington in 1994, with a time of 2:12.13. Richtman&#8217;s win marks a significant achievement for American athletics, ending a long wait for a homegrown champion.<\/p>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s Race<\/h2>\n<p>In the women\u2019s race, Tejinesh Tulu of Ethiopia took the title in 2:30.16, closely followed by Antonina Kwambai of Kenya in 2:30.19. Savannah Berry of Orem, Utah, was third in 2:30.31, a notable performance after finishing 12th at last year&#8217;s U.S. Olympic trials.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The 40th Los Angeles Marathon saw historic performances, with Matt Richtman becoming the first American man to win in 31 years. His personal-best time and strategic approach to the race led to a significant victory. The event also highlighted strong performances in the women&#8217;s race, with Tejinesh Tulu taking the top spot.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Q: Who won the 40th Los Angeles Marathon?<br \/>\nA: Matt Richtman was the winner, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years.<\/li>\n<li>Q: What was Matt Richtman&#8217;s finish time?<br \/>\nA: He finished with a personal-best time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 56 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Q: Who were the top three finishers in the women&#8217;s race?<br \/>\nA: Tejinesh Tulu of Ethiopia was first, followed by Antonina Kwambai of Kenya, and then Savannah Berry of Utah.<\/li>\n<li>Q: When was the last time an American man won the Los Angeles Marathon before Matt Richtman?<br \/>\nA: The last American man to win was Paul Pilkington in 1994.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to the Los Angeles Marathon The 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon took place on Sunday, marking a significant event in the athletic calendar. This year&#8217;s marathon saw a historic win by an American athlete, breaking a 31-year drought for American male winners. The Winner: Matt Richtman Matt Richtman won the marathon, becoming the first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2205405203.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=5779,3853&w=1920&resize=1920,1280&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10179,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10177\/revisions\/10179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}