38th Annual L.A. Marathon

The Los Angeles (L.A.) Marathon brings more than 20,000 people from all over the world through L.A.’s most iconic neighborhoods. Undaunted by the early morning chill and overcast skies, runners from across the world met at the starting line of the 2023 L.A. Marathon at Dodgers Stadium on Sunday, March 22.

Stacy Ndiwa of Kenya crossed the finish line first, with a personal best of 2 hours and 31 minutes. Ethiopia’s Jemal Yimer won the overall elite division with a time of 2 hours,13 minutes and 13 seconds. Americans Thomas Rono from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and Ashley Paulson of Mendon, Utah, placed fourth in the male and female categories, clocking in at 2:14:50 and 2:48:49, respectively.

Many different community organizations and running clubs showed up to the event on Sunday to support. Team CRUDA and Valley Runners Los Angeles were among those organizations who joined forces to support the athletes at Mile in a row.

“We come always mission of ‘celebrate ners’. And I am motivated with distracts them ous event.” said member of Team The clubs set with food, water like cut bananas, and Biofreeze, muscle pain, all that last bit of vation racers need won the female competition with a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes, 01 seconds, in her first competition