Korir takes second consecutive L.A. Marathon, Meringor wins women’s race

A well-known face was the primary to cross the Los Angeles Marathon end line Sunday morning.

Kenya’s John Korir received his second consecutive L.A. Marathon within the males’s division with a time of two:09:08 and a tempo of 4:55/mile. Korir shaved significant minutes off of final yr’s victory tempo by which he was the primary to cross the road with a time of two:12:48.

Sunday’s race is simply the newest accolade for the prolific Korir household. John Korir, now joins his older brother, Wesley, as a two-time champion in Los Angeles. At solely 25 years outdated, Korir can have an actual likelihood to defend his crown once more in 2023.

The primary spot within the 2022 males’s race wasn’t the one flashback to the earlier marathon end. Korir’s fellow countryman, Edwin Kimutai, completed in second with a time of two:10:44. Kimutai, 29, additionally took second behind Korir in 2021. Ethiopian Berhanu Bekele Berga completed third with a time of two:15:11.

It was really a banner day for the nation of Kenya. Instantly after ending, Korir was able to congratulate his fellow Kenyan, Delvine Meringor, for taking dwelling the ladies’s title.

The 29-year-old Meringor completed with a time of two:25:04, — a tempo of 5:32/mile. Behind her, Antonina Kwambai, additionally of Kenya, completed with a time of two:30:13. Ethiopia’s Biruktayit Eshetu Degefa took third with a time of two:31:29.

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