Ethiopian Markos Geneti won a soaked 2011 Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday with a speedy 2:06:35 finish. Geneti won $125,000.00 for finishing first and winning the gender challenge. The women were spotted 17 minutes.
Remarkably Geneti had never run a marathon before. The 26 year-old Ethiopian complained of a side stitch throughout but none of it seemed to matter as he set a record for the fastest California marathon time….ever!
Defending champion Wesley Korir finished back in 4th place with a 2:13:23 finish.
Korir hit a massive wall at mile 21 and thought he was done, for good, “”First of all, I’d like to thank God that I’m still alive,” said Korir, smiling. “I thought it was the end of my life.”
Top 5 Male Finishers
| 1. Markos Geneti | 02:06:35 |
| 2. Nicholas Kamakya | 02:09:26 |
| 3. Laban Moiben | 02:13:12 |
| 4. Wesley Korir | 02:13:23 |
| 5. Jason Gutierrez | 02:13:24 |
Top 5 Female Finishers
| 1. Buzunesh Deba | 02:26:34 |
| 2. Amy Hastings | 02:27:03 |
| 3. Mare Dibaba | 02:30:25 |
| 4. Diane Nukuri | 02:33:47 |
| 5. Iuliia Arkhipova | 02:33:55 |
Look Up L.A. Marathon Results for All Finishers
Congrats to all runners who braved the extreme conditions to complete the L.A. Marathon
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