Today was the Los Angeles Marathon and we are fortunate enough to live near the finish line of this great race that takes runners through some of the most historic, scenic, and cultural parts of this sprawling and diverse city. To see the speed at which the elite runners devour this course is truly remarkable. The closest I ever came to running this fast was chasing down the ice cream truck when I was 8, but that was only for 2.6 blocks, not 26 miles, but I digress… 🙂 Congratulations to the men’s winner, Weldon Kirui from Kenya, with a time of 2:13:07. In fact, the top 4 finishers were Kenyan, and rounding out the top 5 was a Ugandan. Three of the top 10 were American. Only 7 seconds separated Weldon from the 2nd place finisher, Willie Koitile. Weldon is today’s photo for Day 45 of my 365 challenge. For the women, the winner was a Ukranian woman, Nataliya Lehonkova, with a winning time of 2:30.42, nearly 2:00 above the second finisher from Ethiopia, Serkalem Abrha. Three American women rounded out the top 5. Congratulations to @lamarathon for a great day of racing! Security was fantastic – as we rode through the alley towards the finish line, there were bomb sniffing dogs, police everywhere – courteous, friendly, professional, yet on alert. The spectators were fantastic, the security top notch – definitely a fantastic day. Congrats to all who participated! #LAMarathon, @LAMarathon
Primary image shot with Canon 5DmkIII, 50mm f1/2L, f/3.5, 1/640″, ISO 100
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