L.A. TIMES REPORTS Late start, fast finish.
Wesley Korir of Kenya won the Los Angeles Marathon in record time this morning, shrugging off the latest starting date in the race's history.
Korir pulled away from Tariku Jufar of Kenya on Olympic Boulevard in the 24th mile and finished in 2 hours 8 minutes and 24 seconds, breaking Cherono Benson's record of 2:08:40 set in 2006.
Korir, 26, won $160,000 and a 2009 Honda Accord. He collected $20,000 for winning, $40,000 for clocking under 2:09 and $100,000 for becoming the first runner -- male or female -- to finish. The men started 16 minutes 57 seconds behind the women, a time based on the average of differences in lifetime bests among the top six men and women.
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1 14 Wesley Korir Piedmont CA Ken MEN 25 TO 29 26 M 02:08:24
2 1 Tariku Jufar Addis Ababa Ethiopia MEN 18 TO 24 24 M 02:09:32
3 2 Laban Kipkemboi Concord MA Kenya MEN 30 TO 34 31 M 02:10:29
4 10 Mulugeta Wami Wymegen Netherlands MEN 25 TO 29 26 M 02:10:49
5 4 Negari Terfa Brescia B S Italy MEN 25 TO 29 25 M 02:10:53
6 11 Benjamin Limo Teddington Middlesex Twill, UK MEN 30 TO 34 34 M 02:14:38
7 18 Fekadu Lemma Brescia Italy MEN 25 TO 29 25 M 02:15:12
8 19 Isaac Arusei Concord MA Ken MEN 35 TO 39 36 M 02:17:54
9 13 Moses Kororia Santa Fe NM Ken MEN 30 TO 34 32 M 02:19:48
10 15 Diego Colorado Bogota Columbia MEN 35 TO 39 35 M 02:20:38
11 5 Paul Kosgei Trento Italy MEN 30 TO 34 31 M 02:21:09
12 17 Brian Livingston Los Angeles CA US MEN 30 TO 34 31 M 02:21:34
13 13315 Romualdo Sanchez Los Angeles CA MEN 35 TO 39 39 M 02:25:40
14 52 Tatiana Petrova Riga Latvia WOMEN 25 TO 29 26 F 02:25:59
15 20 Jason David Gutierrez Bogota Columbia MEN 25 TO 29 25 M 02:26:21
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