A long losing streak at the Los Angeles Marathon was broken on Sunday.
Matt Richtman won the 2025 L.A. Marathon with a time of 2:07:56, which was an impressive three minutes less than second-placed Athanas Kioko.
Richtman’s victory means he is the first American to win the race since 1994. In that race 31 years ago, Paul Pilkington won with a time of 2:12:13.
Richtman was a member of the Montana State University cross country team. According to the university’s website, the Elburn, Illinois native was the third Montana State men’s cross country runner to earn All-American honors in his junior year in 2022-2023.
