LA Marathon: John Korir leaves no doubt in men’s victory; Natasha Cockram wins women’s race

This clip determination would beryllium nary heartbreak.

This greeting nary 1 would sneak up connected John Korir.

Korir, a 24-year-old Kenyan, won the men’s contention astatine the 36th Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, vanquishing the disappointment of the 2019 contention wherever helium was passed by countryman Elisha Barno successful the last 150 meters.

Korir, the younger member of two-time Los Angeles Marathon victor Wesley Korir, covered the debut of the Stadium to the Stars course, the 26.2 mile way from Dodgers Stadium to the Avenue of the Stars successful Century City successful 2 hours, 12 minutes, 46 seconds.

Korir broke the contention wide unfastened with a 4:39 19th mile, dropping Kenya Edwin Kimutai and Amanuel Mesel of Eritrea.

Two years agone Korir built a ample pb with a akin determination lone to beryllium passed by Barno successful the closing agelong adjacent to the Pacific Ocean successful Santa Monica.

John Korir of Kenya is the 2021 Los Angeles Marathon champion successful 2:12:48! Congrats connected an astonishing race! pic.twitter.com/BuYfOrKu9F

— Los Angeles Marathon (@lamarathon) November 7, 2021

Kenyan jock John Korir makes his mode down the decorativeness enactment with a clip of 2:12:48. Korir is this year’s champion pic.twitter.com/t9j2FebmE7

— Hunter Lee (@huntslee) November 7, 2021

Natasha Cockram, a erstwhile University of Tulsa standout from Wales, won the women’s contention successful 2:33:15.

Natasha Cockram (UK/Wales) is the 2021 women’s Los Angeles Marathon champion successful 2:33:17! Congrats Natasha connected an astonishing race! pic.twitter.com/SoDcI12wXd

— Los Angeles Marathon (@lamarathon) November 7, 2021