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 is 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.
