Fox News: Matt Richtman becomes first American man to win LA Marathon in 31 years

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Matt Richtman becomes first American man to win LA Marathon in 31 years

Matt Richtman did what no American man has in the last 31 years, crossing the finish line first in the Los Angeles Marathon with a time of 2:07:56.......                    ...                        ...For the first time in 31 years, an American has won the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......Matt Richtman, an Illinois native, was the victor in what was the second-largest field in the race's history, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login He ran 2:07:56, and bore an American flag after crossing the finish line. ......Ethiopia's Tejinesh Gebisa Tulu won the women's race at 2:30:16. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"It's definitely a surprise," Richtman admitted after winning the race, per ABC7. "You know, I came in feeling really good; it's really hard to judge where you stack up against competition, but it was a really good group out there today, and I was really happy to run with those guys and then ultimately win it."......Richtman was in front of Kenya's Athanas Kioko, who You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login with a time of 2:10:55, while fellow Kenyan Mose Kiptoo finished third at 2:13:13. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Richtman, who was a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Bobcat in college, added that he really "didn't have too much of a strategy" to come away with the win. ......"The first half I just wanted to stay in that group, didn't really want to push the pace or lead or anything like that, just kind of stay, feel it out, 'cause it's a challenging course......."The whole race I was running with a little bit of fear. It's tough when you can't see what's going on behind you."......Fear clearly pushed Richtman into whatever gear he needed to keep the pace and cross the finish line first. ......Richtman sent his appreciation out to those in the city of Los Angeles who were cheering him on throughout the race......."It's such a great day, you know, the 40th anniversary (of the race), there's so many legacy runners out here, and the crowd out her was amazing," he said. "There were people throughout the whole course and it really helps. It's amazing how much a crowd can change the course of what you're doing."......Follow Fox News Digital's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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