In Los Angeles, the traditional marathon Bashny.Net

The highlight of this marathon was a completely new route, which runs from the local stadium "Dodger" straight to the bay, the satellite town of Santa Monica.



Earlier this marathon was held solely on the streets of Los Angeles, you can create a lot of problems. First of all, the police had to block the movement of the entire urban transport, which created the latest congestion throughout the city. Second, the air in the city definitely not the best. Third, the marathon high costs demanded by the mayor's office for the organization of security. Thus was invented the new arc-shaped route to the Pacific coast.





































































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It was the 25th anniversary of the account marathon in Los Angeles. The winner of the race in the 42-plus kilometer Wesley Korir became a naturalized American of Kenyan Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The athlete was able to show the best time of his career. Women won by Kenyan Edna Kiplagat also.