LA Marathon 2013 Results: Notable Performances from Sunday's Race

When the Los Angeles Marathon drew to a close this Sunday, women rejoiced as they took back the gender championship. 

Female marathoner Aleksandra Duliba outlasted the entire field, taking home $75,000 purse in the process. In her first-ever marathon, the runner from Belarus took advantage of her head start and outlasted the top Kenyan male runners in the race.

The gender challenge was introduced in 2004, giving out prize money for the overall winner of the race. Dubila’s win gives the women a 5-4 edge since the award’s inception.

Let's take a closer look at Dubila's accomplishment and the top male finisher at this year's marathon.

Aleksandra Duliba - Minsk, Belarus

Duliba brought the race’s gender championship back to the female side with an outstanding race time of 2:26:08. Her finish qualifies for a Belarus national record (per L.A. Times), and in her first-ever official marathon, no less.

While Kenyan Erick Mose finished with a faster overall time, female runners are given an 18 minute, 35 second head start in front of the male runners. Therefore, she bested Mose’s time by over a minute and took home the $50,000 gender challenge prize.

In addition, Duliba’s time bested second-place female runner Zemzem Ahmed of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by over four minutes.

Erick Mose - Toluca, Kenya

Mose ran an impressive race to finish as the men’s winner, finishing with a 2:09:42 time. He bested fellow Kenyan Julius Keter by just over 45 seconds for the men’s crown.

Both Keter and Mose were in a deadlock around the 24th mile when the latter was able to distance himself from his opponent and held onto the lead for good.

The men’s official record still stands, though, as Mose’s time clocked at over a minute behind. Regardless, he is L.A.’s champion.

The top finishes and times can be found below:

Top 10 Male Finishers

Name	Age	City, State	Time
1. Erick Mose	26	Toluca	2:09:42
2. Julius Keter	24	Kapsabet	2:10:29
3. Nicholas Chelimo	30	Ngong Hills	2:10:41
4. Weldon Kirui	24	Kericho	2:10:48
5. Vitaly Shafar	31	Kiev	2:13:29
6. Philemon Baa	31	Nairobi	2:14:38
7. Nick Arciniaga	29	Flagstaff, Ariz.	2:17:04
8. Chris Chavez	26	Menlo Park, Calif.	2:19:20
9. Benard Onsare	30	Calgary, Alberta	2:24:48
10. Jared Abuya	36	Colorado Springs, Colo.	2:25:16

Top 10 Female Finishers

Name	Age	City, State	Time
1. Aleksandra Duliba	27	Minsk	2:26:05
2. Zemzem Ahmed	28	Addis Ababa	2:30:31
3. Deena Kastor	40	Mammoth Lakes, Calif.	2:32:38
4. Aberash Nesga	27	Addis Ababa	2:37:09
5. Colleen De Reuck	48	Boulder, Colo.	2:41:23
6. Joanna Zeiger	42	Boulder, Colo.	2:44:48
7. Ailsa MacDonald	32	St. Albert, Alberta	2:48:15
8. Julia Budniak	32	Los Angeles	2:49:29
9. Natalie Stein	30	North Hollywood, Calif.	2:57:53
10. Kate Freeman	31	Los Angeles	2:59:29

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