Los Angeles Marathon 2013 Results: Men's and Women's Top Finishers

Winning the Asics Los Angeles Marathon is an impressive feat. Breaking a national record in the process is even more remarkable.

Belarus-native Aleksandra Duliba completed the 28th Asics L.A. Marathon in just 2:26:05, besting the rest of the field and claiming the $25,000 prize awarded to the top finisher. Her time set a new Belarusian national record (per Long Beach Press-Telegram), and she did it in her first-ever marathon.

Duliba outpaced Zemzem Ahmed of Ethiopia in the women’s race, who finished with a time of 2:30:31.

The Belarusian also claimed a $50,000 gender-challenge prize, besting the first-place men’s participant. Kenyan Erick Mose finished first among male runners with a time of 2:09:44, but a head start of 18 minutes and 35 seconds for the female runners was enough to give her the advantage. 

Mose came up just over a minute shy of the L.A. Marathon all-time record of 2:08:24 (h/t Los Angeles Times).

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, AZ	2:17:04
8. Chris Chavez	26	Menlo Park, CA	2:19:20
9. Benard Onsare	30	Calgary, Al	2:24:48
10. Jared Abuya	36	Colorado Springs, CO	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, CA	2:32:38
4. Aberash Nesga	27	Addis Ababa	2:37:09
5. Colleen De Reuck	48	Boulder, CO	2:41:23
6. Joanna Zeiger	42	Boulder, CO	2:44:48
7. Ailsa MacDonald	32	St. Albert, AL	2:48:15
8. Julia Budniak	32	Los Angeles, CA	2:49:29
9. Natalie Stein	30	North Hollywood, CA	2:57:53
10. Kate Freeman	31	Los Angeles, CA	2:59:29

*All results can be found at Live.Xacte.com.

Asics L.A. Marathon Facts

The Los Angeles Marathon was established in 1986, and according to the race's official website, the marathon was "inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games."

The route of the race has changed several times since its inception. The current route (established in 2010) is the first incarnation with parts run "outside the city limits of Los Angeles." 

Dubbed the "Stadium to the Sea," the new course starts near downtown Los Angeles and proceeds through West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles and Santa Monica (per LAMarathon.com).

The biggest highlight of the 2013 race was Duliba's first-place finish. In 2004, the Los Angeles Marathon introduced the gender challenge between male and female racers, which awards a monetary bonus to the first-place finisher. 

Duliba's victory sways the balance back in favor of the female runners, who have now won five of the nine races since the inception of the challenge.