SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — John Korir thought he was going to join his brother as a winner of the Los Angeles Marathon. Elisha Barno of Kenya passed his countryman with 150 meters to go for the closest finish in the race's 34-year history. It went down to a three-man pack of Barno, Korir and Juan Luis Barrios of Mexico a mile later before Korir broke away. Merachi and Jerop broke away from the pack at the midway point before Merachi took control over the last six miles. It was only the second marathon for Anderson, who competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Source: Ethiopian News March 24, 2019 17:17 UTC