2018 Skechers Performance LA Marathon Diary: Wesley Kirui achieves his dream

On Friday, at the press conference, I interviewed Wesley Kirui. Wesley was happy with his fitness and told @runblogrun that he hoped to win the LA Marathon once again.

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Wesley KIrui, photo by PhotoRun.net

In 2016, Welsley, running for Skechers Performance, won the LA Marathon in 2016, the first year of Skecher’s sponsorship. In 2018, after a very long battle with Gebresadik Adihana and Elisha Barno. The last five miles were fast, a 4:38, then, a 4:44, then, a 4:47 and it was down to Wesley and Gebresadik, who were running, neck and neck. Wesley Kirui was pushing the pace, looking back and Gebresadik Adihana, who looked relaxed and in control.

Then, about 24.5 miles, the break happened, Wesley Kirui got a meter, then a few more, as Adihana was in distress. Adihana did not give up, he battled back, as Kirui had built up a fifteen second lead, which Adihana cut back to ten.

A smiling Wesley Kirui, winning his second LA Marathon title, leading 20,000 plus marathon finishers across the finish line in Santa Monica. Wesley Kirui achieved his dream, a second win in the City of Angels.

Congratulations Weldon Kirui (Kenya) for winning the #SkechersPerformance #LAmarathon with a time of 2:11:47. #WeRunLA
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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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