Woman runner wins Los Angeles Marathon
LOS ANGELES, Calif. Mar. 2, 2008 - Russia’s Tatiana Aryasova has won the 2008 Los Angeles Marathon.
In her first race since recently giving birth, Aryasova bested the men in a challenge between the sexes and easily won the race. She crossed the finish line with an unofficial time of 2:09:32, several minutes ahead of the next woman and well ahead of the fastest man, Laban Moiben of Kenya.
The battle-of-the-sexes format gave the top women runners a head start of nearly 20 minutes on the men. The time differential was chosen by race officials in hopes of creating a close finish. Aryasova won $120,000 and a car.
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