Roberta Gibb was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. That was back in 1966 at *** time when the most prestigious race in the nation was for men only. I hid in some bushes and I could see the men. Uh, preparing, I heard, I heard the gun go off and then when the man started coming by where I was hiding, I kind of eased into the middle of them. And started running and I hoped that my legs would remember how to run because I had been cramped on *** Greyhound bus for 4 days. The men who ran alongside Gibbs swore she had completed the 26 mile course. The Boston Athletic Association reserved judgment. Still, there was quite *** to do at the finish line. Well, I feel *** lot of love for these people. No, my my running meant something to them. I was very touched. And Governor Wolpe came down. He was from Winchester and I was from Winchester. He came down and shook my hand, and I, I was just really touched. Others were shocked because seeing Roberta Gibb run that race would be like going to Fenway Park today to find *** woman playing shortstop for the Red Sox. 15 years ago, most people felt women weren’t physically capable to run 26 miles, but Roberta Gibb proved that women could and would run the marathon. With these marathoners, I’m Anne McGrath.
American Nathan Martin wins Los Angeles Marathon in closest-ever finish
Updated: 11:47 AM EDT Mar 9, 2026
Nathan Martin won the 41st Los Angeles Marathon in the final stride on Sunday, becoming the second straight American men’s winner in the race’s closest finish ever.Related video above: RETRO FIND: Woman’s historic run forever changed the Boston MarathonMartin, of Jackson, Michigan, completed the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 18 seconds, overtaking Michael Kamau of Kenya, who was second in the same time.Kamau didn’t take any fluids during the race and fell at the finish. He was taken away on a stretcher.Martin, 36, is a substitute teacher and a track and cross country coach at Jackson High School. His personal best is 2:10:45 at the 2023 Grandma’s Marathon, where he set a record as the fastest U.S.-born Black marathoner.Last year, Matt Richtman became the first American to win the men’s race since 1994. He won in 2:07:56.Enyew Nigat, of Kenya, was third on Sunday in 2:14:23.In the women’s race, Priscah Cherono, of Kenya, won in 2:25:20. The 45-year-old mother of three lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was 10th in the 5,000 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Kellyn Taylor, of Flagstaff, Arizona, finished second in 2:27:37. Antonina Kwambai, of Kenya, was third in 2:28:50.Race organizers had announced that because of the weather, medals would be given out to runners who completed just 18 miles of the course that began at Dodger Stadium and ended in the Century City section of Los Angeles. Temperatures were expected to rise into the 80s by midday.
LOS ANGELES —
Nathan Martin won the 41st Los Angeles Marathon in the final stride on Sunday, becoming the second straight American men’s winner in the race’s closest finish ever.
Related video above: RETRO FIND: Woman’s historic run forever changed the Boston Marathon
Martin, of Jackson, Michigan, completed the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 18 seconds, overtaking Michael Kamau of Kenya, who was second in the same time.
Kamau didn’t take any fluids during the race and fell at the finish. He was taken away on a stretcher.
Martin, 36, is a substitute teacher and a track and cross country coach at Jackson High School. His personal best is 2:10:45 at the 2023 Grandma’s Marathon, where he set a record as the fastest U.S.-born Black marathoner.
Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
United States Nathan Martin crosses the finish line to place first with a time of 2:11:16.50
Last year, Matt Richtman became the first American to win the men’s race since 1994. He won in 2:07:56.
Enyew Nigat, of Kenya, was third on Sunday in 2:14:23.
In the women’s race, Priscah Cherono, of Kenya, won in 2:25:20. The 45-year-old mother of three lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was 10th in the 5,000 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Kellyn Taylor, of Flagstaff, Arizona, finished second in 2:27:37. Antonina Kwambai, of Kenya, was third in 2:28:50.
Race organizers had announced that because of the weather, medals would be given out to runners who completed just 18 miles of the course that began at Dodger Stadium and ended in the Century City section of Los Angeles. Temperatures were expected to rise into the 80s by midday.