When Matt Richtman crossed the finish line at the 40th edition of the Los Angeles Marathon last weekend in 2:07:56, he didn’t just secure victory—he became the first American man to win the ...

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Richtman ran away from the competition and made history in his Los Angeles Marathon debut Sunday. Richtman, a former All-American at Montana State, won the men’s race by ...

Men’s winner Matthew Richtman, 25, a cross country runner at Montana State and an Illinois native, snagged a wide lead early on and stunningly maintained his margin deep into the event.