LOS ANGELES: Matt Richtman recently won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon, making history as the first American man to claim the title in 31 years.

AMERICAN MARATHONING suddenly has a new — and unlikely — contender. In only his second time running the distance, unheralded.

On March 16, 2025, over 26,000 runners from around the world participated in the Los Angeles Marathon. In a historic moment, Matt Richtman, an American runner won the LA Marathon for the first ...

Matt Richtman is something of a national celebrity right now, after surpassing around 26,000 racers and placing first in the 2025 L.A. Marathon. News Today's news ...

And the weekend of March 15, Asheville and Los Angeles proved that those qualities ... a new one was born: 25-year-old Matthew Richtman stunned the field with a 2-hour, 7-minute, 56-second finish ...

this is where I’d be standing now,” says Matt Richtman. Richtman is something of a national celebrity right now, after surpassing around 26,000 racers and placing first in the 2025 L.A. Marathon. But ...

Other top performances from last week: Matt Richtman became the first American man to win the Los Angeles Marathon since 1994, running 2:07:56. Though the course isn't eligible for record ...

As Matt Richtman ran the final mile on Santa Monica ... world that may not have seen it coming. Richtman won the Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, becoming the first American man to do so since 1994 ...

Matt Richtman crosses the finish line to win the Los Angeles Marathon at Westfield Century City on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Luke Hales / Getty Images) Richtman high school highlights included ...