American runner Nathan Martin won the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday by the closest margin in history after overtaking Kenya’s Michael Kimani Kamau by 0.01 seconds. Martin, 36,

New video shows second-place finisher Michael Kamau may have briefly gone the wrong direction after dodging a spectator near the end of the LA Marathon, before Nathan Martin won in a photo finish by one-hundredth of a second.

Video from the final dramatic moments of the sprint for the win at the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon shows the front-runner going the wrong way in the final stage of the race before he was caught from behind in a finish that was decided by less than a second.

The decision to award medals to runners who do not complete the entire 26.2-mile race comes as temperatures are set to reach into the 80s on Sunday. Some marathoners disagreed with the change.

Sunday is the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon, a race contested by tens of thousands of runners. Finishing a marathon – 26.2 miles – is not an easy feat, and warm weather in the forecast has race officials modifying the rules a bit.

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Elly McGrath, 28, is fundraising for Severn Hospice, who cared for her dad, Paul.

A Sarasota woman is turning her pain into purpose. She’s lacing up for one of the most famous races in the world.