Matthew Richtman, who grew up in Elburn, became the first American man to win the Los Angeles Marathon in 31 years Sunday.

"For me, really getting into the marathon was just, you know it just started with being with everyone," Matt Richtman said.

THIS is the embarrassing moment a runner celebrated winning a marathon before crossing the line - only to be overtaken. The dramatic incident took place at the Chongqing Half in China on Sunday.

With a clear sky and temperature of about 50 degrees at the start of the events, participants couldn’t have asked for a nicer ...

Matt Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Matt Richtman of Illinois became the first American to win the Los Angeles Marathon since 1994 Sunday, topping the second-largest field in race history in a blistering time ...

What Saturday's Yakima River Canyon Marathon and Half Marathon lacked in drama it made up for with perfect running weather on ...

The result — winning in 2 hours ... Richtman won the Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, becoming the first American man to do so since 1994 (Paul Pilkington in 2:12.13). It was just the second ...