2013 media guide - LA Marathon

ABOUT THE RACE
ABOUT THE RACE
Prizes and Incentives
Prize purses at the ASICS LA Marathon have varied greatly over the history of the
race, beginning at $42,500 in cash (total) plus a car and a camera package for the
men’s and women’s winners in 1986. This year’s cash prizes are as follows:
Place Men’s Purse Women’s Purse
1 $25,000 $25,000
2 $12,500 $12,500
3 $10,000 $10,000
4 $5,000 $5,000
5 $2,500 $2,500
The first man or woman to cross the finish line will earn $50,000 in the ASICS LA
Marathon “Challenge”. The elite women’s field is given a handicap based on a
calculation of the differences in lifetime bests among the top-­‐seven-­‐seeded men
and women in the elite field. Since 2004, the bonus has been awarded to the first
person— male or female— to cross the finish line. Challenge winners are below:
Year Handicap Bonus Challenge Results
2004 20:30 $50,000
2005 15:50 $75,000
Tatyana Pozdniakova (Russia, 2:30:17) finished
ahead of David Kirui (Kenya, 2:13:41) by 3:54.
Mark Saina (Kenya, 2:09:35) finished ahead of
Lyubov Denisova (Russia, 2:26:11) by 0:46.
Year Handicap Bonus Challenge Results
2010 18:47 $100,000
2011 17:03 $100,000
2012 17:31 $100,000
Edna Kiplagat (Kenya, 2:25:38) finished ahead
of Wesley Korir (Kenya, 2:09:19) by 2:06.
Markos Geneti (Ethiopia, 2:06:35) finished
ahead of Buzunesh Deba (Ethiopia, 2:26:34) by
2:58.
Fatuma Sado (Ethiopia, 2:25:39) finished
ahead of Simon Njoroge (Kenya, 2:12:12) by
4:04.
A separate prize purse of $10,100 is also offered for wheelchair competitors:
Place
Open Division
Men
Open Division
Women
Masters Division
(combined)
Quad Division
(combined)
1 $2,500 $2,500 $400 $600
2 $1,000 $1,000 $250 $450
3 $500 $500 $150 $250
An additional prize — the Nan Harman Time Bonus Award — of $1,000 is available
for Stadium to the Sea course-­‐record times in both the men’s (1:31:51) and
women’s (1:53:12) divisions. The award recognizes the efforts of Nan Harman, who
served as the Marathon’s wheelchair race coordinator from 1993-­‐2007.
2006 16:46 $100,000
2007 19:51 $100,000
2008 19:38 $100,000
2009 16:57 $100,000
Lidiya Grigoryeva (Russia, 2:25:10) finished
ahead of Benson Cherono (Kenya, 2:08:40) by
0:16.
Fred Mogaka (Kenya, 2:17:14) finished ahead
of Ramilia Burangulova (Russia, 2:37:54) by
0:49.
Tatyana Aryasova (Russia, 2:29:09) finished
ahead of Laban Moiben (Kenya, 2:13:50) by
4:19.
Wesley Korir (Kenya, 2:08:24) finished ahead
of Tatiana Petrova (Russia, 2:25:59) by 0:38.
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