Woman gets head start, wins LA Marathon (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Russia's Tatiana Aryasova made a smashing marathon debut Sunday, getting a head start on the male runners in a battle-of-the sexes race to capture the Los Angeles Marathon. She held off a group of Kenyan men and finished in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 29 minutes. Aryasova won a $100,000 bonus as part of "The Challenge," the men-vs.-women format that gave the top female runners a lead of nearly...

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