Only one surprise in the elite field at the 23rd Los Angeles Marathon yesterday ... 9 of the top 10 finishers being the usual flock of 5-foot, 102-pound Kenyans. (The dude listed as from Bahrain and the one from Marietta, GA? Kenyans.) How the hombre from Mexico snuck into sixth place, we have no idea.
Nice to see how the OC figured among the seniors - the senior seniors - in the 25,000-strong field.
Edward Salkin, of Corona del Mar, placed second in the men’s 75-79 age group, covering the
yaaaay / Flickr / Creative CommonsNot the LA Marathon.
This report filed by Weekly proofreader/velocity junkie Jack Grimshaw:
Two questions remain from Monday's L.A. Marathon: Where
did all these hotshot OC wheelchair racers suddenly come from, and what the hell
is in the water in Katherine Jobe's home area of Los Angeles?
Of the top 15 finishers in the wheelchair crank section
of the race, four are from our gracious neck of the woods: Michael Trujillo,
Huntington Beach, who placed nint
