Weldon Kirui of Kenya finds redemption in familiar spot at LA Marathon
LOS ANGELES - In a redemptive push near the exact spot where he faded a year earlier, Kenya's Weldon Kirui won the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday for the second time in three years.
Kirui, 29, collected the winner's $25,000 purse after completing the 26.2-mile course that runs from Dodger Stadium to the Pacific Ocean's shore in Santa Monica in 2 hours,
