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Press Release - Los Angeles Marathon - 2/10/16

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  2016 SKECHERS PERFORMANCE LOS ANGELES MARATHON ANNOUNCES ELITE FIELD
  
            Defending Men's Champion Daniel Limo Returns
           to Run the Iconic "Stadium to the Sea" Course 

LOS ANGELES (February 10, 2016) — Conqur Endurance Group will welcome a 
world-class group of elite runners from around the globe to the 2016 
Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, February 14th. 
Defending Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon men's champion Daniel 
Limo (Kenya, 2015) and former winner Erick Mose (Kenya, 2013) join the 
elite field of 27 male and female athletes vying for the 2016 title.  

"We look forward to welcoming a solid group of elites to Los Angeles for an 
epic running weekend," said Tracey Russell, Chief Executive of Conqur 
Endurance Group. "Watching the top American elites compete in the U.S. 
Olympic Team Trials Marathon on February 13th, the day before, will be such 
an inspiration to all runners, and we're eager to see how the field fairs 
on the 'Stadium to the Sea' course the following day. Having two former 
champions go head-to-head will add to the excitement."

Daniel Limo returns to defend his 2015 title, when he finished in a time of 
2:10:36. Limo's personal best stands at 2:08:39, a time he recorded in a 
second place finish at the 2011 La Rochelle, France Marathon.

The 2013 Los Angeles Marathon men's champion, Erick Mose broke away from 
the pack at Mile 6 and completed the race in 2:09:44, his recorded personal 
best. In 2015, Mose placed 6th overall at the Houston Marathon. 

Out to challenge Limo and Mose will be fellow Kenyans Dominic Ondoro and 
Weldon Kirui. Ondoro currently holds the fastest time out of the entire 
elite field, at 2:08:00. In 2014, Ondoro broke the 33-year old record for 
the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, besting the record by a margin of 31 
seconds. Kirui returns to the "Stadium to the Sea" course this year after a 
fourth place finish in 2013. Kirui's personal best of 2:09:06 was recorded 
at the 2012 Eindhoven Marathon. 

Headlining the international women's field are accomplished Ethiopian 
runners Abnet Simegn and Abrha Serkalem, who are both ranked in the top 200 
women in the world. In 2015, Simegn placed 15th in the women's division of 
the Los Angeles Marathon. In January, she won the Carlsbad Half Marathon 
with a time of 1:11:23. At the end of 2015, Serkalem won the 33rd annual 
California International Marathon. She ran the last six miles alone and 
finished the race in 2:31:29.

On the day before the annual Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, 
Conqur Endurance Group is proudly hosting the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials 
Marathon on February 13, 2016. For the first time in event history, the 
Trials will be broadcast live nationally on NBC. The Trials will deliver a 
record $600,000 prize purse and will see the largest ever number of elite 
participants, with more than 350 runners competing for a spot on Team USA 
for Rio 2016.

For more information about the 2016 Skechers Performance Los Angeles 
Marathon, please visit www.lamarathon.com

About Conqur Endurance Group 

Conqur Endurance Group, a subsidiary of McCourt Global, creates world-class 
experiences that ignite passion in athletes and connect communities through 
the transformative power of sport. The Skechers

Performance Los Angeles Marathon is among the largest marathons in the 
country with more than 26,000 participants, thousands of volunteers and 
hundreds of thousands of spectators. The "Stadium to the Sea" course, 
starting at Dodger Stadium and finishing near the Santa Monica Pier, is one 
of the most scenic in the world, taking runners on a tour of Los Angeles 
past every major landmark. Conqur Endurance Group will host the 2016 
Olympic Team Trials for Men's and Women's Marathon, awarded by USA Track & 
Field and the United States Olympic Committee, which will take place in Los 
Angeles on

February 13, 2016. For more information, please visit www.goconqur.com




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