AMERICAN MARATHONING suddenly has a new — and unlikely — contender. In only his second time running the distance, unheralded.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. As Matt Richtman ran the final mile on Santa Monica Boulevard, he was only thinking about ...

Welcome to the bigs, Matt Richtman. Garnering attention in the Fox Valley for his running feats is nothing new to the Kaneland graduate from Elburn, but Richtman’s surprising win last weekend in ...

Welcome to the bigs, Matt Richtman. Garnering attention in the Fox Valley for his running feats is nothing new to the Kaneland graduate from Elburn, but Richtman’s surprising win last weekend in the ...

A year ago, Matt Richtman was a good but mostly unheralded college runner toiling away in his final semester of classes at Montana State University in Bozeman and, like most graduating seniors ...

In just his second-ever marathon race, Illinois native Matt Richtman won Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon, the first American to do so in 31 years. For the Montana State cross-country standout, he ...

Matt Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years. He set a personal-best time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 56 seconds over the course ...

For the first time in 31 years, an American won the Los Angeles Marathon men's division. Matthew Richtman, 25, of Elburn, Illinois, completed the 26.2-mile course in 2:07:56, defeating the next ...

The 25-year-old Matt Richtman made history Sunday by becoming the first American to win the Los Angeles Marathon in more than 30 years. Roberts says calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Former Montana State University distance runner Matt Richtman turned heads in the running world Sunday by winning the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon. "Definitely a super ...

LOS ANGELES — Matt Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years. The Elburn native and Kaneland High School grad set ...

Matt Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years. He set a personal-best time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 56 seconds over ...