At The LA Marathon, Community Cheers You Across The Finish-Line

#79:  The winners of the 38th annual LA Marathon. were elite runners Stacy Ndiwa, with a time of 2 hours and 31 minutes, and Jemal Yimer with a time of 2 hours, 13 minutes and 13 seconds.

In total, about 20,000 people completed the race on Sunday, including our very own newsletter writer, Aaricka Washington, who ran that 26.2 miles in a little over 6 hours. It was the first time she's run a marathon and she says she'll do it again.

Today she's joining Brian De Los Santos for a look back at her training process, and how the running community she found in L.A. motivated her every step of the way.

If running a marathon is something you've been thinking about, read about the 10 Lessons she learned along the way and check out a list of local run clubs in L.A. here: https://laist.com/news/how-to-la/ive-never-run-26-2-miles-before-but-this-sunday-i-will

Guests: Alrick “Butta” Augustine, founder of Keep It Run Hundred run club; Sharon McNary, reporter and long-time resident marathon expert for LAist.