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Korir looks for own LA three-peat

The Columbian
Published: March 18, 2011, 12:00am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is so important to Wesley Korir that he is reminded of it every time he looks at his 6-month-old daughter, McKayLA.

Korir and his wife, Tarah, named her as a nod to the city where he is the two-time defending marathon champion.

His bond with the city would grow even stronger if Korir becomes the first three-time winner of the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday.

The Kenyan who lives and trains in Louisville, Ky., will have to fend off a field that includes four men who have run 2:09:44 or faster, including three fellow Kenyans.

Ben Maiyo has a personal best of 2:07:09 and was runner-up in the 2005 L.A. Marathon. Benson Barus ran 2:09 or faster twice last year and Nicolas Kamakya ran 2:08:42 in 2009.

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