ETHIOPIAN RUNNING LEGACY

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Iyob Tessema joined us live to talk about accomplishing his 20 year goal of running in 50 marathons by age 50.  The 2013 LA Marathon will be Iyob’s 52nd Marathon.  He achieved his goal this past December, 2012.  Iyob has been recognized by the LA County Board of Supervisors, Mayor Eric Garcetti & the LA City Council.  Iyob has to date, ran the LA Marathon for almost 26 consecutive years. You can watch the Asics LA Marathon this Sunday on Channel 5 - KTLA.  Coverage starts at 6am and the race starts at 7am.  For more information on Iyob, you can email him at iyoblegal@gmail.com.

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