Video from the final dramatic moments of the sprint for the win at the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon shows the front-runner going the wrong way in the final stage of the race before he was caught from behind in a finish that was decided by less than a second.

New video shows second-place finisher Michael Kamau may have briefly gone the wrong direction after dodging a spectator near the end of the LA Marathon, before Nathan Martin won in a photo finish by one-hundredth of a second.

The man who came in second by just milliseconds in a dramatic finish to the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday took a wrong turn before being overtaken, according to devastating video. Michael Kimani Kamau,

The 36-year-old American coach and runner chased down Kenya’s Michael Kamau in the final strides. Matthew Richtman was the last American to win the Los Angeles Marathon before Martin. That was last year,

Warm conditions are expected by midday, and organizers are urging runners to make smart decisions.