@dailymailsportusa: The cinematic ending to the Los Angeles Marathon came after confusing directions and a joyful fan interfered with the lead runner - forcing him to run the wrong way before turning back. American Nathan Martin pulled off a wild comeback, closing a long distance to pip Kenyan runner Michael Kimani Kamau a mere two strides before crossing the line. While it was a surprise victory, it came after a major error that was captured on camera.In the final few hundred meters of the race, Kamau was running down the stretch when a woman waving a Kenya flag got directly in his path, forcing him to move around her to the right. At the same time, eyewitnesses claim that a volunteer in an orange shirt waved him to the right of a forked barricade. The lead car tasked with bringing him home also moved to the right of the fork and Kamau followed. In reality, Kamau should have been running forward. After a few strides, bystanders caught his attention and got him to turn around before making any further errors. But the slip up was costly enough. Were it not for this, Kamau would have won the race by many strides despite running out of steam late. 🎥: cptn_carlos/X #Running #marathon #longdistancerunning #michaelkimanikamau #nathanmartin

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Tuesday 10 March 2026 15:19:52 GMT