Kenyan Hellen Jepkurgat broke away from the pack early and never looked back as dominated the women's division of the L.A. Marathon. 

Jepkurgat opened a decisive lead around the 13 mile mark and cruised to victory in 2:34:24, almost two minutes ahead of the second place finisher Jane Kibii of Kenya.

Angela Orjuela of Colombia finished third and Joanna Reyes of Riverside finished fourth. 

Elisha Barno of Kenya took control over the last mile to win the L.A. Marathon with a time of 2:11:53.

Barno was battling with Daniel Limo of Kenya for most of the race, but broke away at the turn on Ocean Avenue to cruise to victory. 

Limo finished 24 seconds behind Barno, while a third Kenyan Wily Koitile finished. This is the 14th time that Kenyan men have swept the L.A. Marathon. 

It seems like a two-person race for the men at the 23 mile mark. Elisha Barno and Daniel Limo have extended a nice lead over the group as they get to the 2-hour mark of the race.

Hellen Jepkurgat is running away with the women's race. At the 22-mile mark, she has a comfortable lead of more than a minute. 

Hellen Jepkurgat has opened up a considerable lead over Biruktayit Degefa as they have hit the 17-mile mark in Beverly Hills. 

The pace is slower than pervious years, but Jepkurgat's mile 16 was the fast mile of the race so far. 

The men are approaching mile 18, and there is still a group of about nine men together near the front. 

A little over an hour in for the L.A. Marathon and the elite men are nearing the elite women's group in West Hollywood. 

A strong group of nine men are on pace for about a 2 hour and 15 minute finish, and the women are at a pace for two hours and 30 minutes.