Bonus Offered for Sweep of N.Y., L.A. Races
A bonus prize of at least $50,000 will be offered to any man or woman who wins both the 1985 New York City Marathon and 1986 Los Angeles Marathon, it was announced Monday.
The New York City Marathon is scheduled for Sunday while the 1986 L.A. Marathon is scheduled March 9.
L.A. Marathon President William Burke said that the New York winners must enter the L.A. Marathon prior to Dec. 1 to be eligible for the bonus, which would be $50,000 should both the man and woman who win in New York win in Los Angeles and $100,000 should there be only one repeat winner.
“This is the very first time such a monumental bonus has been offered for the winners of two major international marathons,” Burke said.
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