Weldon Kirui Wins the 2018 Skechers Performance™ Los Angeles Marathon®
March 20 2018 - 3:40PM
Business Wire
Skechers Performance™ Elite Athlete
Celebrates Second Victory at the Event in only Three Years
Skechers Performance™, a division of SKECHERS USA, Inc.
(NYSE:SKX), celebrates the victory of its own elite athlete, Weldon
Kirui, who won the 2018 Skechers Performance™ Los Angeles Marathon®
on Sunday, March 18th. Weldon Kirui, of Kenya, won the men’s elite
field in a time of 2:11:47. Weldon’s first place win is his fourth
career marathon title and marks the second time in three years that
he has won the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, beating
his previous time of 2:13:06.
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Skechers Performance elite athlete,
Weldon Kirui, wins the 2018 Skechers Performance Los Angeles
Marathon. (Photo: Business Wire)
“SKECHERS could not be more proud of Weldon and what he has
accomplished as a Skechers Performance™ elite athlete – achieving
two Los Angeles Marathon® victories in the past three years,” said
David Weinberg, Chief Operating Officer of Skechers and presenter
of the championship trophy during Sunday’s race. “Wrapping up our
third year as title sponsor of the Skechers Performance™ Los
Angeles Marathon® on a high note with Weldon’s victory is truly
memorable.”
“Winning in Los Angeles for the second time was an amazing
experience from start to end,” said Weldon Kirui. “I felt really
good the entire course and then after that left turn onto Ocean
Avenue, I was finally filled with confidence that it was going to
happen. And it was extra special to have the support of the entire
Skechers Performance team on my side.”
Weldon Kirui joined the Skechers Performance roster of elite
athletes in 2016 and competed in Sunday’s race wearing the Skechers
GOmeb Speed 5. Skechers Performance elite athletes Jane Kibii and
Heather Lieberg also ran the iconic ‘stadium to the sea’ course as
part of the elite women’s field.
Olympic medalist and Skechers Performance elite athlete Meb
Keflezighi and Mr. Weinberg held the finish tape as Weldon Kirui
won the men’s division. Meb Keflezighi retired from competitive
marathon racing at the end of 2017, after an illustrious career
highlighted by four Olympic appearances including a silver medal in
2004, as well as wins at both the New York City and Boston
Marathons.
Since the launch of the Skechers Performance™ division in 2011,
Skechers Performance™ footwear and apparel has earned respect
throughout the running world and won numerous awards within the
footwear industry for its GOrun® collection. For updates on the
collection, visit GOSkechers.com and follow @SkechersPerformance on
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The Skechers GOrun® collection is
available at Skechers retail stores and skechers.com as well as
select retail partners including run specialty stores.
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
SKECHERS USA, Inc., based in Manhattan Beach, California,
designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle footwear
for men, women and children, as well as performance footwear for
men and women. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United
States and over 160 countries and territories worldwide via
department and specialty stores, more than 2,570 SKECHERS
Company-owned and third-party-owned retail stores, and the
Company’s e-commerce websites. The Company manages its
international business through a network of global distributors,
joint venture partners in Asia and the Middle East,
and wholly owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan,
throughout Europe and Latin America. For more
information, please visit skechers.com and follow us
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statements include, without limitation, Skechers’ future domestic
and international growth, financial results and operations
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competition among sellers of footwear for consumers, especially in
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SKECHERS USA, Inc.Kelly O’Rourke,
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