American runner Nathan Martin won the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday by the closest margin in history after overtaking Kenya’s Michael Kimani Kamau by 0.01 seconds. Martin, 36, ...

Nathan Martin won the Los Angeles Marathon by beating Michael Kamau by 0.01 seconds.

The Los Angeles Marathon was won in dramatic fashion this weekend. And the athlete behind the closest finish in the marathon's history is from Michigan.

Nathan Martin, an American high school coach, clinches a historic photo finish victory at the Los Angeles Marathon.

The 41st Los Angeles Marathon was a race to remember. 36-year-old Nathan Martin, a Jackson, Michigan, native, won in a dramatic come-from-behind finish in the men's field.

Nathan Martin is a substitute teach and high school cross country coach from Jackson, Michigan.