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lcg C3 SGVN Monday, March 8, 1993 left, is the first man across the finish line at yesterday's LA Marathon. A little later, the Ukraine's lybov Klochko became the first Stan photos by JOHN FONTES beats the heat Winners shake off obstacles By LARRY MORGAN ICS AKC3J3 Joseildo Rocha of Brazil said he felt pain in the back of his legs and was bothered by recurrent headaches during yesterday's Los Angeles Marathon. Lybov Klochko of the Ukraine said she hadnt seen anything like the oppressive heat that baked the streets and that she was lucky to finish standing up. And these were the winners who were talking, not so much champions but survivors of the grueling, 26.2-mile test. Today it was unexpectedly very hot it affected the result very much," said Klochko, who won in 2 hours, 39 minutes and 49 seconds.

Thats just under 11 minutes over her personal best of 2:28.52 set in the 1989 USSR national marathon championships. It also was more than 13 minutes slower than last years winner, the Commonwealth of Independent States' Madina Bik-tagirova, who chose not to defend her title. It was very hard to run the last two miles," Klochko said. I was fortunate that nobody was able to catch me." The mens winner had trained in heat but nothing like the 90de-gree temperatures he faced yesterday. I had a lot of pain in my legs," said Rocha, who finished in 2:14.29, two minutes slower than last years winner, John Treacy of Ireland.

Treacy. never a factor this year, finished fifth in 2:1728. South Africa's Peter Tshikila, competing for the first time outside his country, was fourth in 2.1722. I felt a lot of headaches, too," Rocha continued. It was much different than last year." The 1992 edition of the marathon was run in temperatures that never went over 60 degrees.

Yesterday's race, however, was run in stifling heat that melted away much of the field. That still didnt stop American Paul Pilkington from taking an early lead and setting a blistering pace. His strategy eventually backfired and he didn't even finish. Neither did another early leader, Del-mir Dos Santos of Brazil. Then it was up to New Zealands Peter Runner, who won the 1990 Sacramento Marathon, to take the lead.

He held it until the 20th mile when Rocha and fellow countryman, training partner Jose Santana passed him. Renner wound up eighth overall. It was quite a turn of events for Rocha, who literally was caught in traffic behind a media car a year ago and watched helplessly as Treacy bolted to the front and held on for the win. Rocha stayed out of trouble this time and waited for his opportunity. Neither Pilkington nor Renner bothered him with their early, ill-advised push to the head of the pack.

I knew Peter was going out too fast," said Rocha, runner up to Treacy here in 1992. I knew the limitations caused by the temperatures 1 knew it was just too much for them. Klochko was more concerned with finishing than winning. She clearly was laboring through the middle portion of the race before she was able to hold off a fastclosing Carole Rouillard of Canada, who won last Octobers Toronto Marathon and was one of yesterdays pre-race favorites. LA gets its act together TT- OS ANGELES -Last, year, in the heat of the Los Angeles summer, I Rodney King asked, Can we all get along? Yesterday, in the heat of the Los Angeles winter, the people picked up that spirit and ran with it.

Now if only it could last for more than one glonous, sunny afternoon. The I)S Angeles Marathon runs through the heart of a diverse, troubled community, an area burned by rioters months ago and trashed by critics ever since. Some wanted to alter the route of this course, to steer clear of the final leg down Crenshaw and Exposition Blvd. The concern was not so much for the entrants, who run in broad daylight with a police guard. It was more for the spectators and how they would react Unfortunately, one never know hat might happen when a crowd develops here.

But when a near-record 19,073 runners set out on their 26.2-mile trek, they followed the same course that was first laid out here eight years ago. Shaken but not finished, the city would not change its ways. Its streets were there for the taking, if only for a few hours until the darkness, when the residents would take them back. As the runners passed through each area, from Little Tokyo to Olvera Street to Sunset Blvd. to South Centred, the residents lined the streets in tribute.

And they cheered together, as one. If you saw the faces of the people, you'd know," said LA Marathon President Bill Burke, who drove the course ahead of the leaders. It wasnt like there were Chicanos here, whites there, blacks over there. The crowds were mixed. "Sure, there ere concerns.

We had taken all the necessary precautions. I was assured by the police everything was fine, that the crowds were not unruly. And it seemed to me the crowds were bigger and more spontaneous. This is the LA family. I can't guarantee you this will happen tomorrow, but it happened today.

Sure we had the Super Bowl, but that was played in a cow pasture in Pasadena. This went through the heart erf LA." Spoken like a true promoter, to be sure. Yet there was a sincerity to this event beyond Burke's words, a feeling among the crowd that made this seem for once a safe and friendly place. There are few places in the world here a home crow made up of so many nationalities can cheer on a group of competitors from so many nations. As Brazilian Joseildo Rocha crossed the finish line first and for long afterward, the applause for those ho finished the race continued.

I think it was genuine spontaneity, more so than in the past" said LA City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky, who spent the day amid the crowd. There were a lot of people who obviously were not shipped in by bus. I saw a lot of people come out of their homes and apartments to watch. Given what this city has been through in the last year, to see the various parts of die LA mosaic come together and celebrate one event is really encouraging. This city's not as screwed up as people want to believe." For hours afterward they continued to straggle in, some showing a burst of energy the last 50 yards, others stopping for one final breath before completing their strange and grueling task.

Today, whether it be more training or the old 9-fc5 job, these people resume their normal routine. Unfortunately, so does the city. To reach Doug Spoon, call 962-8811 or write him in care of this tjeuspaper. P.O. Box Covina, CA 91721 A SPENT JOSEILDO ROCHA of Brazil, woman to finish the grueling event.

Mens 1 LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Marathon yesterday wasnt for the average warm-blooded distance runner. It was hot as hot as 87 degrees during racetime, which, by marathon standards, is like Death Valley in July. Runners weened on cool weather were doomed. Indeed, these were conditions made for those accustomed to filling their lungs with hot, dry air, runners like Joseildo Rocha and Jose Santana, who live and train in the warm climate of northwestern Brazil. While ill-equiped runners, including defending champion John Treacy of Ireland, wilted, the 28-year-olds from South America sped together to the lead around the 20th mile and were never challenged.

Rocha, last year's runner-up, sprinted away in the final two miles to win in 2:14:29 the worst time in the races eight year history as a result of the heat and Santana, fourth last year, was timed in 2:15:00. Overheated Ukrainian Lyubov Klochko jumped out to a quick lead in the women's race and held on to win even though she faded badly in the final miles. Her winning time, 2:39:49. was so slow that she failed to meet the minimum standard 2:33:00 necessary to earn incentive prize money. She won only a $35,000 car, while Rocha left with a car and $2,500 in cash.

Race officials said 19,073 registered for the marathon and an estimated 1 million lined the 26.2 mile course. The heat affected everyone. I dont care who you are. Everybody suffered, Santana said through an interpretor. Wire Sm ices 2 Parnell also received the same treatment The last four or five miles I was getting pretty dehydrated," Mattem said.

I was ready to get it over ith." Denmarks Connie Hansen won the womens wheelchair division for the second year in a row in a record 13126. The heat was so bad that officials literally ran out of water at various stages of the race. The Los Angeles fire department opened fire hydrants in miles 18, 22 and 24. Canada's Carole Rouillard didnt like what she saw when she awoke yesterday: Bright sunshine and high temperatures. I knew I had to be conservative," she said.

I didn't even worry about speed for much of the race. I was thinking more of just making it to the finish line. I knew I couldn't expect to set a personal record. But it was the same weather for everybody." Moqueda finishes 10 th in undercard Staff photo by JOHN FONTES mala, 2 31 56 17. Randall Little, Fontana, 2.32.10 18.

Mario Bueno, Mexico. 2 33 19 19 Felix Valdez, Mexico, 2 34 04 20 Juan Rocche Perez, Guatemala, 2.34 25 21. Antonio A Gutierrez, Santa Barbara. 2 34 32 22. Kevin Herbert.

Newport Beach, 2 34 52 23. Victor A. Gonzalez, Mexico, 2 35 09 24 John Cumbo, Canton, Ohio, 2 35 46 25. Dennis E. Bock, Agoura Hills, 2 36 32 Women 1.

Lubov Klochko, Ukraine. 2.39 49 2. Carole Rouillard, Canada, 2 41 09 3. Lutsia Belaeva, Russia, 2 44 26 4 Maddie Tormoen, Albuquerque. 2 53 13 5.

Judy A Mercon, Clearwater, Fla. 2 55 01 6. Mary Button, Los Angeles, 2 57 24 7. Candy Dodge. Canyon Country, 3 03 10 8 Marina Jones.

Rancho Saita Margarita, 3 04 07 I 9 Jondelma D. Buckley, Valley Village. 3 04.17 10. Stefama Oggiano, Los Angeles. 3 06.29 11.

Liliana Valdez, Colombia. 3 07.27 12. Sheila G. Gallop, Richmond, Va 3 07.38 13. Claudia Kammerer, Santa Monica.

3 09 50 14. Sue Beatty, Cardiff by the Sea. 3 11 .16 15 Janel L. Willette, Long Island City, 3 12 03 16. Catherine A.

Riebllng, La Canada, 3:13:03 17. Sheila Logan, Oiai, 3 13 43 18 Luisa Madueno Rios. San Ysidro. 3 14 01 II. Jill L.

Horne, La Canada, 3:14:23 20 Kellie Cathey-Archuletta, Las Vegas. 3 14 40 21. Tammy K. Babiracki, Laguna Niguel, 3 17.00 22. Diane E.

Eastman, Los Alam-itos, 3 17.34 23. Kormne N. Meyer, Boulder, Colo 3 17.39 24 Debra A. Deming, Aliso Viejo. 3 19 01 25 Jennifer W.

Rabinowitch, El Toro, 3 19 26 Top finisher yesterday from th eighth annual Los Angelas Marathon with hometown or country and time: Men 1. Joseildo Rocha. Brazil, two hours, 14 minutes, 29 seconds 2. Jose Santana. Brazil, 2 15 00 3.

Gumercmdo Olmedo, Mexico, 21540 4. Peter Tshikila, South Africa, 2 17 22 5. John Treacy, Ireland, 2.17 28 6. Brad Hudson, Eugene, 2 20 00 7. Rustam Shagiev, Russia, 2 23 18 8.

Peter Renner, New Zealand, 2 25 19 9. Sam Rotich, Albuquerque, 2.26 37 10 Joe Gilboy. Irvine. 2 28 14 11 Lazaro Vasquez Sosa. Guatemala.

2 28 40 12. Stefan Klaeusler, Switzerland, 2 2915 13. Joshua A. Breslow, La Jolla, 2 30 03 14 Hector Lopez, Los Angeles. 2 30 29 15.

Jaila Hartinez. Mexico, 2 30 44 16 Hugo Juarez Barrera, Gua.s- By LARRY MORGAN LOS ANGELES Rowland Heights Sylvia Mos-queda, who attended San Gabriel High, finished 10th in a 5K run that was held in conjunction with yesterdays Los Angeles Marathon. Mosquedas time was 16:43, nearly IV, minutes slower than winner Yvonne Murray of Musselburgh, Scotland. The mens 5K winner was El Paso's Phillimon Hannecke, who clocked 13:26. In wheelchair events, Jan Mat-tern of the United States won in a marathon-record 132.15, nearly two minutes under his personal best.

Mattem, who lives in Arlington, Texas, was a surprise winner. Last year's champion, Jim Knaub, was expected to make it two straight titles, but he dropped out of the competition with a fiat trjr during the fifth mile..