U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon notes: Central Park Loop

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Did You Know?This is the first time that three U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon qualifiers have run 2:09 or faster in the qualifying time window: Khalid Khannouchi (2:07:04), Ryan Hall (2:08:24), and Abdi Abdirahman (2:08:56).Khannouchi and Hall's times are the fastest two qualifying times ever for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon.For the first time since Frank Shorter in 1976, a male qualifier, Meb Keflezighi, is a returning Olympic Marathon medalist. read more...

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Loaded field set for USA Men's 10 Mile Championship

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MINNEAPOLIS - Two-time U.S. 10 mile champion Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.), will face some of the country's top athletes in defense of his USA Men's 10 Mile title this weekend at the Medtronic Twin Cities 10 Miler. Sunday's race will see more than 30 of the top men in the United States on the line, many of whom are using this year's championship as the final tune-up before the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon next month in New York. read more...

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