The youngest Champion in history of Marathon is returning to defend his NYC Marathon title. BY SABRINA YOHANNES | RUNBLOGRUN After his first marathon victory at the Beijing world championships in 2015, Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie mused on the fact that his family had objected to his taking up running. “My parents wanted me to be […]
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By Nick Zaccardi | NBC Sport, Meb Keflezighi will end his elite racing career with the Boston and New York City Marathons next year. Keflezighi, 41, was announced as part of April’s Boston Marathon elite field on Wednesday. The 2004 Olympic silver medalist previously announced he would retire after racing the New York City Marathon next November. […]
Continue Reading“In highlighting the importance of sports for youth refugees it is especially exciting to be joined today by Mr. Meb Keflezighi, who is himself a refugee from Eritrea and who, just last Monday, won the Boston Marathon. Mr. Keflezighi, last week’s race was a moving day for all involved. You moved everyone by moving the fastest! Congratulations on your […]
Continue ReadingBy Running Journal, Meb Keflezighi, American Olympian, was the featured speaker at the luncheon meeting Saturday, May 4, in Alburquerque, New Mexico, at the annual meeting of the Road Runners Club of America and was honored as the RRCA’s Open Male Road Runner of the Year. It was also Meb’s birthday and he was greeted […]
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