Meb Keflezighi
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Meb Keflezighi
Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighiis an Eritrean-born American long distance runner. He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of UCLA where he won four NCAA championships competing for the UCLA...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth5 May 1975
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I just hope to be relaxed until mile 20 and then push it for the last six miles. If somebody has trained harder and smarter than I have, let him prevail.
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A lot of people compare Athens and Boston. Athens was very smooth for me. It's a challenging course and I like challenges.