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Meb Keflezighi wins the NYC Marathon
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Being a marathoner requires patience, a lot of it. Needless to say, many Americans have been very patient the past 25+ years waiting patiently for an American to win the New York City Marathon. Not since Alberto Salazar won the event in 1982 have we seen an American take it all. The wait is over.
Meb Keflezighi (2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon) won the New York City Marathon with a smart and gutsy race from start to finish. Meb didn't pull away for the lead until the last few miles of the race, but he was always in the hunt. Remarkably, Meb's bold move in the last few miles allowed him to pull away from none other than Robert Cheruiyot who has won MULTIPLE Boston marathons.
Meb's journey to this historic accomplishment was been nothing short of inspiring. Since winning a silver medal in 2004, Meb has been plagued by injuries/setbacks. But, in 2009, Meb started to turn things around and his victory at the San Jose Rock N' Roll Half Marathon less than a month ago was a portent of things to come. Welcome back, Meb.
As inspiring (and historic) as Meb's performance was, the rest of the U.S. contingent showed up in a big way. Of the top ten finishers on the men's side of the race, 6 were from the U.S. Ryan Hall, Jorge Torres, and Abdi Abdirahman were among those to crack the top ten. Unquestionably, this is one of the most impressive showings from the U.S. in a major marathon ever.
It's a great day for running in the U.S. Hopefully, Meb's performance and the solid performance of all the other runners who cracked the top ten today is a sign of great things to come.
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