2009 ING NYC Marathon champion returns to action.
Written by: Sean McKeon
American Meb Keflezighi has taken some time to rest, welcomed a new baby into his family and is ready to get back to the roads that brought him his first world marathon major victory. The 2009 ING New York City Marathon champion will return to [...]
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The 2009 ING New York City Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi was given a warm welcome when her returned to San Diego. The Eritrean born American grew up in San Diego and later attended UCLA before embarking on his professional running career. We were at the San Diego Hall of Champions to meet up with Meb [...]
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INDIANAPOLIS – 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Keflezighi ran a brilliant strategic race, pulling away from four-time Boston Marathon Champion Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya in the final two miles to win in a [...]
Some say Meb Keflezighi is not really American. Probably the same people who say Barack Obama is not really an American.
Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
The headline says it all: “To Some, Winner Is Not American Enough.” It appears above an article printed in the November 3, 2009 edition of the New York Times and it refers [...]
The 52-year old missed her American record by one second.
Joan Benoit Samuelson continued to set records at the age of 52, as she completed the ING New York City Marathon in a 50-plus record 2:49:09. The 1984 Olympic champion ran the race to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her historic gold medal in Los Angeles.
Samuelson [...]
The women’s world record holder is not discouraged by injuries.
British marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe cites a recent injury as the reason for her fourth place finish at the New York City Marathon. The oft-injured Radcliffe has spent much of 2009 on the mend. The Brit has suffered from tonsilitis, bunion surgery and a [...]
Competitor.com was on the scene at the 2009 ING New York City Marathon. Check out our highlight video of another historic day in the Big Apple!
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We have all the best photos from the historic day in the Big Apple. See as Meb Keflezighi become the first American winner of the New York City Marathon since 1982!
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Mebrahtom “Meb” Keflezighi becomes the first American winner of the ING New York City Marathon since 1982.
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There was a lot of talk about a possible American winner of the 2009 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. Most of that talk centered on Ryan Hall, but it was 2004 Olympic Marathon silver [...]
Competitor.com was on site at the ING New York City Marathon Expo. Check out all the happenings and excitement as the participants prepare for the big race!
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