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Podcast 41: Post-London Interview with Meb Keflezighi

Posted April 23rd, 2007 at 1:55 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Episode 41 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my exclusive post- London Marathon interview with 2004 Olympic marathon Silver medalist Meb Keflezighi. Meb, who also joined us a few days ago for Episode 40, was an American favorite at yesterday’s London Marathon and ran among the leaders until an injury forced him to withdraw from the race.

In the interview Meb takes us through his race: from the pre-race prayers with Ryan Hall and his family - to what went wrong, trying to fight through the pain and the disappointment of being forced to withdraw in order to prevent serious injury.

Download the podcast to hear Meb discuss these topics, as well as, the effects of the warm weather; why so many other elites were forced to drop out (i.e. - Stefano Baldini [hamstring], Khalid Khannouchi [foot] and Haile Gebrselassie [breathing/chest]); the record-setting, debut performance of young teammate Ryan Hall; and turning his focus to the 2007 Olympic Marathon Trials!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Meb Keflezighi
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 11.1 MB
Length: 00:16:10

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One Response to “Podcast 41: Post-London Interview with Meb Keflezighi”

1. Meb forced to drop out of London Marathon at mile 16 with foot/achilles pain | The Final Sprint (TFS) | The Internet’s Premier Running, Fitness, and Nutrition Publication said:
   

   […] The reasons for Baldini and Khannouchi’s withdrawal are thus far unknown, but Gebrselassie told BBC reporters on the scene: “I can not breathe … it is not the weather … maybe I ate something … I don’t know what’s going on.” CLICK HERE to check out TheFinalSprint.com’s follow-up, audio interview with Meb (Podcast #41) where he takes us through his race, explains exactly what went wrong, why elites such as Baldini, Khalid and Geb also had to drop-out, and the record-setting performance of Ryan Hall. […]

   April 23rd, 2007 at 3:24 pm

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