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kenya’s Rodgers Rop is one of the very few runners who have won both the Boston and New York City Marathons in the same year, a feat he pulled off in 2002. This year he has again found the form that made him a three-time podium finisher in New York City.
Rop, who works in […]

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One of America’s top distance runners, Elva Dryer ran her first marathon in 2006 and finished 12th in the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon (2:31:48). She made the 2000 U.S. Olympic team at 5000 meters.
In 2003, she finished second in the 10,000 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships; another runner-up finish the next year—at the […]

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He could do for marathon running what Tiger Woods has done for golf or what Roger Federer has done for tennis: elevate the sport to a new level, bringing more spectators to the events and more eyeballs to television sets. Indeed, after the U.S. Olympic Trials – Men’s Marathon, he could become as synonymous with […]

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Among the entries on Meb Keflezighi’s checklist when he heads to New York five days before the Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon will be the following:
* Carry running shoes onto plane
* No ambitious food choices in NYC
Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist and one of […]

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Through persistence, a strong work ethic, and the ability to learn from a mistake, Brian Sell has made himself an elite marathoner and a top contender for a berth on the team that will represent the USA at the Beijing Olympics.
Sell qualified for the Trials with a sparkling 2:10:47 at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon […]

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Conquering a field of top-level runners to earn a spot on Team USA is the goal of every athlete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon. But Peter Gilmore will have a second goal in mind when he lines up in Midtown on November 3: conquering New York. Because for all his success […]

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It took someone other than Abdi Abdirahman himself to recognize the talent that he possessed. “When I came to the U.S.,” he said, “one of my friends, Martin Keino, the son of [legendary Kenyan runner] Kip Keino, told me I could be a good runner because of the way I look. I listened to him, […]

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If it’s a major race, then Alan Culpepper is going to be on the starting line with an excellent chance to win. In the 2004 Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon in Birmingham, Alabama, Culpepper outkicked Meb Keflezighi in an exciting dash to the tape to win in 2:11:42.
Nobody would dare disregard his chances to […]

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Many athletes would wilt under the pressure of being labeled “the future of U.S. distance running.” But Dathan Ritzenhein has been called that since his days as a schoolboy star in Rockford, Michigan. And he merely takes it in stride because his results strongly suggest the label fits.
Before he turned 22, Ritzenhein helped lead the […]

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For every athlete competing in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon, it will be a race against time. But the task will be even tougher for American record-holder and former world record-holder Khalid Khannouchi. At age 35, he’ll also be running against Father Time.
“I would prefer to be 25 with fresh legs,” […]

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