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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 podtrac_survey_120x60_v2 - 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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Podcast 40: Interview with Olympic medalist & running hero Meb Keflezighi

Posted April 21st, 2007 at 5:45 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts, Live Race Coverage

Episode 40 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my interview with running hero and 2004 Olympic marathon Silver medalist Meb Keflezighi; who is currently in London preparing for Sunday’s marathon.

Meb, who is currently in London preparing for Sunday’s marathon, captured the national 15k championship earlier this year, has won two Olympic marathon trials, finished second and then third the next year at the NYC Marathon, and, among his many other accomplishments, holds the American 10,000m record.

In the interview Meb talks about tomorrow’s London Marathon, his race strategy, trying to set a PR, the incredible field of competitors and what to expect from fellow Team Running USA member Ryan Hall in his debut.

Download the podcast to hear Meb discuss these topics, as well as, last week’s Boston Marathon; last year’s frustrating NYC Marathon; Coach Bob Larsen; the benefits of training with Deena Kastor, Hall and the rest of Team Running USA; looking forward to the 2008 Beijing Olympics; his family’s incredible journey from war-torn Eritrea; and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Meb Keflezighi
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 15.0 MB
Length: 00:21:55