Where Your Dreams Become Reality
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Meb Keflezighi Pulls Out of Flora London Marathon By David Monti (c) 2005 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved March 23, 2005 Olympic Marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi has withdrawn from the Flora London Marathon, according to his management firm, Global Sports Communications. "During his preparation (in California), partly in San Diego and partly in Mammoth Lakes, Meb suffered from some small injuries," said Michel Boeting of Global Sports Communications in an e-mail message to RRW. "Therefore, he doesn't see any perspective for a decent performance during the London Marathon." Keflezighi, who ran three marathons last year, finished second in all of them: the U.S. Olympic Trials, the Olympic Games and the ING New York City Marathon. His Olympic medal was the first by an American man in the marathon since Frank Shorter won the silver medal in Montreal in 1976. "The London Marathon is a top event where the world's best runners come together for top-performances," said Keflezighi in a prepared statement. "At this point there is no use to run London as I can't give London the performance they deserve. At the moment I can train, but to run London now will jeopardize my future plans." Keflezighi, 29, is holds multiple U.S. records, including 10,000m (27:13.98) and 20 km on the road (58:57). His best time in the marathon is 2:09:53 set in New York last November. "I would like to thank Dave Bedford and the Flora London Marathon for the opportunity they gave me," Keflezighi's statement continued. "I hope to come back in the future as it is one of my objectives in my career to run well in London." Bob Larsen, Keflezighi's coach, will work with him to determine their revised competitive schedule for the rest of the year. He plans to compete in the U.S. Athletics Championships in June so that he can qualify for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics where he would like to contest the 10,000m. Boeting also said that a fall marathon is likely for Keflezighi, but he has not yet decided which one.
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