rojo wrote:
Meanwhile in the history of the world, only the following 7 US men have ever run under 2:09:15 for a full 26.2 marathon.
1. 2:04:58 Ryan Hall (Asics) 4/18/2011
2. 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi (New Balance)4/14/2002
3. 2:08:47 Bob Kempainen (Nike) 4/18/1994
4. 2:08:56 Abdi Abdirahman (Nike) 10/23/2006
5. 2:09:08 Meb Keflezighi (Nike) 1/14/2012
6. 2:08:54 Dick Beardsley (New Balance)4/19/1982
7. 2:09:00 Greg Meyer (Brooks) 4/18/1983
If you count Salazar's 2:08:13 from a short New York in 1981, which most people says is the equivalent of a 2:08:40, then the US barely edges Japan by 1.
Looks like 4 American men to me...