Meb Keflezighi wins NYC Marathon - AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Meb Keflezighi won the New York City Marathon this morning and completed it with a personal best time of 2:09:15. An American hasn’t won the NYC Marathon since 1982.
Meb Keflezighi, 34, emigrated from Ethiopia to San Diego, California in 1987 and became a US citizen in 1998. Keflezighi has been running most of his life and won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.
Meb Keflezighi’s Career Highlights:
- 2005 ING NYC Marathon 3rd place
- 2004 Olympic Marathon Silver Medallist
- 2004 ING NYC Marathon Runner-Up
- 2000, 2004 Olympic Trials 10,000m champion
- 2004 Marathon Olympic Trials runner-up
- 12th in 10,000m at 2000 Olympics
- 3-time U.S. 10,000m champ (2000, ’02, ’04)
- 2-time USA 12km XC champ (’01, ’02 )
- 3-time U.S. 15 km champ (’01, ’02, ’04)
- 4-time NCAA champion
- American 10,000m record holder
- Olympic Trials 10,000m record holder
- U.S. Championships 10,000m record holder
Source: www.usatf.org
Derartu Tulu, 37 from Ethiopia was the first female to finish the NYC Marathon this morning with a completion time of 2:28:52. Keflezighi and Tulu will each receive $130,000 in prize money.
