UCLA alumnus Meb Keflezighi, who won the silver medal at the Athens Olympic marathon but didn't make the U.S. team for the Beijing Games, set a personal-best time in winning the New York City marathon today.
Keflezighi was the second place winner in 2004 and third place winner in 2005 in the New York City Marathon. Keflezighi, wearing "USA on his chest, won in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 15 seconds.
"It was such a popular victory because he had some struggles the past few years," Keflezighi's coach, Bob Larsen, said by phone from New York.
Keflezighi was especially emotional as he approached the finish line, remembering his disappointing eighth-place finish in the U.S. trials for the Beijing Games that were held in New York in 2007. He later learned he had a fracture in his hip.
Four-time Boston Marathon champ Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya was second. Morocco's Jaouad Gharib finished third and American Ryan Hall was fourth. American Alberto Salazar won three straight NYC Marathons from 1980-82.
Congrats to Meg Keflezighi on his win!
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