Rupp, Cragg win marathon trial, earn spot on US Olympic Team

Feb 14, 2016, 06:53

She also was one of more than 200 women that ran at the trials in Houston in 2012.

Cragg, 32, waited for Flanagan at the finish line, holding an American flag, hugging Flanagan and then, suddenly, keeping the 2008 Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist from falling onto the pavement.

To qualify for the race, men had to complete a marathon in or under 2:19 or a half-marathon in or under 1:05 between August 1, 2013 and January 17, 2016. She finished in two hours and 29 minutes exactly.

Race Day is quickly approaching, but Clara says she's more eager than nervous. She finished in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 24 seconds, just over a minute behind a heat-stricken Flanagan in third.

"That was devastating", said Baumert, who works for Public Radio International. My training has been going well and I'm healthy. "But to make up that time in the last couple of miles is just about impossible". Rupp qualified for the race with a half-marathon time of 1:01:20. I'm pretty bummed, the trials only come around every 4 years. I had no kick at all in the mile run or anything, but I'm a grinder.

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A special education teacher at Arroyo Grande High, Reid took this year off from coaching cross country and track at the school to prepare for his marathon debut. Although she was excited for the opportunity, she fell off of her projected pace about midway through the event and finished in 2:49.

The 5-foot-6 Lieberg qualified for the Trials two years ago, but suffered a setback at last summer's World Championships in Beijing, when a foot injury forced her to drop out at the 10K mark.

Across the river on another early morning, four young men from the Boston Athletic Association were circling the indoor track at Harvard. That move prompted the USATF to adjust their "B" standard of qualifying for the trials to 2:45.

"I'm just going to enjoy the race, enjoy LA, enjoy the experience", Kaulen said. "I had a whirlwind of emotions".

"It's a dream come true to be able to go after this goal and I couldn't do it without the support that I have from everyone". While she did well on both teams, Blackham said, she left feeling like she had a lot of untapped potential. I was running a 10-mile tempo and when I got back, I had 40 texts and eight calls. "But I'm not complaining because I'm so happy".

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"It was completely different", Baumert said. Late in the race, I didn't even know if I was going to be on the team.

But as they pounded through the loop course, Flanagan's blond ponytail swaying from side to side and Cragg's brown curls piled atop her white visor, what was routine suddenly became a formidable challenge.

"I think that the double, with the way the schedule is, is a real possibility", said Rupp. I won a cross-country race in Morgantown against some of the girls he had been coaching.

"I've grown a lot as a marathoner", he said. "This is a whole other level". [He] bumped into me a few times and I'm like, 'Dude, open up. It is a big stage and I got caught up in that. "If Steve wasn't a runner, I think it would be hard to achieve a balance", Slaby said.

As Meb Keflezighi neared the line in second place, he carried an American flag and pumped his fists.

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