Guest Meb Keflezighi: Will There Be Marathon #27? New Olympic Qualifying Procedures, World Cross Course is Epic, Should Beto Have Run the 3k?

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English - March 21, 2019 21:30 - 1 hour - 97.1 MB - ★★★★ - 308 ratings
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Full transcript with Meb here
Meb Keflezighi (51:28) joins us on the release of his book 26 Marathons. Will there be a 27th marathon for him at the 2020 Trials? Meb talks his great career, who he loved competing against the most, how much he’s running now, the last time he ran a sub-5:00 mile and more. Before Meb we delve into the new Olympic qualifying procedures, discuss a non-invited runner winning the NYC Half, a new start for the Boston Marathon, rave about the World Cross Country course in Denmark, plus talk about the $80,000 premature celebration in Bahrain, and if Beto O'Rourke should have run the 3k or get the LetsRun endorsement. Full transcript with Meb here
Meb at 51:28

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