And Your US Olympic Marathon Team Is…
January 19, 2012 Leave a comment
Let’s meet the 2012 US Olympic Marathoners:
Desiree Davila, Ryan Hall, Meb, Shalene Flannagan, Abdi Abdirahman and Kara Goucher.
I got to say, the fact that there was a ton of sportsmanship shown during and after the race was awesome. Meb was cheering for the female runners he was lapping on the last lap while they cheered for him. When Ryan Hall and Abdi Abdiraham nearly collided during the race, Ryan apologized while still running. The top 3 men went and congratulated Dathon Ritzenheim after he came in 4th and missed the to 3 by 8 seconds.
Shalene Flannagan set a trials record and the top 3 ladies were all thrilled for each other for making the squad. Deena Kastor, who won Olympic Bronze in 2008, was disappointed with 6th place (and who wouldn’t when only the top 3 go to London), but was more than thrilled with the top 3 ladies representing the US.
Way to stay classy my running Idols! And thanks for not stepping on someone’s throat during a game or complaining that the event wasn’t all about you 🙂