1. Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi is a retired American long distance runner.
13 Facts About Meb Keflezighi
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Meb Keflezighi is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Meb Keflezighi won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1,2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21,2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively.
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Meb Keflezighi came in fourth in the 2014 New York City Marathon on November 2,2014, eighth in the 2015 Boston Marathon on April 20,2015, and second in the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Meb Keflezighi began running while a student at Memorial Academy in San Diego, where he ran a 5:10 mile before going on to win both the 1600 meters and 3200 meters at the CIF California State Championships in 1994 for San Diego High School.
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Meb Keflezighi was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Meb Keflezighi is a three-time national champion in cross country running, having won the USA Cross Country Championships in 2001,2002 and 2009.
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Meb Keflezighi is the driving force behind the MEB Foundation, the "MEB" standing for "Maintaining Excellent Balance," which principally promotes healthy living, and other positive lifestyle choices and motivation for school-age youth.
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Meb Keflezighi uses nine-day training cycles instead of traditional training weeks, which he says allows him to concentrate on training while allowing himself to recover.
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Meb Keflezighi's training is composed of tempo runs, intervals, long runs and cross-training.
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Meb Keflezighi previously trained in Mammoth Lakes, California, and is a member of the New York Athletic Club.
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Meb Keflezighi is represented by his brother Merhawi, who as a UCLA undergraduate was a student manager for the Bruin men's basketball team and is a 2006 graduate of the UCLA School of Law.
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Meb Keflezighi was recognized as an Outstanding American by Choice by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2017.