Shalane Flanagan Makes History!

Two of the fastest races in Olympic Marathon Trials history took place on the same day Saturday in Houston as the six men and women who will represent Team USA in London earned their way on the squad. Shalane Flanagan set an Olympic Trials record of 2:25:38 in only her second marathon, while Meb Keflezighi earned his third Olympic berth by winning the Trials in a personal best time of 2:09:08. Flanagan led a Trials record five women under 2:30 while Meb led four men under 2:10 for the first time in Trials history.

Champion Meb Keflezighi!

You could not ask for a nicer guy to be representing the United States in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Great guy and easy to talk to, more than happy to share his experiences and advice!

2012 Olympic Marathon Trials!

I know I have been absent for a couple weeks, just taking a little downtime with the holidays! Things are back in full swing, training hard and getting through the winter (which has been very mild thus far).

On a more exciting note I am in Houston for the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials! The excitement is definitely in the air, less than 8 hours from now the best American distance runners will take to the streets to decide who goes to London!

Definitely check out these Saucony Kinvara 2 kicks for the Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers. I can't wait to see them in person tomorrow morning!

2011 Recap...

So 2011 was a pretty good year for me with marathons, half-marathons, duathlons, and other races: Running - 2113 miles/Biking - 3504 miles/ and averaging 3 days a week of upper body strength workouts. Total calorie burn for 2011: 401340. Big thanks to Saucony for helping me get there!