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    Olympic Marathon: Ryan Hall, Meb Keflezighi Face Challenging Kenyan, Ethiopian Teams

    A trio of medal contenders from the United States will run against strong teams from Kenya and Ethiopia Sunday morning in the Olympic marathon, a marquee event of the Summer Games.As is tradition, the final day of the 2012 Summer Olympics is reserved for one of the world's most historic events: the marathon.The marathon is one of the events from the original modern Games in 1896, a race won by Spyridon "Spyros" Louis in a rather impressive time (considering this was over 100 years ago) of 2 hours 58 minutes and 50 seconds. And the race has a particularly special history with London; for it was in the Big Smoke, where the city hosted the 1908 Games, that the length of the marathon was stretched from 26 to 26.2 miles, so the finish would pass by the viewing box of the Royal Family.The 2012 edition of the race starts on The Mall and requires competitors to complete a loop of 2.2 miles, taking them to the River Thames, Houses of Parliament, and back up past Buckingham Palace. Then it's off...

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    1. Americans Ryan Hall, Abdihakem Abdirahman Withdraw From Olympic Marathon

      Two of the Team USA runners in the men's marathon have dropped out of the race in the early going Sunday morning at the Summer Olympics.Ryan Hall, the fastest Americ...

    2. What To Watch, Day 16: Olympic Marathon, Team USA Plays For Gold

      The 2012 Summer Olympics reaches its conclusion Sunday afternoon, and it saved some of the best for last.The day begins with the men's marathon, one of the Games' mo...

    3. Olympic Marathon: Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich Wins Gold

      Stephen Kiprotich has won Uganda's first-ever medal in the Olympic marathon, taking the gold Sunday morning in London. Kiprotich, 23, crossed the line in 2:08:01, th...

    4. Ryan Hall: 'I'm Kind Of In Shock'

      Team USA's Ryan Hall dropped out of the 2012 Olympic Marathon around mile 11 Sunday morning, an obviously disappointing result for the owner of the fastest time ever...

    5. Rupp sets trials record in 10,000 meters

      Galen Rupp set a U.S. Olympic trials record in the 10,000 meters Friday night to lead the three runners who will represent their country next month in London.Rupp, w...

    6. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich wins men's Olympic marathon

      Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda surged ahead late in the race to win the Olympic marathon and capture the first medal for his country at the London Games.Kiprotich finis...

    7. Kiprotich wins marathon for Uganda

      Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich outdueled a pair of Kenyan runners to win gold in the men's marathon on the final day of the London Games.Kiprotich finished the race in 2...

    8. Olympic Daily News - Sunday, August 12th

      The London Olympics closed with a tuneful and star-studded celebration Sunday night that highlighted the city and its people, music and culture.Sixteen days after th...

    9. Olympic Daily Preview - Sunday, August 12th

      The U.S. men's basketball team will try for a second consecutive gold when it takes on Spain in a rematch of the 2008 title game on Sunday.Starting when the Dream Te...

    10. The latest news from the USOC - January 18

      Team USA had a strong finish at the IBU World Cup in Nove best sixth place in the 10km sprint, and Sara Studebaker (Boise, Idaho) had the highest finish for the Amer...

    11. Keflezighi wins US men's marathon trials

      Meb Keflezighi won the U.S. Olympic trials men's marathon Sunday, while Ryan Hall and Abdi Abdirahman finished second and third to also qualify for this summer's gam...

    12. Record Times Expected in New York City Marathon

      Of the five world marathon majors, the first four have seen men's course records set in a torrid year of running.The fifth will be Sunday's New York City Marathon , ...

    1. WATCH: Brian Kilmeade Races 2009 NYC Marathon Winner Meb Keflezighi

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    2. Meb Is Awesome

      At 37 years old, Meb Keflezighi was the oldest member of Team USA in Sunday's Olympic marathon. And after Ryan Hall and Abdi Abdirahman were forced to withdraw with ...

    3. After the Show Show: NYC Marathon

      Meb Keflezighi , Mario Lopez talk race preparations

    4. Good weather after 2012 heat at Boston Marathon

      The heat was unprecedented and so was the offer: Any of the 27,000 runners in last year's Boston Marathon could skip the race and automatically qualify for the 2013 ...

    5. Power returning after Sandy but weariness grows

      More New Yorkers awoke Saturday to power being restored for the first time since Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region, but patience wore thin among those in the regi...

    6. Power returning after Sandy but gas problems rise

      More New Yorkers got power Saturday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy struck the region, but frustrations mounted over gasoline shortages as refueling sites ...

    7. EYES ON LONDON: The final day of the Olympics, with basketball, men's marathon and closing

      Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:___MAIN EVENTThis is what e...

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