US Olympic Marathon Trials
Saturday, November 3rd @ New York City

Highlights advertised on NBC 2 pm ET (which would
be 11:00 a.m. Pacific Coast Time) Sat 11/3

Ryan Hall wins trials - on to Beijing
Meb is eighth place

Ryan Hall (1st, 2:09:02, Olympic Trials record): "Today was a dream come
true for me. I've been dreaming about this moment for 10 years."

Editor Note: 10 years ago Ryan Hall was just starting High School as a ninth
grader at Big Bear HS - after a great career there he went on to
Stanford and graduated there in 2006

Results

unofficial results - Race Story including tragic death of Ryan Shay at 5 miles

1 2 Ryan Hall 25 Mammoth Lakes, CA 2:09:02 - ex Big Bear HS/Stanford
2 9 Dathan Ritzenhein 24 Eugene, OR 2:11:07
3 5 Brian Sell 29 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:11:40
4 1 Khalid Khannouchi 36 Ossining, NY 2:12:34
5 47 Jason Lehmkuhle 30 Minneapolis, MN Team USA Minnesota 2:12:54
6 127 Daniel Browne 32 Beaverton, OR Nike 2:13:23
7 20 Nathaniel Jenkins 27 Lowell, MA 2:14:56
8 4 Meb Keflezighi 32 San Diego, CA 2:15:09 - ex San Diego HS/UCLA
9 126 Josh Rohatinsky 25 Portland, OR Nike 2:15:22
10 24 Jason Hartmann 26 Boulder, CO 2:15:27

Athlete quotes - 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon - USA Track & Field

Ryan Hall (1st, 2:09:02, Olympic Trials record): Today was a dream come true for me. I've been dreaming about this moment for 10 years. But as great as the moment is, my heart and my thoughts are with Ryan Shay and his family. I'm just thrilled with the day the Lord gave me and thrilled to be part of this Olympic team. I was thinking about the Olympics when I was out there on that last lap and the fitness it will take. I thank all of you for celebrating this with us. I thought the weather was really good. I didn't feel the wind too much out there, especially in the Park. It was much cooler than my experience at London. I thought it was a great day to run. Hopefully Dathan and I moving up to the marathon at an earlier age will encourage other people to move up. You respond better to nagging injuries and don't get banged up as much. When you start out at 5:3 pace and then you get into the 4:30s, it's harder than starting at that pace and holding. I was surprised at how easy some of those splits felt. It was kind of like Houston [USA Half-Marathon Championships, where he set the American record.] I was feeling really good, really fresh. Coach gave me phenomenal workouts to do. I was very well prepared out there. I didn't expect to run this fast on this course, especially after previewing it. I didn't care how fast we ran the first half, I wanted to close fast. It was a good run for me. I was trying not to get too excited too early, but I saw myself achieving my goal in the last lap. The last mile, I knew I was going to be OK. I know I can run considerably faster. There's definitely more gears in there. I'll get to test those in Beijing.

Dathan Ritzenhein (2nd, 2:11:06PR): What an amazing event today. It was incredible out there. I've never seen a crowd like that other than running the [ING New York City] marathon last year. It kept building and building every time we came around. Every lap, it just got crazy. I couldn't even hear myself think at points. I'm just excited and happy. This was a training session full of obstacles. It was a lot harder than my training last time. I had a lot of interruptions. I'm just so happy how things came out. We have an amazing team. My hat's off to Ryan. That time is amazing on that course. It's a very emotional experience for me. I had a very difficult time at the Olympics [in Athens, when he dropped out of the 10,000m]. This is incredible for me. It was an emotional release, more than anything. We put in so much effort to this that it's difficult to express how it feels after two hours-plus of that effort and seeing the fruits of that labor. It's the first time my daughter has got to see me race, and it was an amazing experience for me.

Brian Sell (3rd, 2:11:40): It's been 13 years in the making for me, so this is one of the greatest days of my life aside of the birth of my daughter. The future of distance running looks great with these guys. They're tough in the marathon, and they're young. The future looks bright. The original plan was to let the field determine the pace for the first couple of miles. When we were out in 11 flat for two miles, I knew I Had to keep it honest to have a chance at all. Honestly, I was trying to run around 5 flat [per mile]. I didn't have too many miles above 5 flat. That tells you how fast these guys were up front. I was just fortunate to pick up the carnage from these two. I was just trying to keep relaxed until the last lap, then attack. When I saw them with a lap to go, I just didn't want to go too hard. I'm just happy I timed it right.

Meb Keflezighi (8th, 2:15:09): Like Alan said, I'd like to congratulate the top 3 finishers. I hope they go on to Beijing to represent our country at the highest level they can. It's going to be different than today but hopefully they'll get it done. For me, it was rough. I love New York. They were telling me I love you Meb. I cried. I'm not 24. I would like to have made the team. At about 1:19, both of my calves cramped up. My breathing was great, but I couldn't go on.

11 128 Matthew Gonzales 26 Albuquerque, NM Nike 2:16:14
12 15 Mike Morgan 27 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:16:28
13 38 Fasil Bizuneh 27 Flagstaff, AZ 2:16:47
14 125 James Carney 29 Boulder, CO New Balance 2:16:54
15 92 Steve Sundell 25 Redwood City, CA 2:16:54
16 87 Christopher Raabe 28 Washington, DC 2:17:01
17 28 Nick Arciniaga 24 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:17:08
18 11 Clint Verran 32 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:17:10
19 46 Matt Pelletier 28 Warwick, RI Running Heritage 2:17:17
20 14 Chad Johnson 31 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:17:58
21 23 Joshua Ordway 27 Dublin, OH Columbus Running Company 2:18:10
22 27 Jacob Frey 26 Oakton, VA 2:18:19
23 42 Joe Driscoll 28 Blowing Rock, NC ZAP Fitness 2:18:22
24 53 John Mentzer 31 Monterey, CA U.S. Navy 2:18:23
25 99 Allen Wagner 27 San Diego, CA 2:18:25
26 65 Patrick Rizzo 24 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:18:30
27 132 Sergio Reyes 26 Los Osos, CA Asics Aggie Running Club 2:18:31
28 22 Patrick Moulton 25 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:18:35
29 58 Mikhail Sayenko 23 Bellevue, WA 2:18:35
30 49 Donovan Fellows 28 Woodbury, MN 2:18:45
31 21 Miguel Nuci 28 Turlock, CA Transports Adidas Racing Team 2:18:47
32 32 Michael Reneau 29 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:18:51
33 109 Macharia Yuot 25 Chester, PA 2:18:56
34 34 Dan Sutton 27 Madison, WI Wisconsin Runner Racing Team 2:18:59
35 102 Nicholas Cordes 28 Ashland, OH Brooks 2:19:01
36 52 Teren Jameson 30 Taylorsville, UT 2:19:05
37 31 Chris Lundstrom 31 Minneapolis, MN Team USA Minnesota 2:19:21
38 88 Eric Post 28 Centreville, VA 2:19:25
39 77 Matthew Folk 31 Canfield, OH Team Good River 2:19:47
40 41 James Lander 28 La Habra, CA 2:20:09
41 108 Michael Cox 32 Princeton, WV 2:20:12
42 95 Greg Costello 26 Chicago, IL Nike Central Elite Racing Team 2:20:28
43 18 Luke Humphrey 26 Rochester, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:20:34
44 43 John Lucas 27 Eugene, OR Team XO 2:20:48
45 103 John Service 27 San Jose, CA Asics Aggie Running Club 2:21:12
46 123 Adam Tribble 27 Fayetteville, AR 2:21:21
47 89 Todd Snyder 30 Shelby Township, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:21:30
48 26 Nick Schuetze 25 Portland, OR Team XO 2:21:36
49 121 Alan Horton 27 Knoxville, TN 2:22:03
50 90 James Nielsen 28 Palo Alto, CA Transports Adidas Racing Team 2:22:11
51 100 Robert Cannon 24 Toms River, NJ 2:22:23
52 117 Daniel Ellis 24 Birmingham, AL 2:22:26
53 36 Paul Petersen 28 Logan, UT 2:22:34
54 39 Steve Meinelt 24 Winchester, MA 2:22:40
55 83 Christopher Zieman 35 Chapel Hill, NC West Valley Track Club Inc. 2:23:04
56 50 Justin Young 28 Superior, CO 2:23:06
57 116 Nathan Wadsworth 25 Andover, KS Kansas City Smoke 2:23:08
58 124 Konrad Knutsen 31 Carmichael, CA Transports Adidas Racing Team 2:23:31
59 51 Steven Moreno 30 Oakland, CA Transports Adidas Racing Team 2:23:34
60 35 Ryan Meissen 29 Mukwonago, WI Wisconsin Runner Racing Team 2:23:38
61 82 Terrance Shea 33 Cambridge, MA Boston Athletic Association 2:23:44
62 66 Matt Levassiur 26 Alamosa, CO 2:23:58
63 75 Zachary Schendel 29 Minneapolis, MN Team Ortho 2:24:10
64 70 Aaron Sharp 27 Port Hueneme, CA Nike Team Run LA 2:24:15
65 72 Corey Stelljes 26 Madison, WI Wisconsin Runner Racing Team 2:24:19
66 133 David Williams 36 Milwaukee, WI Wisconsin Runner Racing Team 2:24:57
67 37 Cecil Franke 39 Dublin, IN 2:25:01
68 94 Eric Heins 30 Cape Girardeau, MO Kansas City Smoke 2:25:01
69 122 James McGown 33 Sidney, NE Team Nebraska Brooks 2:25:10
70 64 Marzuki Stevens 33 San Francisco, CA Transports Adidas Racing Team 2:25:18
71 56 Lance Parker 26 Austin, TX 2:25:32
72 57 Jason Delaney 27 Golden, CO Boulder Running Company/adidas 2:25:57
73 33 Michael McKeeman 31 Ardmore, PA 2:26:15
74 67 Andy Martin 32 Los Osos, CA Asics Aggie Running Club 2:26:23
75 63 Trent Briney 29 Rochester Hills, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:26:29
76 93 Thomas Kutter 27 Loganville, GA Atlanta Track Club 2:26:34
77 104 Edward Baker 28 Palo Alto, CA 2:26:37
78 76 Nick Stanko 26 Haslett, MI 2:27:23
79 84 Chris Wehrman 31 Chicago, IL Nike Central Elite Racing Team 2:27:33
80 12 James Jurcevich 31 Columbus, OH Columbus Running Company 2:27:33
81 96 Thomas Greenless 25 Walnut Creek, CA 2:27:44
82 86 Pete Gilman 32 Rochester, MN Gear Running Store 2:28:09
83 19 Casey Moulton 25 Pelham, NH Greater Lowell Road Runners 2:28:29
84 114 Matthew Byrne 32 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Runner Track Club / PUMA 2:28:40
85 106 Danny Mackey 27 Portland, OR 2:28:45
86 115 Brad Poore 29 Davis, CA West Valley Track Club Inc. 2:29:14
87 74 Karl Dusen 25 New York, NY 2:29:31
88 54 David Danley 27 Roosevelt, UT 2:29:32
89 111 Christopher Banks 29 Albuquerque, NM 2:30:22
90 44 Sean Sundwall 34 Snoqualmie, WA Club Northwest 2:30:41
91 79 Jeff Jonaitis 26 Tinley Park, IL Universal Sole-Reebok 2:30:45
92 105 Michael Wardian 33 Arlington, VA Pacers/Brooks 2:30:54
93 73 Marc Jeuland 28 Carrboro, NC Carrboro Athletics Club 2:31:31
94 91 Kyle Baker 31 Grand Rapids, MI 2:31:37
95 80 Donnie Franzen 28 Chicago, IL Fleet Feet -Nike Racing Team 2:31:53
96 55 Jason Ryf 36 Oshksoh, WI 2:32:26
97 113 Jonathan Little 26 Kansas City, KS Kansas City Smoke 2:33:03
98 29 Martin Rosendahl 29 Rochester, MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:33:58
99 81 Nicholas McCombs 26 Toquerville, UT 2:34:56
100 78 Ben Rosario 27 St. Louis, MO Big River Running Company 2:36:09
101 69 Justin Patananan 27 Palmdale, CA Nike Team Run LA 2:38:36
102 71 Antonio Arce 30 Santa Clarita, CA 2:39:20
103 119 Steven Frisone 36 Placentia, CA 2:39:32
104 101 Thomas McGlynn 35 Burlingame, CA 2:42:41

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