Meb Keflezighi to Defend His RNR San Jose Half Marathon title wearing SKECHERS GOrun Performance footwear, release, note by Larry Eder

Meb Keflezighi, photo courtesy of SKECHERS communications

Meb Keflezighi is running the RNR San Jose Half Marathon this coming weekend, October 2, in San Jose, California, where he won in 2010. Meb will be wearing his new sponsor, SKECHERS’ new running shoe, GOrun.

Meb Keflezighi is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist and 2009 ING NYCM marathon winner. Meb is running the 2011 ING NYCM and the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for the marathon.

We wish him luck.

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Elite
U.S. distance runner Meb Keflezighi will defend his 2010 Championship
Title at the Rock N Roll San Jose Half Marathon wearing SKECHERS GOrun
performance athletic footwear. With two consecutive wins in 2009 and
2010, Keflezighi will aim to beat his winning time of 1:01:45 from the
2010 San Jose Half Marathon. The San Jose race is a crucial element in
Meb’s training regimen for the upcoming ING New York City Marathon on
November 6, 2011. Keflezighi won the New York City Marathon in 2009,
setting a personal best of 2:09:15.

SKECHERS GOrun

WHEN:
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Race start time – 8:00 am

WHERE:
Start Line: Santa Clara Street at Almaden Ave.
Finish Line: Park Ave. just before Plaza de Cesar Chavez

Meb Keflezighi is the most decorated U.S. distance runner. In 2009,
Meb made history as the first American to win the prestigious ING New
York City Marathon since Alberto Salazar in 1982. Meb also won a Silver
Medal competing in the marathon during the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens. In addition, Meb stars in the global marketing campaign for
SKECHERS GOrun performance running shoes and is currently training and
competing exclusively in SKECHERS Fitness footwear.

SKECHERS GOrun

Meb Keflezighi, photo courtesy of SKECHERS communications

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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