The MEB Archives: RunBlogRun's 2014 U.S. Male Athlete of the Year: Meb Keflezighi, a video salute by The Shoe Addicts

Meb takes Boston, photo by PhotoRun.net

Reposted November 2, 2017

As part of our week long MEB Archives, we found this fun video. Meb won the Boston Marahton in 2014, and became first American male to win Boston since 1983. With the tragedy at Boston 2013, it was as if the gods of running saw it was the moment to bring us together. Meb’s win in Boston, which came down to the final mile. What can Meb do at his last elite run in New York? We all want the world for him, so we will just have to wait and see!

Originally published January 10, 2015

Meb Keflezighi had an amazing year in 2014. From his victory at the 2014 Boston Marathon, to his gutty fourth place in the 2014 New York City Marathon, Meb book marked a year of fine road racing with terrific marathons runs. HIs coach, Bob Larsen noted that Meb could have finished sixth in New York, but he had 800 meters left in the Big Apple, and a marathon, as Meb knows, is 26.2 not 25.4 miles.

To top off Meb’s year, USATF gave him the Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year award! Well done, USA Track & Field!

RunBlogRun’s December 2014 Male Athlete of the month is our US Athlete of the Year: and we picked Meb Keflezighi to salute his win as the Jesse Owens award winner, but also, because, Meb, 365 days a year exemplifies what running is all about: embracing the challenges, and enjoying the run.

Meb Strong.

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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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