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HOUSTON, TEXAS (January 15, 2019) Former Houston Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi will lead a shakeout run presented by Fleet Feet Houston at the Memorial Park Running Center on Thursday, January 17, at 5 p.m. CST.
Keflezighi is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of UCLA where he won four NCAA championships competing for the UCLA Bruins track and field team.
He came in fourth in the 2014 New York City Marathon on November 2, 2014, eighth in the 2015 Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 and second in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
He will be available to meet and greet runners. Event is free and open to the public.
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