...Yeah, we got this.
From Marathon Guide, the Kenyan Athletic Department has announced its 2012 London Olympic Marathon Team. You'll notice a few glaring omissions:
Men: Wilson Kipsang, Abel Kirui & Moses Mosop
Women: Mary Keitany, Edna Kiplagat & Priscah Jeptoo
Missing? The man with the world record (Patrick Makau) and the man with the ridiculous sounding "world's fastest marathon ever" (yet of course, not a world record--thanks IAAF), Geoffrey Mutai.
Kipsang is the class of the men's side, running a 2:04:44 to win last weekend's London Marathon.
The women's side looks like it came straight out of the most recent London Marathon leaderboard, with Keitany running something like 2:18.
It's a talented group of runners, to be sure. They are all tested and at least one (Kipsang) is known for both his legs and his mouth. Still, this is a field America can compete with.
How will Keflezighi, Hall, Abdirahman, Flanagan, Davila and Goucher stack up? Hall, Flanagan and Davila bring the best times on the American side to bear against the competition, and with Meb, the proven ability to hang with race favorites for 26.2 miles. Olympic gold is the goal, and as countries continue to announce their 2012 London squads, the plot thickens.
American gold starts here, today.
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