Stray Carrier Pigeon (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Before Keflezighi became the first American to win the New York City Marathon last month since Alberto Salazar in 1982, he was an Eritrean immigrant who took ESL classes at Jefferson Elementary in North Park. After that, he became a cross-country runner by trying out for his junior high team with a mile time of 5:20. And then he became an all-American runner at UCLA. And then at the...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... non-cycling fan became aware of the great Greg Lemond. My heroes of that day were Emil Zatopek, Alberto Salazar ( Alberto ? ), and Greg Lemond. Long distance running was my sport at the time and I admired those men who never quit and were willing to go beyond all reasonable limits to break their rivals. So Lemond fit right in with the tough men of sport. Then came the 1989...
Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... of people have come from different places." The last American who won the N.Y.C. Marathon was Alberto Salazar, a Cuban who immigrated to the United States at age 2. That was back in 1982, and there wasn't any discussion about how "American" Salazar was. "What if Meb's parents had moved to this country a year before he was born?" Salazar said....
Alternet (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
What sets Meb apart from most of us is the fact that he is a darn good long distance runner. So good in fact he received a scholarship to UCLA and won four NCAA championships. Meb represented the U.S. twice in the Olympics and won the silver medal in 2004.He also won the New York City marathon which is when his Americaness came into question. You see, Meb is the first American, since Alberto...
Money Players (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
CNBC's sports business expert Darren Rovell tripped when he wrote about Meb Keflezighi winning the New York Marathon, the first American to win the race since 1982, although Deadspin's Tommy Craggs points out that the winner that year, Alberto Salazar, was not birthed here either. Under the headline, "Marathon's Headline Win Is Empty," Rovell defines American-born: "If...
Chrome Beach (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
American citizen wins New York Marathon , the first to do so since 1982. CNBC sports "writer" Darren Rovell feels the victory is "empty" because Meb Keflezighi is only "technically" American. Because he was born in Eritrea and became a citizen in 1998. Incidentally, the last American to win the marathon was Alberto Salazar. Who was born in the down-home American...
Rising Hegemon (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... lot of people have come from different places.” The last American to win the New York race, Alberto Salazar, was also born in another country. He came to the United States from Cuba when he was 2. When he won, though, he did not hear grumbling about whether he should be considered an American. He pointed out two differences between his case and Keflezighi’s: Salazar...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Meb Keflezighi wrote a letter to Alberto Salazar 11 years ago explaining how American distance runners could again find success.
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Ewing, who was born in Jamaica. The last American citizen to win the race, Cuban-born runner Alberto Salazar, told the paper that he doesn't see the logic in not considering Keflezighi an American runner. “What if Meb’s parents had moved to this country a year before he was born'” he said. At what point is someone truly American? Only if your family traces itself...
Bruins Nation (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... time an American broke the tape in New York. Now there was a real American. Guy by the name of Alberto Salazar. Who was born in Havana. Let's leave aside the fact that this is a country of immigrants for a second and concede that Rovell does have a point here. Clearly Eritrea is a part of the Axis of Evil (TM), and we should not be embracing this double agent as one of our own. I...
Stars Are Blind (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Meb Keflezighi won the New York City (NYC) ING Marathon (26.2 miles) on Sunday in a time of 2:09:15. Meb became the first American to win the race since Alberto Salazar in 1982. Keflezighi, is 34 years old and was raised in San Diego, California. He is one of eleven children and became [...] Related posts: American Idol sends Jorge Nunez home Jessica Simpson: New York City Concert Jorge...
Bumpshack (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Meb Keflezighi won the New York City (NYC) ING Marathon on Sunday in a time of 2:09:15. He becomes the first American to win the prestigious race since Alberto Salazar in 1982. Salazar won the NYC Marathon three times. 2009 NYC Marathon Results
Bitten and Bound (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Meb Keflezighi became the first U.S. runner to win the New York City Marathon race since 1982 when Alberto Salazar took top honors. In fact, six of the top finishers were Americans – the most in 30 years. The 34-year-old was born in Asmara, Eritrea and raised in San Diego, one of eleven children. He became [...]
Runner's World Magazine Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Keflezighi and Tulu Win NYC Marathon"It's a special day for me," proclaimed a jubilant Meb Keflezighi on Sunday. The 2004 Olympic silver medalist, continued an extraordinary 2009 comeback by becoming the first American champion of the ING New York City Marathon since Alberto Salazar in 1982. Wearing a USA singlet, he set a personal best of 2:09:15; the victory, U.S. Men's Marathon Championships...
VDARE.com: Blog Articles (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
A reader writes Hi! In case you missed it, Meb Keflizighi, ORIGINALLY FROM ERITREA, just became the first American to win the New York City Marathon in 25 years! Hurray for immigration! It happens that the last “American” to win was Alberto Salazar, born in Cuba. The last regular American to win (to use Archie Bunker’s [...]
