The 2012 Olympic Trials marathon was held in Houston, Texas on January 14th, 2012, and was televised nationally
For the first time ever, both the men’s and women’s Olympic Trials Marathon were held on the same day at the same event, at the Houston to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The qualifying race sends the top 3 men and 3 women to the London games. These 6 came from fairly large fields of contestants… 110 men, 191 women competed in the marathon.
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The Men’s Marathon:
Ryan Hall took the early, dominate lead… (Sorting out the posers, as they say).
While Hall set the men’s pace with a few of them breaking away from the pack at the 3 mile mark.
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The men were pacing sub 5-minute miles and then Meb Keflezighi moved to the front, with Hall drafting him.
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