A total of 134 runners will compete in the United States Olympic
marathon team trials in New York on November 3, including Meb
Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medallist.
In the field, other famous runners are Khalid Khannouchi,
American record holder and Alan Culpepper, who claimed the trial
victory for the Athens Games.
Culpepper, who finished 12th in the marathon at the 2004
Olympics, and Ryan Hall, the first U.S. athlete to run under an
hour for the half-marathon distance will also compete.
Two-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and Athens representative Dan
Browne are both among the field.
The prize money for the match is $250,000, and the champion will
get $60,000.
(Xinhua News Agency October 25, 2007)