Keflezighi, Flanagan win U.S. Olympic trials

Eritrea-born Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist overhauled pre-race favorite Ryan Hall in the final four miles to run a personal best two hours, nine minutes and eight seconds on a crisp morning in Houston, Texas.To be on my third Olympic team is all I have dreamed about, the 36-year-old Keflezighi told reporters.Hall, who led much of the race, finished second in 2:09:30.Three-time 10,000 metres Olympian Abdi Abdirahman grabbed the final U.S. spot in 2:09:47.Flanagan, the 2008 Beijing Games 10,000 metres bronze medalist, ran a lifetime best 2:25:38 and a trials record, to win the women’s race.Boston Marathon runner-up Desi Davila took second in 2:25:55 and Olympian Kara Goucher was third in 2:26:06.
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