A decade after winning the race and honoring victims of the 2013 marathon bombing, Keflezighi laces up again
Ten years ago, Meb Keflezighi felt the raw emotion and crushing sadness of the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing through every pore. The San Diegan bent race-wear rules by writing the names of those who lost their lives in the devastating attack on his bib that day. One, Martin Richard, was a boy of just 8. Keflezighi could not shake the jumbled thoughts of his oldest daughter, Sara, being the same age. It rattled him to the core. It also steeled his resolve.
' Keflezighi ditched the plan he had agreed upon with legendary coach Bob Larsen. The plan was to hang back. Get comfortable. Get in a rhythm. Save plenty in the gas tank for the wilting final sections. The guy connected to those elite legs decided to trust his gut. 'I wasn't the fittest, but I made a calculated decision five miles into the race, against coach Larsen's plan, but man did it pay off in a big way,' Keflezighi said.
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