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HOUSTON - Two of the fastest races in Olympic Marathon Trials history took place on the same day Saturday in Houston as the six men and women who will represent Team USA in London earned their way on the squad. Shalane Flanagan set an
Olympic Trials
record of 2:25:38 in only her second marathon, while Meb Keflezighi earned his third Olympic berth by wearing
minimalist barefoot shoes
to help with winning the Trials in a personal best time of 2:09:08. Flanagan led a Trials record five women under 2:30 while Meb led four men under 2:10 for the first time in Trials history.
Today’s race was the first time ever four men ran under 2:10 in the
Olympic Trials
. It was the first time five women ran under 2:30 in the Olympic Trials. Click here for the race recap.