The racing veterans ruled the day at the U.S. Marathon Trials in Houston. Five of the six team qualifiers padded their Olympic pedigrees and the lone newcomer, Desiree Davila, was second at Boston last year.
So there were few, if any, surprises.
There was some heartbreak for Dathan Ritzenhein, who was the one left out as four Olympic caliber athletes vied for three spots. Fortunately for Ritzenhein he is probably better equipped than any of the other three to earn a berth to London on the track. For an athlete who spent a chunk of 2011 wearing a wound vac contraption on his leg — it was a strong performance.
Here is a look how runners who live in Oregon (who have other obvious ties) fared at Saturday’s marathon in Houston:
Men
4. Dathan Ritzenhein, Nike Oregon Project, 2:09:55 — Best non-qualifying Trials performance ever.
11. Ryan Vail (Centennial HS), Portland (Brooks), 2:12:43 — Best 25-or-younger finisher making his marathon debut.
19. Max King of Bend, (Central Oregon RC), 2:14:36
23. Ryan Bak of Bend, (Central Oregon RC), 2:15:12
26. Craig Leon of Eugene, 2:15:42
32. Jason Hartmann (former U of Oregon), Boulder CO, 2:16:44
43. Sage Canaday (Newberg HS), Hansons Project MI, 2:18:24
72. Kenyon Neuman (Summit HS), Boulder CO, 2:22:33
85. Dan Browne (West Linn HS, former Oregon Project), U.S. Army, Chula Vista, Calif., 2:42:21 — 2004 Olympian.
Women
1. Shalane Flanagan, OTC Elite, Portland, 2:25:38 — Qualified for second Olympic team
3. Kara Goucher, OTC Elite, Portland, 2:26:06 — Qualified for second Olympic team
21. Jeanette Faber, Portland, 2:36:50
50. Amanda Rice, Portland, 2:41:06
108. Christina Overbeck, Portland, 2:48:25
126. Wendy Terris, Milwaukie, Ore., 2:51:56
131. Hallie Janssen, Portland, 2:53:10
143. Meghan Arbogast, Corvallis, 2:58:53
147. Liana Bernard, Medford, 3:01:05
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