128 men running today (right now in fact - http://www.nbcsports.com/) in NYC's Central Park & forgo tomorrow's big $$ NYC Marathon to contend the Men's Olympic Trials Marathon.
With only 3 runners eligible for next year's Olympics look for Alan Culpepper, Khalid Khannouchi and 2004 Olympic Silver medalist Meb Keflezighi to set the high pace. This certainly shows the value of an Olympic medal when all the top Americans would rather vie for a spot and a shot in the Olympics rather than go for the sure $$ tomorrow. WX in NYC is perfect for marathoning, today & tomorrow - though next year in Beijing IOC officials are considering cancelling extended endurance events if the Chinese cannot get their terrible air quality under control.
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