[Video] Meb Keflezighi: The Story of America’s Top Marathoner

By Skechers Performance Division

Skechers Performance elite athlete Meb Keflezighi's 2014 Boston victory is undoubtedly one of the greatest moments in U.S. running history. But what's the story behind America's finest marathoner?

In the first episode of “MEB: The Story of America’s Top Marathoner”, Meb explains how he and his family escaped war-torn Eritrea to come to the U.S. when he was just 10-years-old, and how running gave him his purpose after a P.E. mile in 7th grade changed his life forever.



“MEB: The Story of America’s Top Marathoner” continues with Skechers Performance elite athlete Meb Keflezighi recalling some of his great triumphs from Athens in 2004 to London in 2012, as well as his disappointment of coming up short in the 2008 Trials.



In the conclusion to “MEB: The Story of America’s Top Marathoner”, Skechers Performance elite athlete Meb Keflezighi relives what it was like winning the 2014 marathon in Boston one year after the horrific bombings, and what it meant to become the first American in 27 years to win the marathon in New York City in 2009.

"When there's more meaning to what he has to do, the more he's likely to rise to the occasion."

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