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☆ Close Friends, Competing for Coveted Olympic Spots. Who Would Make It?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Talya Minsberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Conner Mantz’s arms were shaking as he warmed up for the Olympic marathon trials in Orlando in February. Mr. Mantz, 27, of Provo, Utah, looked over to his close friend, Clayton Young, who was stretching next to him. They had raced for the same prize money, fought for the same spots on the podium — and formed a bond so strong that other runners said they wished they could replicate it. Now, they hoped to get each other to the marathon at the Olympic Games in Paris. They had a real shot: Mr. Mantz was a favorite to qualify, and Mr. Young was a strong contender.

Persons: Conner Mantz’s, Mantz, Clayton Young, Young Organizations: Mr, Olympic Games Locations: Orlando, Provo , Utah, Paris

☆ Paris 2024: How friendship and faith helped guide these two US marathon runners to the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The pair finished first and second at the Florida event to stamp their tickets to Paris 2024. Racing is important and making an Olympic team is obviously a once in a lifetime thing, but there is more to this life than running.”Young poses with his family after achieving his dream of making the Olympic team. Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports via ReutersWith Paris 2024 fast approaching, both men are building up their preparations ahead of this year’s Olympics. The setback is not expected to impact his participation at Paris 2024 though. Neither is afraid to admit that a podium place in Paris is the goal, but both are acutely aware of how unpredictable an Olympic marathon can be.

Persons: Conner Mantz, Clayton Young, Mantz, Young, I’m, ” Young, ’ ” Mantz, James Gilbert, We’ve, we’ve, “ We’re, we’re, ”, I’ve, Mike Ehrmann, “ It’s, of Jesus Christ, God, Kirby Lee, I’d, ” Mantz, “ Organizations: CNN, Olympic, CNN Sport, Mantz, Getty, Brigham Young University, BYU, of Jesus, USA, Sports, Reuters, Paris Locations: Utah, Florida, Paris, Ghana, North Carolina, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Central Park

☆ Fiona O’Keeffe crushes US Olympic Marathon Trials record in Orlando on debut
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Fiona O’Keeffe produced a stunning performance at the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando on Saturday, smashing the previous record by more than three minutes. In her first-ever race over the 26.2-mile distance, O’Keeffe booked her spot at this year’s Paris Olympics as she crossed the line in 2:22:10, improving on Shalane Flanagan’s record of 2:25:38 set in 2012. Emily Sisson, the US women’s marathon record holder, and Dakotah Lindwurm finished in second and third respectively to complete the American women’s team for Paris. The 25-year-old became the youngest-ever winner of the women’s trials and the first woman to win the event on her marathon debut. “A lot of excitement, definitely some nerves kicking in,” O’Keeffe told reporters about her emotions on the final lap.

Persons: Fiona O’Keeffe, O’Keeffe, Emily Sisson, Dakotah Lindwurm, Conner Mantz, Clayton Young ., Leonard Korir, Mantz, Young, Sisson, ” O’Keeffe, “, ‘ You’re, you’re, Sara Hall, Keira D’Amato, Lindwurm, Jessica McClain, Zach, Korir, Elkanah Organizations: CNN, Olympics, Shalane, Paris Locations: Orlando, American, Tokyo, Paris

☆ US Olympic Marathon Trials: What you need to know ahead of the Saturday’s races
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The US Olympic Marathon Trials will be held in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday – an opportunity for runners to book a place at the Games in Paris later this year. Here’s what you need to know ahead of what is regarded as one of the most exciting, unpredictable events on the American running calendar. Conner Mantz and Clayton Young are the only two men to run under the Olympic standard time of 2:08:10, both having done so at last year’s Chicago Marathon. Defending trials champion Aliphine Tuliamuk is looking to make back-to-back Olympics having run 2:24:37 in Boston last year. In previous marathon trials, it was simply the top three men and women who qualified for the US Olympic team.

Persons: Galen Rupp, He’s, Abdi Abdirahman, Conner Mantz, Clayton Young, Scott Fauble, Zach, Paul Chelimo, Molly Seidel, Sara Hall, Keira D’Amato –, Emily Sisson, Betsy Saina, Aliphine, Young, it’s Organizations: CNN, Games, Peacock, NBC, Tokyo Games, Boston, D’Amato, US Olympic, Olympics Locations: Orlando , Florida, Paris, Orlando, Lake Eola, Budapest, Hungary, Boston

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