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Famous American runners gather for Olympic marathon trial
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A total of 134 runners will compete in the United States Olympic marathon team trials in New York on November 3, including Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medallist.

In the field, other famous runners are Khalid Khannouchi, American record holder and Alan Culpepper, who claimed the trial victory for the Athens Games.

Culpepper, who finished 12th in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, and Ryan Hall, the first U.S. athlete to run under an hour for the half-marathon distance will also compete.

Two-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and Athens representative Dan Browne are both among the field.

The prize money for the match is $250,000, and the champion will get $60,000.

(Xinhua News Agency October 25, 2007)

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