American Meb Keflezighi wins New York City Marathon | Breaking Tweets

First U.S. man since 1982 wins NYC Marathon

Posted by Tony Valdivieso on 11/02/09 • Categorized as North America

"Back from the race. Go USA! Meb Keflezighi is first American man to win marathon since '82." @TriciaWho

"Back from the race. Go USA! Meb Keflezighi is first American man to win marathon since '82." @TriciaWho

After a 27 year drought, an American won the New York City Marathon on Sunday. Meb Keflezighi, 34, became the first U.S. man to win the marathon since 1982. Alongside Keflezighi, five other Americans placed in the top ten.

Though Keflezighi took home a silver medal in 2004 Olympics marathon, his performance at the NYC marathon marked his first major marathon victory. “U.S.A. gave me all the opportunity in the world, education, sports, lifestyle… This is so special to me,” Keflezighi told the New York Times. He crossed the finish line with a personal best time of 2:09:15.

According to CNN, Keflezighi emigrated to California in 1987, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1998. One of 11 children, Keflezighi fled with his family from war-torn Eritrea during the countrys conflict with Ethiopia.

Twitterers were happy to learn of Keflezighi’s performance and accomplishment. It didn’t simply symbolize an American resurgence in the marathon; to many, it symbolized the American dream:

  1. Larry Imboden
    LarryJoe88 It was great to see the men’s winner break the tape with USA in bold letters across his chest. An American man won the NYC marathon! Cool. 01 Nov 2009 from TwitterBerry
  2. Erin Byrne
    erinbyrne Congrats @runmeb on winning the NYC marathon. Nice to have a winner running for the stars and stripes. 01 Nov 2009 from web
  3. David Crynes
    doccrynes Congrats to Meb K. First American winner of NYC Marathon since 1982…USA!…USA!…USA!!! 01 Nov 2009 from TweetDeck
  4. Hutch DeLoach
    HutchDeLoach Enjoyed the NY City Marathon on TV today. So exciting to see a USA men’s winner again after so long that I had to go for a run to celebrate! 01 Nov 2009 from web
  5. Barbara Baker
    BarbaraKB Winner of NYC marathon: another great story of US as the land of opportunity. 02 Nov 2009 from UberTwitter
  6. Valerie Wells
    vizval Winner of NY marathon said he’s living his dream. Dream big & bright and #visualize big & bright and you’ll live big & bright. 02 Nov 2009 from web
  7. jonathanwolfson
    jonathanwolfson Can’t get any more American than good ol’ boy, winner of the men’s NYC marathon, #MebKefleghizi. 02 Nov 2009 from txt

Keflezighi, a member of the Twitterverse himself, had a simple message to share:

  1. meb keflezighi
    runmeb what a magic day. Going to after race dinner. 02 Nov 2009 from mobile web

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