7M 8M BIRMINGHAM, AL US OLYMPIC TRIALS - MEN'S MARATHON 7 FEBRUARY, 2004 Unexpectedly for a Trials Marathon, the three favorites came through as Alan Culpepper won a thrilling race - sprinting away from Meb Keflezighi in the final 200 meters, with Dan Browne claiming the third spot on the Athens 5.5 Mi. BIRMINGHAM LOOP Sean Hartnett for Track & Field News Olympic Team. The race followed an unpredictable script after the pack managed only 5:15 pace for the first 3 miles. Brian Sell Teddy Mitchel and Brian Sell broke from the pack, and after 7 miles Sell surged away alone building a minute lead at sets sail at Project Support Provided by 16 miles. The 15 man chase pack began to chase after Sell, and after Culpepper through in a 4:47 18th mile only 5:00 pace Meb, Browne, and Trent Briney remained in the hunt. The pack blew past Sell at 21.5 miles and Briney soon fell off University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire the pace. Browne ran into difficulties a mile later as Culpepper and P P 5:03 Keflezighi matched strides and wits over the final miles, 5:09 5:09 5:10 5:11 5 6 7 8 9 P After averaging before Culpepper sprinted to 5:11 pace for the 5:02 5:00 5:04 victory. 4 5:02 5:02 4:54 4:53 first 7 miles, the 5:12 5:03 fifteen runners 5:13 3 18M 10 2 4:57 STARTING SEGMENT MILES 1-9 in the chase pack hit 5:02 5:12 5:13 5:02 pace for the 8 5:13 13 12 miles between 7 5:01 and 15. 4:58 10M 1 5:20 5:20 LOOP 1 5:00 14 MILES 10-16 5:01 5:01 4:52 17M P 11 Alan Culpepper surges through a 4:47 17th mile that trims the chase pack to four - (left) Culpepper, 14M 4:51 5:02 P Meb Keflezighi, Dan Browne and Trent Briney. 4:56 4:47 P 18 17 5:07 4:52 SELL's PACE CULPEPPER's PACE 15 LOOP 2 10 5:06 MILES 16-21 4:52 5:03 4:53 5:03 19 P 16M 4:55 5:10 22M Over 5:15 P 20 16 5:10 - 5:14 Spurred on by hundreds of fans, 4:59 Clocking 9:50 between 15 and Brian Sell tears up the first loop. 17 miles - the chase pack Averaging 4:52 miles between 5:05 - 5:09 Starting with a 4:54 10th mile, begins to chase Sell 17 and 23, Culpepper, Keflezighi Sell averages 4:55 pace between and Browne blow by Sell P 5:00 - 5:04 9 and 16 miles. With the chase 5:00 4:51 pack running 5:00 pace - Sell Sell slips to 5:10 in the 17th mile and his lead 24 23 4:55 - 4:59 extends his lead to just over a 4:53 5:03 5:15 minute 10 miles from the finish is cut to 49 seconds. The ace of the Hanson- Under 4:55 Brooks team rallies for a 4:52 18th mile, but falls back to 5:07, 5:06 and 5:03 and his lead 4:50 4:51 LOOP 3 Splits for Alan Culpepper, Meb Keflezighi, is reduced to 12 seconds at 21 miles 25 MILES 21-26 M ILE S PLIT T IMES Dan Browne, Trent Briney and Brian Sell 5:03 5:08 These splits include *Chip Times and splits taken from lead vehicle and press truck by Basil Honikman, Rod DeHaven, David Monti, and Sean Hartnett P 22 These splits represent the best effort to comile data from multiple timing devic es – on the fly. A one or two second margin of error is probable. 20M Meb Keflezighi and Alan 24M 4:49 Culpepper pull away Mile Leader Alan C. Meb K Dan B. Trent B. Brian S Alan C Meb K. Dan B. Trent B. Brian S. Leader Lead Mile from Dan Browne - Alan Culpepper and Meb Keflezighi 1 5:05 TC 5:20 < < 5:22 < 5:20 5:20 5:20 5:22 5:20 5:05 15 1 Heading into the final loop - Brian 2 10:06 TM 10:33 < < 10:35 < 5:13 5:13 5:13 5:15 5:13 5:01 27 2 Sell's pace slips over 5:00 and his 4:53 P 3 15:12 15:45 < < 15:50 < 5:12 5:12 5:12 5:13 5:12 5:06 33 3 lead is cut to 15 seconds 4 20:17 20:47 - - 15: 47 20:42 5- :02 5:02 5:02 4:57 4:57 5:05 25 4 21 5* 25:30.40 25:58.30 25:58.85 25:59.75 25:59.90 25:45.50 5:11 5:11 5:12 5:13 5:03 5:13 15/28 5* 6 30:40 31:07 < < 31:08 30:47 5:09 5:08 5:07 5:08 5:02 5:10 7/27 6 Culpepper 26 7 35:47 BS 36:17 < < 3<6 :22 35:47 5:10 5:10 5:10 5:14 5:00 5:07 30 7 Sell - and its a two-man race a 40:51 41:20 < < 40:51 5:03 5:03 5:03 5:03 5:04 5:04 2 9 8 41:25 8 MILE mile from the finish 46:02 46:25 < < 46:30 46:02 5:05 5:05 5:05 5:05 5:11 5:11 2 3 AVERAGE 9 9 SPLIT Sell 10* 50:55.55 51:18.20 51:18.50 51:18.90 51:23.05 50:55.55 4:53 4:53 4:54 4:53 4:54 4:54 23 10* MILE PACE 11 55:47 56:20 - - 56:21 55:47 5:02 5:02 5:02 4:58 4:51 4:51 33 11 5:20 PACE Culpepper 12 1:00:45 1:01:22 < < 1:01:23 1:00:45 5 :02 5:02 5:02 5:02 4:58 4:58 37 12 13 1:05:46 1:06:35 < < 1:06:35 1:05:46 5:13 5:13 5:13 5:12 5:01 5:01 49 13 GRAPH 5:15 13.1* 1:06:19.90 1:07:08.65 1:07:07.60 1:07:08.10 1:07:07.90 1:06:19.90 47 13.1* Brian Sell FINISH 14 1:10:46 1:11:36 < < 1:11:38 1:10:46 5:01 5:01 5:01 5:03 5:00 5:00 50 14 M 15* 1:15:38.15 1:16:37.35 1:16:36.20 1:16:37.05 1:16:38.10 1:15:38.15 5:01 5:01 5:01 5:00 4:52 4:52 58 15* 5:10 25 16 1:20:28 1:21:28 < < 1 : 2 1:29 1:20:28 4:51 4:51 4:51 4:51 4:50 4:50 60 16 4:59 4:59 4:59 4:59 17 1:25:38 1:26:27 < < 1:26:28 1:25:38 5:10 5:10 49 17 5:05 Trent Birney ALAN CULPEPPER SPRINTS 18 1:30:30 1:31:14 < < 1:31:14 1:30:30 4:47 4:47 4:47 4:46 4:52 4:52 44 18 Dan Browne 19 1:35:37 1:36:10 < < 1:36:10 1:35:37 4:56 4:56 4:56 4:56 5:07 5:07 33 19 Meb Keflezighi TO TRIALS VICTORY Alan Culpepper 1 Alan Culpepper 2:11:42 20* 1:40:42.85 1:41:04.90 1:41:06.60 1:41:05.15 1:41:06.30 1:40:42.85 4:55 4:57 4:55 4:56 5:06 5:06 22 20* 5:00 2 Meb Keflezighi 2:11:47 1:45:46 1:45:58 < < 1:45:58 1:45:46 4:53 4:51 4:53 4:52 5:03 5:03 12 21 21 3 Dan Browne 2:12:02 1:50:47 1:50:48 22 1:50:47 ACMK < 1:50:52 1:50:54 4:49 4:49 4:50 4:54 5:08 4:49 1/5/7 22 4:55 4 Trent Briney 2:12:35 23 1:55:38 1:55:38 < 1:55:41 1:55:51 1:56:09 4:51 4:51 4:53 4:59 5:15 4:51 0/3 23 5 Clint Verran 2:14:37 2:00:38 2:00:38 < 2:00:48 2:01:03 - 5:00 5:00 5:07 5:00 0/10 24 5:12 24 4:50 6 Scott Larson 2:15:03 25 2:05:41 2:05:41 < 2:05:52 2:06:15 - 5:03 5:03 5:05 5:12 5:03 0/11 25 7 Josh Cox 2:15:18 25.2* 2:06:47.25 2:06:47.25 2:06:47.70 2:07:00.30 2:07:25.80 2:09:50.50 0/13 25.2* 8 Eddy Hellebuyck 2:15:36 26.2* 2:11:40.40 2:11:40.40 2:11:45.8 2:12:01.10 2:12:34.00 2:17:20.05 4:53.15 4:58.1 5:00.8 5:08.6 7:29.5 4:53 26.2* 2 9 Peter Gilmore 2:15:44 26.2w 2:11:42 AC 2:11:42 2:11:47 2:12:02 2:12:35 2:17:20 67:09 / 64:33 67:08 / 64:39 67:08 / 64:54 67:08 / 65:27 66:20 / 71:00 5/20 26.2w 0 5 10 15 20 25 26.