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Fiona O’Keeffe sets women’s U.S. Olympic marathon trials mark

Fiona O’Keeffe smashed the women’s U.S. Olympic marathon trials record in her debut at the distance on a warm Saturday to secure her spot in the Paris Games.

O’Keeffe finished in a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, 10 seconds to break the American marathon trials mark of 2:25:38 set by Shalane Flanagan in 2012 in Houston. Emily Sisson, the U.S. marathon record holder, was second, and Dakotah Lindwurm surged into third to make Team USA for Paris. Read More

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