Flashes of Panic

I didn’t have space (or a thematic hook) for this thought in the column I just sent in for Wednesday.

A few things Deena Kastor and Meb Keflezighi have in common:

• The American Record at 10,000m. (Deena’s got the marathon AR as well, but since the men’s AR is in the 2:05 range, it’s a bit unfair to expect Meb to challenge it.)
• A training base. (Mammoth, California.)
• Winning the 10,000m at the Olympic Trials…
• …but passing up the chance to run that race in Athens because they had “a better chance to medal” in the marathon.
• Olympic medals in the marathon.

Something tells me this list is incomplete, though.

Now playing: Indian Summer from The Heat by Jesse Malin