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London will host the Olympics for a record third time, and the 2012 U.S. Olympic distance team – led by two-time Olympic 1500 meter medalist Bernard Lagat, 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi and 2008 Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan – is perhaps the deepest ever for the Games. The London team has plenty of veterans, including the above, such as past Olympians Abdi Abdirahman (fourth team), Dathan Ritzenhein (third team), Galen Rupp (second team), Ryan Hall (second), Kara Goucher (second), Matt Tegenkamp (second), Jenny Simpson (second), Andrew Wheating (second), Shannon Rowbury (second), Leo Manzano (second) and Lopez [...]

Release provided by: Teva Mountain Games. Every summer, the Teva Mountain Games, a project of the Vail Valley Foundation, attracts thousands of adventure athletes from around the world. While these athletes typically compete in relative obscurity without much fame or fortune, the Teva Mountain Games is proud to shine a spotlight on them. This May 31-June 3, a diverse mix of Olympians, world champions and world record-holders will compete on Vail’s rivers and trails. The official 2012 US Olympic Mountain Bike Team has not yet been announced, but a few Teva Mountain Games alums are on the short list to [...]