Khalid's Back

Brooklyn's Khalid Khannouchi finished fourth in today's Olympic Men's Marathon Trials, and may get a slot to the Olympics if Dathan Ritzenheim qualifies, and chooses to run, the 10,000 meters. He ran a strong race and managed to grab fourth after Dan Browne came down with calf cramps. The awesome performances by Ryan Hall, Ritz and Brian Sell (who ran a steady race and passed Khalid and Browne in the second half) have to be put in context with the death of top contender Ryan Shay (who was favored in the 2004 trials).