American Meb wins New York Marathon - from Universal Sports

[MrPhilosophicalpanda]

I thought it was pronounced Kef-le-zi-ghi... Now I'm confused...

[MegaTheNate]

How can you dislike this! whoever you are, your an idiot. GO MEB!!!!

[hich101]

meb an american on paper.....aratrian by politics ethiopian blood, born and bred

[lytsaba]

BEAST

[musiclover5327]

"are you ready to run"? i'm pretty sure the command is "on your marks"...

[mexicanjack5994]

i want to win an xc race and do a pushup like that haha

[capocchiate]

I think no one was expecting the gun at that moment!

[MrBoy219]

Why is it that Black men always win the Marathon.. ??? Maybe it is because they are get lots of practice runnng from the law... lol

[bruinjoe]

@MrBoy219 Stupid comment.

[MrBoy219]

@bruinjoe ITS THE TRUTH... YOU SEE IT EVERYWHERE... BLACK GUYS RUNNING FROM THE LAW.. 2/3 of the prision population is BLACK .. Even the Colts football players can't stay out of trouble... Its in you blood...

[kalkikalk1]

@MrBoy219 fuccckk youu

[humini300]

@MrBoy219 you ignorant piece of shit, its not even fucking funny. And clearly everyone agrees with me so fuck off.

[UItimatesnake]

@adulby

I'm pretty sure he was trying and you can't expect him to finish with a sprint after 26 miles.

[toastingbun]

can i lend him my pokewalker?

[oregonduck4life114]

Haha that start was awesome. None of the elite athletes were ready

[finnetmoi]

Meb is a great athlete and a wonderfully genuine human being.  I've met him and he's gone out of his way to answer my running/training questions. I look forward to him being the American who wins NYC again and wins Boston for the first time since Greg Meyer won in 1983. He has it in him for sure. He's not afraid to work extremely hard and the way he bounced back and won NYC is a testament to that dedication. He's sure to have more victories in the future.

[finnetmoi]

@kalkikalk1 got your message in my youtube inbox. Yes, I actually DO know that Meb was born in Eritrea, but those of you who don't know, there was a stupid & controversial comment made by a sports commentator when Meb won the 2009 NYC Marathon. When Meb was asked about it, he expressed his disappointment because he is very proud to be an American. Alberto Salazar (3-time winner of NYC), pointed out in Meb's defence, if Meb's not American, then he's not either...he's Cuban. No one remembers that!

[rentslave]

Shouldn't the faster runners be required to carry weights as in horse racing?

[ap1234512]

@rentslave umm, no? in horse racing its for the horses that are lighter not faster, to give the other riders an advantage. in running, its completely different mechanics and physiology. runners only have thmslves to worry about. just because a runner is lighter, doesnt mean they are faster. besides over 26.2 miles it would destory their bodies to carry even a pound heavier at those speeds. if a runner is faster they shouldnt be forced to hinder that speed, every1 else should just run faster =/

[finnetmoi]

@ap1234512 I agree...I hope rentslave's comment was meant in jest or even [stupid] sarcasm instead of ignorance...

[KevinBusomjack]

Good lord, and I thought running 6.2 miles was tough.

[Runaholism]

Meb is running at 3 strides per second. Now THAT is fast!

[paranoidfrandroid]

I was flipping through the channels and saw the ending. It was very inspiring, my favorite part was when he points to the USA on his shirt. I want to do the same someday.

[Winston408]

@paranoidfrandroid I think he was just doing the sign of the cross.

[DarkMage530]

Yes at the end of the race when he crosses the line he does the sign of the cross. But if you watched it live, throughout the final stretch Meb was pointing to the USA on his chest and waving to the crowd. It was a very touching moment and it's a shame it wasn't included in this video.

[Winston408]

@DarkMage530 oh that does sound inspirational indeed. :)

[mamowolde]

trains in mammoth..doesnt live there...does anyone have the vid of him winning the olympic trials!!10k

[gomashedpotatoes]

love this guy, representin san diego, man

[joshpittsviolation]

it looked like they were ll taken by surprise whenthe gun went off...

[xxbondsxx]

that was definitely an unprofessional start. usually it's "on your marks..."

[Runaholism]

true...but the winner won by quite a big margin so that didn't make much of a difference.

[setvida]

I WAS THERE IT AMAZIN

[MrBklyn40]

UNREAL!!!!

[cdaly91]

i just got chills. love meb!!!

[Lungbustr05]

Awesome, American distance running is finally back. Way to represent Meb!!!

[dconn15]

Yeahh MEBBBB hes from San Diego!! amazing race

[Runaholism]

Uhhh, you sure about that? I thought he lives in Mammoth Lakes, CA?

[jeffymeh]

meb is reppin san diego!!

[finnetmoi]

i was so happy for meb. he really deserves it...such an underdog. while everybody is touting how hall may be the next saviour of american distance running, this guy stays quiet and puts his heart and soul into the sport. don't get me wrong, i think ryan's a tremendous athlete and he is one of the strongest americans we've seen in this distance but the media LOVES to make "poster children" out of mostly reluctant people for things they don't understand.

[tomhetistgut3]

@finnetmoi I agree. Ryan is awesome and all, but the media seems to pay way too much attention to him and not to any other american runners. This here shows that Ryan Hall isn't the only great American runner, despite what the media would have you believe

[hich101]

@tomhetistgut3 ryan hall is the future for american men runners...hes awesome

[kalkikalk1]

@finnetmoi

your post really is true and i love it, but in case you haven't noticed he's Eritrean!

he may run for the USA but i hate how the title of this vid is AMERICAN MEB

ummmm, thats so beyond incorrect it kills mee

[kahawta]

he is Eriteran American. Go Meb!!!

great job, Mebrahtu & Zerisenay are the best athlete in the world.

[unclemeat8]

Boo yah! Go Meb!

[SIHELL]

MAN!, i'd love to run this marathon. Cool to see an American win.

Instead of "a guy from Kenya and a woman from Norway and 40,000 losers"

[wowsers888]

What kind of comment is that from the commentator? "And from Eritrea"!? His shirt says USA. I'm sure the NBC commentator goes around telling all his friends that he is from Ireland or Germany or wherever he is from? What ignorance!

[AjaPuppy1]

relax, he means he immigrated from eritrea

[TheRunningLife]

@AjaPuppy1

[rochillz]

oh that is kind of hate is expected. they hate to see a black man or African win!

[dconn15]

yeah and he went to high school and lives in san diego if ur from there everyone knows meb

[linkinparkfan827]

wow, that's a lot of people Dx