He'll be in the field along with American Dathan Ritzenhein, the 2009 worlds half-marathon bronze medalist.

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In this year's U.S. Olympic trials, Dathan Ritzenhein, the two-time Olympian and 5k American record holder, was eliminated from the marathon team because of leg cramps.

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