SAN DIEGO - Its great being Meb these days.Crazy, too.Meb Keflezighi already was a big-time marathoner, with a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics and a win in the New York City Marathon in 2009. Then came his inspirational victory in the Boston Marathon a year after the bombings there, and his life went stratospheric.Its been a rush of appearances, speaking engagements and other commitments.The highlight? Being seated at the head table with his wife Yordanos at a White House state dinner in August. Keflezighi said President Barack Obama announced his arrival by saying, Here comes the fast guy. Do you know how fast this guy is?Meb being Meb, though, hes loving every minute of it, with his easy smile and laugh.On a spectacular early autumn San Diego afternoon, Keflezighi took a short break before heading to Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra for 3 1/2 weeks of altitude training prior to running in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.Sitting on the balcony of his house in the upscale Mission Hills neighbourhood, his view stretches from downtown all the way over to Point Loma and the Cabrillo National Monument, where he took the oath of citizenship on July 2, 1998. Its a far different scene than the one rife with war and poverty that he left behind.Theres an American flag flying from the front of his house. Hes wearing a red, white and blue USA shirt his sponsor, Skechers, made for him.The American dream is to be in San Diego, said Keflezighi. He was born in Eritrea in the Horn of Africa before his father was able to get the family to Italy and then San Diego.New York will be his first marathon since he became the first American man in 31 years to win the Boston Marathon. Keflezighi said life has been crazy since.Its an honour and privilege and it comes with a lot of responsibility, he said. Hopefully everybody that interacted with me before I won Boston, feel the same way after Boston. The demand on my time has changed drastically. Boston just went over the top. To be an American to be able to bring the home title back after what happened last year was a pretty ..... experience, and people appreciate it. Its not even congratulations. Its more, Thank you.Its been hectic but in a great way.Keflezighi knows some people will expect him to win New York. It wont be the end of his world if he doesnt.Hell do the proper amount of training, but at the same time, its not like I have to win New York. Not that I dont want to win New York. At the same time, its, been there, done that. Ive just got to go back to the basics and start working forward.Keflezighi points to last years New York City Marathon, when he was 23rd in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 47 seconds. It was his lowest finish and slowest time for a marathon. His training had been interrupted by injuries, and at one point he slowed to a walk.While other elite runners might grouse or offer excuses, Keflezighi ended up with a special moment. He and Michael Cassidy of Staten Island, whom he met before the race in the elite runners tent, ran the last three miles together. Approaching the finish, they held hands and then raised their arms aloft as they crossed the line.I won my age group, Keflezighi said with a laugh.Sure enough, the engraved crystal plate for winning the 35-39 age group is on a counter in his kitchen, near a box of breakfast cereal with his picture on it. It was made for him after he spoke at General Mills annual sales conference.A shot at the 2016 Olympics remains a possibility. The trials will be in Los Angeles.Since I know the date, Feb. 13, 2016, I guess Im gearing for it somehow, some way, he said.Keflezighi, 39, remains motivated by how his father, Russom, escaped Eritrea by walking 225 miles to Sudan. Because he had supported Eritrean rebels in their fight against Ethiopian soldiers, Russom Keflezighi felt it was too dangerous to remain. Five years later, he was able to get his family out.Meb was 12 when the family arrived in San Diego. He and eight of his siblings have received college degrees, while Admekom is attending San Diego State.For us it was never, Are we going to go to college? It was, When are we going to college? or Which college are we going to go to? said Keflezighi, who graduated from UCLA.Their half-sister, Ruth, grew up in Italy and moved to the United States first. She is the reason we came to San Diego, so she deserves an honorary degree for that, said Merhawi Keflezighi, who has a law degree from UCLA and is Mebs agent and business manager.Its a good bet Keflezighis Boston win will always be his career highlight.In the corners of his bib, Keflezighi wrote the first names of the four people killed in the bombing and manhunt.Not that we wanted 2013 to happen. But my energy was all on that race to be able to say, What can I do positively to change Boylston Street? I see the pictures that have been taken there, from the front, from the back, from the side; people are on their feet clapping or chanting U-S-A, U-S-A. It gives me great pride to have done that for the people.___Follow Bernie Wilson on Twitter at
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Jermain, for me, when theres a dearth of talent out there, in the January transfer window theres few players that have the pedigree that Jermain has. So it doesnt surprise me that they are after him. But theres a market value for every player. Should someone come with an offer, then obviously wed have to entertain it but right now teams are trying to be clever and of course theyre going to say what theyre going to say to try to get the best deal for themselves. But were not buying. Toronto, it appears, will have no issue with keeping a healthy, motivated Defoe. Jermain, when he wants to play, we think hes a top-three player in the league, Bezbatchenko said. Noting the addition of assistant coach Robin Fraser, who worked with Thierry Henry and Tim Cahill at the New York Red Bulls, Bezbatchenko said were creating an environment that someone like Jermain, I think, can thrive in. The English transfer window closes at the end of the month. 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Just touched down in the UK from south of France, was training with my fitness guy feeling stronger than ever! #Ready, Defoe tweeted earlier in the week. His future in Toronto has been up in the air since the MLS club turned down a franchise-record transfer offer at the end of the summer transfer window. Defoe is expected back earlier than most other TFC players because of his injury rehab. The rest will arrive for medicals Jan. 24-25 with the first on-field session Jan. 26. Should Defoe return as planned, Toronto will have a full complement of strikers with Brazils Gilberto, Luke Moore, Robbie Findley, Bright Dike and Jordan Hamilton. Well have to figure out what the best pairing is, said Vanney. Thats what its going to come down to for me. Vanney spoke highly of Findleys work ethic and suggested the eight-year veteran will come to camp with something to prove after a limited role last season with Real Salt Lake. Gilberto, meanwhile, is looking to report in better shape this season than last, with Vanney saying the Brazilian DP got an eye-opener when he arrived last year unfit after a lengthy layoff. He knows that and he felt that was contributing factor to a slow start for him in getting goals, the coach said. I do believe hell show up a lot more motivated and he understands what the challenges are within the league now. He wants to be strong when he gets here. Toronto is one of several MLS clubs said to be interested in U.S international forward Jozy Altidore, currently with Sunderland. Vanney clarified the clubs position somewhat Thursday, saying Toronto is interested in any marquee player returning to the league. Any time a big-time player is coming back to the league, we want to be in the discussion, he said. Theres a lot of mechanisms that have to go in place for a lot of those things to happen ... who knows where that ends up? Were going to be there if theres a discussion to be had. That would be said of any other player who comes back that can add to our roster and make us a better team. With Altidore reportedly looking for designated player status, something would have to give on the Toronto roster with three DPs currently under contract. ——— Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter.
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