Article: Deena Kastor wins trials to lead US Olympic women's marathon team to Beijing

Deena Kastor won the U.S. Olympic marathon trials Sunday, earning a berth for the Beijing Games after erasing a gap of almost two minutes to pass runaway leader Magdalena Lewy Boulet in the last three miles.

Kastor, a bronze medalist at the 2004 Athens Games, had an unofficial 2 hours, 29 minutes, 35 seconds on the day before the Boston Marathon. She was joined on the U.S. women's marathon team by Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell.

Kastor, Lewy Boulet and Russell were all wrapped in American flags. They were handed U.S. Olympic team jackets and crowned with the olive wreath traditionally given to the Boston Marathon winner.

Lewy Boulet, who ran alone in front of the ...

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