The case of Lee Merrien

After the London Marathon, Lee Merrien, the first British finisher, wasn’t selected for the Olympics team.  And then he was.  To read both parts of this story follow the links below: The case for Lee Merrien Lee Merrien is going

Lee Merrien is going to the Olympics

I had a draft of a completely different article lined up for today, but some fantastic news has just come through, so that means a change of plans… Lee Merrien will fill the third slot on the British men’s marathon

The case for Lee Merrien

Update: Lee Merrien is going to the Olympics Yesterday (Monday 23 April) was the day that the final composition of the British marathon team was confirmed for the London Olympics.  Three of the six spots had already been announced and