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INDIANAPOLIS - America's top men's distance runners lead a declared field of 128 in Saturday's 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon. Perhaps the most anticipated Olympic Trials ever contested over the marathon distance, the race will be held Saturday morning in New York's Central Park.

Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, 2004 Olympic Trials champion Alan Culpepper, American half-marathon record holder Ryan Hall, two-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and 2004 Olympians Dan Browne and Dathan Ritzenhein are among those in a race to see who will become the first athletes named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic track and field team. 128 athletes of 134 entries have declared their intent to compete. Although declarations officially closed Monday afternoon, entrants who have yet to declare may do so by petition on Thursday, November 1, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.