He led the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials for 18 miles before fading to sixth, but Zach Panning has big goals for the future.
As Zach Panning crossed the 22-mile mark at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on February 3, he split his watch and took a quick peek: It read 5:08, his slowest mile of the day so far. He’s led nearly every second of the race since the 6-mile mark, dwindling down a group of 41 to just two others: Clayton Young and Conner Mantz.Moments later, Mantz passed Panning and offered some words of encouragement. As the trio approached the final athlete aid station at mile 22.
“Any time you have a chance to wear the USA on your chest, it’s an opportunity that’s hard to pass up,” Panning said. “So that being the first time that I had that opportunity, I definitely wanted to take it.”But the weather in Budapest was hot, and Panning quickly realized he had to pivot from racing for time to racing for place. As dozens of competitors around him dropped out, he moved up in the later stages of the race and crossed the line in 2:11:21 for 13th place—the top American.
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