Matt Tegenkamp, who made the U.S. Olympic team on the track in 2008 and 2012, has been added to the field for this year's Boston Marathon. The April 20 race will be Tegenkamp's second marathon; he debuted with a 10th place 2:12:28 at the 2013 Chicago Marathon.

Tegenkamp, 33, is the U.S. record holder at 2 miles outdoors (8:07.07) and one of six Americans who have broken 13:00 for 5000 meters. (Another of those six, Dathan Ritzenhein, will also run his first Boston Marathon this year.)

While focusing on the track, Tegenkamp made three Olympic or World Championships teams at 5000 meters and two at 10,000 meters. Since transitioning to the roads after the 2012 Olympics, Tegenkamp has won national titles at 10K and 20K and has run a 1:02:04 half marathon.

Adrianna Nelson, the 2013 U.S. half marathon champion and top American finisher at the 2013 New York City Marathon, has also been added to this year's Boston field.

Although Boston will be only Tegenkamp's second marathon and his first time racing on the course, he should have good information on how to prepare. His long-time coach, Jerry Schumacher, also coaches Shalane Flanagan, who has been the top American woman at Boston the last two years and is returning for this year's race.

Scott Douglas Scott is a veteran running, fitness, and health journalist who has held senior editorial positions at Runner’s World and Running Times.

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