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Meet LaShawn Merritt
Meet LaShawn Merritt
Focused, determined, humble: Just a few sides of Virginia's finest.

2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
LaShawn defeated rival Jeremy Wariner to win the 400 meters in Eugene, Oregon.

02/01/2012 - 11:51
LaShawn Talks Training With SpeedEndurance.com
by Devon Jeffreys

As the 2012 track season begins to unfold, all eyes are on LaShawn Merritt.

The defending 2008 Olympic gold-medalist in the 400 meters is working hard in training as he prepares to defend that crown this summer at the U.S. Olympic trials and potentially the London Olympics in August.

But with both events a long way out, the question on everyone's mind has been: What is LaShawn up to now?

He answered that and more this week in an interview with Jimson Lee of SpeedEndurance.com.

LaShawn addresses when his season will officially begin, the training plan involved in getting ready every year, some past races, chasing Michael Johnson's world record time and many other topics in the video from SpeedEndurance.com below:

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