Watching the decline of Meb in the marathon (please do not bring other distances into this discussion) has been painful to watch. I believe that he and Deena have helped to make us think that americans have a chance again. There should always be a place in history for both Meb and Deena. I believe that we are seeing the same thing right now with Deena. She will still make the US team (unlike Meb) because there is no other american within 10 minutes. I want to be wrong, but I believe Deena will never break 2:22 again.