2020 Olympic Marathon Trials
29feb8:00 am11:00 am2020 Olympic Marathon Trials
Event Details
The Olympic Marathon Trials, the race to determine the three men and three women who will run the marathon for the United States at the Games in Tokyo. The
Event Details
The Olympic Marathon Trials, the race to determine the three men and three women who will run the marathon for the United States at the Games in Tokyo. The country’s most exclusive marathon will be held on Leap Day—February 29, 2020—in Atlanta.
But because of the historically large field, which could grow to as many as 600 runners, organizers have made changes to the course that was originally unveiled in January. Here’s what we know about the race and the new route.
The field will be crowded.
To gain entry into the race, men have to run a marathon in 2:19 or faster or a half marathon in 1:04 or faster. For women, the times are 2:45 and 1:13.
Large numbers of runners have already nailed the qualifying times they need. According to USA Track & Field lists, 341 women and 181 men have qualified. If all show up in Atlanta, that will be a lot of people on the course at the same time.
By comparison, at the 2016 Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, 211 men and 246 women qualified, for a total of 457. As of now, the 2020 Trials have 522 qualifiers.
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Time
(Saturday) 8:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-05:00)
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
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