FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2015 USATF Marathon Championship Announces Prize Purse for the
LA Marathon LLC Hosted Race
Fastest Qualifying Men and Women Will Receive Elite Benefit Package
LOS ANGELES (November 25) -LA MARATHON LLC and USA Track & Field announce
today the breakdown of the $150,000 total prize purse for Americans
competing in the 2015 USATF Marathon Championships, which will take place
on March 15, 2015 as an integral part of the annual ASICS LA Marathon.
American runners vying for the Championship will also be eligible for the
$110,000 prize purse that is awarded to the overall winners of the ASICS LA
Marathon.
The USATF Marathon Championships were last held in Los Angeles in 1994 for
men, when Paul Pilkington ran 2:12:13 to claim the national title. Both men
and women will compete in the 2015 edition of the championships.
For the 2015 Championships, a total prize purse of $150,000 will be equally
divided between American men and women for winning or placing in the top
15. The prize monies available are as follows:
Winner: $25,000
2nd: $15,000
3rd: $10,000
4th: $ 7,000
5th: $ 5,000
6th; $ 4,000
7th: $ 3,000
8th: $ 2,000
9th: $ 1,000
10th: $ 750
11th: $ 650
12th: $ 550
13th: $ 450
14th: $ 350
15th: $ 250
Elites can qualify for the 2015 USATF Marathon Championships from August 1,
2013 through February 13, 2015 with the following times:
"A" Standard to Qualify for Championships
Men - 2:15:00
Women - 2:37:00
"B" Standard to Qualify for Championships
Men - 2:25:00
Women - 2:49:00
The 10 fastest men and the 10 fastest women who submit entries prior to
January 15, 2015 will receive an elite benefit package, including:
-Domestic economy air ticket or car mileage reimbursement (@.50/mile)
-Up to three nights double occupancy at host hotel
-Elite hospitality package (elite pre-race dinner, use of elite hospitality
suite, and race day hospitality)
-Ground transportation (airport, training runs, race day)
-Comp race entry
All other athletes qualifying for the 2015 USATF Marathon Championships
will receive the elite hospitality package, ground transportation and a
comp race entry.
About USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and
field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF
encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched
events of Olympic broadcasts, the country's #1 high school and junior high
school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the
United States. For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org.
About LA Marathon LLC
LA MARATHON LLC, a subsidiary of McCourt Global, creates world-class
experiences that ignite passion in athletes and connect communities through
the transformative power of sports. The ASICS LA Marathon is among the
largest marathons in the country with more than 25,000 participants,
thousands of volunteers and hundreds of thousands of spectators. The
"Stadium to the Sea" course, starting at Dodger Stadium and finishing near
the Santa Monica Pier, is one of the most scenic in the world, taking
runners on a tour of Los Angeles past every major landmark. LA MARATHON LLC
will host the 2016 Olympic Team Trials for Men's and Women's Marathon,
awarded by USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic Committee, which will
take place in Los Angeles February 13, 2016. For more information, please
visit www.lamarathon.com.
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