2024 USA Olympic Team Trials Marathon - As It Happens

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Note, as you read these reports, updates will appear in reverse chronological order. Newest updates will be at the top of each section.

The weather at the start is reported as high-50s with a light wind from the northwest. By the finish it should be getting to the mid- to high-60s. The event was moved earlier in the day from the originally announced noon start time which would have made for an even warmer day.

Men's Race | Women's Race

The 2024 USA Olympic Marathon Trials - Men

Mile 26 (2:08:01). Finish (2:09:05). Conner Mantz (2:09:05) and Clayton Young (2:09:06) will be going to the Olympics.... Leonard Korir pushes to finish in third place in 2:09:57. With that third place finish and time, Korir will most likely NOT earn an Olympic spot, but with the points system he may find out in a few months that he has earned a spot... Zachary Panning slowed to finish in sixth place in 2:10:50.

Mile 25 (2:02:46). Clayton Young and Conner Mantz will be one-two or two-one. Behind, Paning is still runing at a 5:28 pace with others catching him.

Mile 24 (1:57:43). Pannning's last mile was a 5:29 -he is hurting. He will not be going to the Olympics, but at least a podium finish would be a silver lining.

Mile 23 (1:52:34). Another slow mile (5:07). The race remains the three men together, but Mantz and Young look stronger.

Mile 22 (1:47:28). A 5:07 mile... Conner Mantz has taken the lead with Clayton Young following. But Zachery Panning is not letting the other two get away. It looks like the three will not run fast enough to open a third guaranteed spot for the Olympics. At this point, it really looks like we know who the top three finishers will be - but unlike every other year, the top three are likely running for just two Olympic spots.

Mile 21 (1:42:21). A 4:59 mile - uh oh... Zachery Panning continues to lead, but he seems to be struggling a bit. Behind, Conner Mantz is running in the second position. And just behind, Clayton Young looks so relaxed and confident... he knows he will be top 3 and he believes he will put in a sprint and win the race. It's written on his face.

Mile 20 (1:37:22). A 4:51 mile as the three men are continuing to move away from all others.

Mile 18 (1:27:39). Mile 19 (1:32:31). Suddenly it is a three person race. Zachery Panning continues to lead and set the pace. Behind, and with them, are the two favorites in the race: Conner Mantz and Clayton Young. As Mantz and Clayton started the final lap of the course, they hand-slapped each other, recognizing that barring some unforeseen calamity they will be going together to Paris for the Olympics....

Mile 17 (1:22:48). Seven men remain in the race. as the pace continues to increase - they are going for that 2:08:10 standard.

Mile 16 (1:18:06). The pace, still led by Zachery Panning, has increased - this the fastest mile of the race. Shadrack Kipchirchir has fallen off the back of the pack, which now stands at ten men.

Mile 13 (1:03:55). Halfway (1:04:07). Mile 14 (1:08:26). For the first time, the men are running faster than the 2:08:10 Olympic guaranteed standard. Ten men remain in the lead pack: Zachery Panning, Elkanah Kibet, Conner Mantz, Clayton Young, Teshome Mekonen, Galen Rupp, Leonard Korir, Nathan Martin, Shadrack Kipchirchir, and Andrew Colley

Mile 12 (58:44). The field still howlds twelve men led by Zachery Panning. The pace is leading toward something like the 2:08:10 required to unlock a third spot for an American to go to the Olympics.

Mile 11 (53:56). Twelve men in the lead pack with a significant gap behind them.

Mile 9 (44:17). Mile 10 (49:07). The pace of the race has been increasing with Panning and Kibet setting the pace. Brian Shrader and Matt McDonald seem to be falling off the back of the pack.

Mile 8 (39:31). Zachery Panning continues to lead the the pace which has increased a bit. Fourteen men in the lead pack : Zachery Panning, Elkanah Kibet, Conner Mantz, Clayton Young, Teshome Mekonen, Galen Rupp, Leonard Korir, Nathan Martin, Shadrack Kipchirchir, Andrew Colley, Nicolas Montanez, Brian Shrader, Matthew McDonald, and CJ Albertson.

Mile 7 (34:44). The men's pack has broken down to a group of 16 men.

Mile 6 (29:56). Zachery Panning is leading the field - Panning ran 2:09:28 at the 2022 Chicago Marathon and represented the USA at the Budapest World Chamiponships where he started conservatively and pushed through the crowd to move forward to 13th place.

Mile 5 (25:05). The men are running toward a 2:11:30 pace - with this, they will not be unlocking a third spot for Team USA at the Paris Olympics... The field is being led by JP Flavin who has run just one prior marathon, a 2;14:55 at the 2022 Chicago Marathon. But his 1:03:46 at the 2023 Houston Half Marathon suggests this pace may be okay for him...

Mile 3 (14:56). Mile 4 (20:01).

Mile 2 (9:59). The men's pack remains at the same pace. All the runners are in the pack.

Mile 1 (5:00). Abdi Abdirahman set the pace in the first mile - a perennial favorite and the oldest man in the field, we don't expect to see him in the top finishers in this race, but we enjoy seeing him running. No strategy in the race yet, just a crowded field.

The men's race has started. With approximately 200 men in the field, the pack and the course will be crowded for a while. We'll do our best to report when a breakaway pack forms, but for now, all we can say is that the race has started.

The men's race is set to start at 10:10AM ET.

The 2024 USA Olympic Marathon Trials - Women

Mile 26 (2:21:02). The Finish (2:22:10). Fiona O'Keeffe has won the most important marathon of her life. In fact, Fiona O'Keeffe has won the first marathon she has ever run - and what an important and great win...an Olympic Trials record... Emily Sisson - running smart to ensure she would earn an olympic team spot - takes the runner-up spot in 2:22:42, just more than 30 seconds back. Dakotah Lindwurm takes the third spot in 2:25:31. Behind, Jessica McClain finished fourth in 2:25:46 and Sara Hall took fifth in 2:26:06.

Mile 25 (2:15:41). Fiona O'Keeffe runs a 5:09 mile - the adrenaline is flowing and her win is assured. Emily Sisson runs a 5:10 mile, she is pushing the pace, possibly thinking she could catch O'Keeffe, but it will be too late. Dakotah Lindwurm has pushed ahead and is holding third place by ten seconds, she will likely be the third member of the women's Olympic team.

Mile 24 (2:10:32). Fiona O'Keeffe is continuing her pace (a 5:23 last mile) - faster than any other woman and so she continues to extend her lead. Emily Sisson runs the second fastest mile of the field (5:32) - cementing her second place position. Behind, Dakotah Lindwurm and Caroline Rotich are together, having run a 5:53 mile - who will make it into the third spot? Saa Hall is slowing with a 6:07 24th mile, she is out of contention for an Olympic team berth.

Mile 22 (1:59:49). Mile 23 (2:05:09). Fiona O'Keeffe continues to pull away and holds a lead of more than 30 minutes over Emily Sisson. Sisson, in second place, is 51 seconds ahead of two women running together in third and fourth place. It seems clear now that Fiona O'Keeffe will win the race. Emily Sisson will be runner-up. Third will be???? Likely it will be Dakotah Lindwurm or Caronline Rotich. But Sara Hall is just behind these two and could sneak into third place if the stars align.

Mile 20 (1:48:57). Mile 21 (1:54:23). O'Keeffe continues to extend her lead... Emily Sisson is running alone in second place.

Mile 18 (1:38:16). Mile 19 (1:43:37). Fiona O'Keeffe is running away from the field. Behind, another three women are together, saving themselves to compete for a top 3 finish and/or hoping O'Keeffe is running outside her means. But O'Keeffe looks strong.

Mile 15 (1:22:09). Mile 16 (1:27:34). Mile 17 (1:32:50). Fiona O'Keeffe in her marathon debut has been leading the race. The field is down to seven women as Dakotah Lindwurm, Lindsay Flanagan, Annie Frisbie, Nell Rojas and Keira D'Amato have fallen back.

Mile 12 (1:05:29). Mile 13 (1:11:06). Halfway (1:11:43). Mile 14 (1:16:40). The pack has slowed just a bit, but is still running toward a 2:23 - 12 women in the pack.

Mile 11 (59:57). The thirteen women in the lead pack are now a full minute ahead of the next runners. It should be noted that two of the women in the lead pack - Fiona O'Keeffe and Natosha Rogers - have never run a marathon before, having qualified with high 1:10 half marathons - which in no way equate to their being able to run this pace... they don't know what they're in for...

Mile 9 (48:53). Mile 10 (54:27). Thirteen women continue to run at a low 2:22 pace - only four of these women have ever complete a marathon at this pace.

Mile 8 (43:24). The women are running toward a low 2:22 pace - that is good.

Mile 7 (37:56). Emily Sisson has stepped to the front a few times and has pushed the pace each time. D'Amato, though, keeps moving to the front. Aliphine Tuliamuk has fallen off the pace.

Mile 5 (27:03). Mile 6 (32:31). Fourteen women in the lead pack, still led by Keira D'Amato: Sara Hall, Fiona O'Keeffe, Emily Sisson, Keira D'Amato, Dakotah Lindwurm, Betsy Saina, Caroline Rotich, Nell Rojas, Makenna Myler, Natosha Rogers, Emily Durgin, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Lindsay Flanagan, and Annie Frisbie

Mile 4 (21:32). Keira D'Amato continues to push the pace which has slowed a bit. Fourteen women are running in the front pack, 15 seconds ahead of the next group.

Mile 3 (16:08). The women are running toward a 2:21ish finish time. They are really pushing it, still led by Keira D'Amato.

Mile 2 (10:49). Kiera D'Amato continues to set the pace. Sarah Hall, Fiona O'Keefe and Emily Sisson are just behind.

Mile 1 (5:32). Keira D'Amato is setting the pace, making the women work. The field, even at this early place in the race is breaking into groups. In the front are 7 women. A few seconds behind them is another group of 10 women.

The women's race has started. 149 women crossed the start line.

The women's race will start at 10:20AM ET.