The 2024 U.S. Olympic track and field team will begin to take form on Saturday with the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, Florida.
Orlando is notably the first Florida city to host the event. As a result, hot conditions could be something to monitor, but it’s estimated to be just 62 degrees and sunny at the beginning of the race at 10 a.m.
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2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon
Date and Time: Saturday, February 3, 2024
Starting Point: Lake Eola Park
Starting time: 10:00 a.m. EST
TV channel: NBC U.S.
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Loaded women’s field contends for three spots
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Sara Hall’s time of 2:20:32 at the Marathon Project in Chandler, Arizona, in December 2020 made her the second-fastest U.S. woman in history at the time (now fourth).
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Keira D’Amato ran a 2:19:12 at the Houston Marathon in January 2022, breaking Deena Kastor’s record that had stood for over 15 years.
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Just 10 months later, Emily Sisson shattered that mark, running a 2:18:29 at the 2022 Chicago Marathon and giving her the title of fastest U.S. female marathon runner (for now).
While those marks are jaw-dropping, Aliphine Tuliamuk is the defending champion of the Trials, running in 2:27:23 at the 2020 Trials in Atlanta. She’ll run in Orlando alongside this stacked field.
Betsy Saina was born in Nandi Hills, Kenya, but became a U.S citizen in February 2021. After running under the Kenyan flag during the 2016 Olympics, Saina will contend for a spot on the U.S. squad in Paris. She ran a 2:21:40 at the Tokyo Marathon in 2023, a personal best.
Jenny Simpson, a 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in the 1500m looks to jump to the marathon, as well. Simpson is a native of the Orlando area and will contend for one of the three women’s spots at the marathon in Paris.
Even with Seidel’s heartbreaking exit, this women’s field is among the best in U.S. history.
Men’s Contenders at U.S. Olympic Marathon Trial
The men’s side is a bit more complex. Due to a faster qualifying time than in previous years (2:08:10), only two of a possible three spots for the Olympics have been unlocked. That means that, for now, only the top-two men’s finishers will qualify for an Olympic spot. A third spot could be unlocked later – between the Trials and May – if an American man runs a fast enough qualifying time, but for now, all eyes are on the top two.
Two-time Olympic medalist Paul Chelimo, 33, made headlines last week when he announced he’d run in Orlando, shifting from the track to the road. Chelimo won a silver medal in the 5000 meters in Rio and a bronze in Tokyo. He qualified for the Trials by running a 1:02:22 half marathon last April in Berlin and will look to return to the Olympics in Paris – albeit running almost 40,000 meters more.
U.S. Olympic marathon trials 2024 top contenders
Here are the top five marathon times for the men’s race heading into the U.S. Olympic trials.
Name | Age | Qualifying Time |
Conner Mantz | 27 | 2:07:47 |
Clayton Young | 28 | 2:08:00 |
Galen Rupp | 37 | 2:08:48 |
Sam Chelanga | 38 | 2:08:50 |
Scott Fauble | 32 | 2:08:52 |
Here are the top five marathon times for the women’s race heading into the U.S. Olympic trials.
Name | Age | Qualifying Time |
Emily Sisson | 32 | 2:18:29 |
Keira D’Amato | 39 | 2:19:12 |
Betsy Saina | 35 | 2:21:40 |
Sara Hall | 40 | 2:22:10 |
Molly Seidel | 29 | 2:23:07 |