U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
December 01, 2011
Help Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan go the distance by sending tweets of encouragement - #MAKEITCOUNT.
This Saturday, Houston will take center stage as 281 of the fastest qualifying marathon runners in the country vie for one of six spots (three women and three men) on the U.S. Marathon team. For the first time ever, both the women’s and men’s races will take place in the same city on the same day at the same time for what’s sure to be an electrifying event. The race will determine the first members of the U.S. Track and Field Team.
How can you join the excitement? Help #MAKEITCOUNT by cheering on front-runners Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan. They’ll be racing against the deepest, fastest qualifying pool of women in U.S. history. Tweet using the hashtag #MAKEITCOUNT and your words will be projected onto a jumbo LED screen in the epicenter of the Olympic trials in Houston.
Meet the athletes:
Kara Goucher
America’s Sweetheart
Don’t be deceived by Kara’s bright smile. When the finish line is in sight, she’ll leave you choking on her dust. Then afterwards, she’ll share her space blanket. Kara’s race began on a fun run with her grandfather when she was only six years old. The course of her career has passed though East Duluth High School, the University of Colorado and most recently Portland, Oregon. Kara ran in Beijing in 2008 placing 10th in the 10,000m and 9th in the 5,000m. In 2011, she placed 5th in Boston with a time of 2:24:52, a new personal best. Her latest goal is to run the marathon for the U.S. this summer this summer, beat Shalane and bring home a medal for the first time in 28 years.
Shalane Flanagan
Lady Legacy
Some people say that the secret to running the marathon is lung capacity, lactic acid retention or just plain old willpower. For Shalane, it’s in her blood—literally. The daughter of a former marathon world record holder and an U.S World Cross Country Champion participant, Shalane was born with spikes on—not literally. Shalane won a bronze medal in Beijing in 2008 for her time in the women’s 10,000m. In her 2010 marathon debut in NYC, she had the best finish for an American woman in twenty years. Her latest goal is to run the marathon for the U.S. this summer, beat Kara and bring home a medal for the first time in 28 years.
This Saturday, Houston will take center stage as 281 of the fastest qualifying marathon runners in the country vie for one of six spots (three women and three men) on the U.S. Marathon team. For the first time ever, both the women’s and men’s races will take place in the same city on the same day at the same time for what’s sure to be an electrifying event. The race will determine the first members of the U.S. Track and Field Team.
How can you join the excitement? Help #MAKEITCOUNT by cheering on front-runners Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan. They’ll be racing against the deepest, fastest qualifying pool of women in U.S. history. Tweet using the hashtag #MAKEITCOUNT and your words will be projected onto a jumbo LED screen in the epicenter of the Olympic trials in Houston.
Meet the athletes:
Kara Goucher
America’s Sweetheart
Don’t be deceived by Kara’s bright smile. When the finish line is in sight, she’ll leave you choking on her dust. Then afterwards, she’ll share her space blanket. Kara’s race began on a fun run with her grandfather when she was only six years old. The course of her career has passed though East Duluth High School, the University of Colorado and most recently Portland, Oregon. Kara ran in Beijing in 2008 placing 10th in the 10,000m and 9th in the 5,000m. In 2011, she placed 5th in Boston with a time of 2:24:52, a new personal best. Her latest goal is to run the marathon for the U.S. this summer this summer, beat Shalane and bring home a medal for the first time in 28 years.
Shalane Flanagan
Lady Legacy
Some people say that the secret to running the marathon is lung capacity, lactic acid retention or just plain old willpower. For Shalane, it’s in her blood—literally. The daughter of a former marathon world record holder and an U.S World Cross Country Champion participant, Shalane was born with spikes on—not literally. Shalane won a bronze medal in Beijing in 2008 for her time in the women’s 10,000m. In her 2010 marathon debut in NYC, she had the best finish for an American woman in twenty years. Her latest goal is to run the marathon for the U.S. this summer, beat Kara and bring home a medal for the first time in 28 years.
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