A sizable group of elite trail runners have qualified for the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials scheduled to take place February 13th in Los Angeles, California. Showing strong crossover talent on the roads are past members of the US Mountain Running Team, USATF national champions in mountain, ultra & trail running, a Western States 100 winner, a UTMB podium finisher, a WMRA World Mountain Running Champion, an IAU 100k & 50k World Champion and XTERRA national & world trail running champions.
On a related note, 2015 Junior World Mountain Running Champion & Boise State freshman Allie Ostrander recently ran 15:21.85 in the 5000m. Her time was below the 2016 United States Olympic Trials qualifying time of 15:25.00, making her eligible to compete in the 5000m US Olympic Trials in July. Read more about Allie’s accomplishment.
The following is a list of elite trail runners, their qualifying time, qualifying standard, qualifying race, location and date.
Men
- David Laney 2:17:02 B California International Marathon Sacramento CA USA 12/11/2014
- Max King 2:17:32 B ASICS LA Marathon Los Angeles CA USA 3/15/2015
- Josh Eberly 2:18:11 B Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon/USA Championships Minneapolis MN USA 10/6/2013
- Tim Tollefson 2:18:29 B California International Marathon Sacramento CA USA 12/8/2013
- Patrick Smyth 1:03:00 B Chevron Houston Half Marathon Houston TX USA 1/17/2016
- Joseph Gray 1:03:42 B Aramco Houston Half Marathon/USA Half Marathon Championships Houston TX USA 1/19/2014
- Andy Wacker 1:03:49 B Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon Las Vegas NV USA 11/16/2014
- Brandon Lord 1:04:00 B Anthem Richmond Half Marathon Richmond VA USA 11/14/2015
- Brandon Birdsong 1:04:21 B Aramco Houston Half Marathon/USA Half Marathon Championships Houston TX USA 1/19/2014
- Mike Sayenko 1:04:36 B Philadelphia Half Marathon Philadelphia PA USA 9/15/2013
- Tim Chichester 1:04:56 B Jacksonville Bank Half Marathon Jacksonville FL USA 1/3/2016
- Michael Reneau 1:04:59 B Aramco Houston Half Marathon/USA Half Marathon Championships Houston TX USA 1/19/2014
Women
- Nuta Olaru (pictured above) 2:37:29 B 118th B.A.A. Boston Marathon Boston MA USA 4/21/2014
- Lindsay Tollefson 2:41:31 B California International Marathon Sacramento CA USA 12/8/2013
- Magdalena Lewy Boulet 2:41:36 B 118th B.A.A. Boston Marathon Boston MA USA 4/21/2014
- Caitlin Smith 2:42:40 B Grandma’s Marathon Duluth MN USA 6/25/2015
- Larissa Dannis 2:44:14 B 118th B.A.A. Boston Marathon Boston MA USA 4/21/2014
- Caroline Boller 2:44:25 B Chevron Houston Marathon Houston TX USA 1/17/2016
- Emily Harrison 2:44:40 B Eugene Marathon Eugene OR USA 5/9/2015
- Allison Morgan 1:13:10 B Aramco Houston Half Marathon/USA Half Marathon Championships Houston TX USA 1/18/2015
You can find a complete list of:
US Olympic Marathon Trials qualified athletes
Learn more about the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trails held in conjunction with the Los Angeles Marathon
