U.S. Marathoners to Meet With USATF to Discuss Noon Start Time of Trials

On September 18, a group of elite marathoners sent a letter to USATF CEO Max Siegel expressing concern about the announced The athletes are worried about the potential for extreme heat and humidity Published: Oct 10, 2023 7:46 PM EDT.

The letter was written by several athletes, including Sara Hall and Jared Ward, and signed by 84 athletes who have qualified to run at the Trials. As of September 25, 132 women and 154 men had qualified (and a handful of additional athletes have qualified since then).

U.S. Marathoners to Meet With USATF to Discuss Noon Start Time of Trials.

“The race location and planned start time nearly assures perilously hot and humid weather and conditions with full sun exposure; conditions the likes under which elite marathoning racing is never contested,” the letter read.

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“Start times near sunrise are safest for runners and improve performance at the marathon distance, especially in humid environments. The proposed noon start will force the runners to compete in peak sun and require runners to train for about three months in the worst case conditions for the most important race of their careers,” Roberts wrote in the letter.

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“We’re hoping that the meeting will accomplish a 6 or 7 a.m. start time,” Ward said in a phone call with Runner’s World. “At the very least, a better and clearer understanding of why and how these decisions are made and what the hurdles are.”

At the Chicago Marathon on October 8, all the American marathoners and their coaches were talking about the The athletes are worried about the potential for extreme heat and humidity. Galen Rupp said he is not a morning person and was happy with the The athletes are worried about the potential for extreme heat and humidity.

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“I am a morning person, I love running in the morning,” he said. “My mind works better in the morning, and running is a very mental sport.” He was especially worried about a The athletes are worried about the potential for extreme heat and humidity if American men hadn’t qualified anyone for the Olympics. They would be unlikely to qualify in Orlando on a warm day.

Sarah Lorge Butler hit the automatic qualifier at Chicago, but the U.S. men still have “unlocked” only two or three possible spots for the Games. The order of finish at the Trials will determine who takes those two spots and a third, if it becomes available.

hit the automatic qualifier Emily Sisson, “We would all prefer if it was earlier in the morning, to run fast as well as to make the team. It would be better for everybody if it was in the morning. It’s not a particular concern for Emily, but for the sake of everyone, it would be better if it was in the morning.”