812. Everything You Need to Know About the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Standards
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
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🗓️ 3 June 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
"They just want a chance to compete."
Yesterday, after much anticipation and speculation, USA Track & Field announced the changes to the qualifying times for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. So, what's it going to take to OTQ leading up to LA 2028, and to get to run at the Trials? For women, the qualifying mark stays the same: 2:37:00. On the men's side, things are getting faster: Men will now need to run 2:16:00 to qualify — a full two minutes faster than the qualifying time for the 2024 Trials. In this episode, USATF's Chairs of the Long Distance Running Committee — Kim Conley and Conor Nickel — join the show to explain what what into making these decisions, and what they mean for athletes and fans alike. (Read the full USATF release here.)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Allie on the Run Show is brought to you by New Balance. Go to newbalance.com |
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| 0:16.1 | Allie Feller and this is where I talk with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. |
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| 0:32.7 | Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding you back, |
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| 0:40.4 | Big news in the running world this week. |
| 0:42.7 | The speediest marathoners in the country have been eagerly awaiting the announcement from USA |
| 0:47.7 | track and field about the 2028 Olympic marathon trials qualifying times. |
| 0:53.5 | And now we know. If you want to compete at the |
| 0:56.1 | 2028 trials, it's time to get to work because the qualifying windows are opening in September |
| 1:01.2 | of this year for the men. Qualifying will take running a 2-16 marathon. And for the women, |
| 1:08.1 | the standard remains at two hours and 37 minutes. |
| 1:12.2 | USATF announced the return of the A and B standards for both men and women, |
| 1:16.6 | a move to net time for qualifying instead of gun time, and a longer qualifying window, |
| 1:21.9 | in part, to help women with family planning. |
| 1:25.2 | So what goes into making these decisions and what do they all mean |
| 1:29.0 | for the athletes, the fans, and the running community at large? I wanted to know and I thought |
| 1:34.2 | you might too. So in this episode, we are hearing from two-time Olympian Kim Conley and zero-time |
| 1:41.3 | Olympian Connor Nickel. They are the chairs of the long distance running committee |
| 1:45.8 | for USA track and field. Kim, of course, represented Team USA in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the |
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