U.S. Women’s Olympic Trials Marathon Fast Facts

FAST FACTS U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon Houston, TX, Saturday, January 14, 2012 Downtown 8 mile loop course – 3 laps with 2.2 mile loop before main course Weather: sunny, clear Temperature: 40F (start); 57F (finish) Wind: WSW 9-12 mph Qualifiers = 225 Declared = 188 Starters = 183 Finishers = 152 Prize purse = $250,000, which includes $20,000 bonus per runner for Olympic Marathon participation, with $50,000 for the Olympic Trials champion Half-Marathon split = 1:13:30 (Hastings, Davila, Flanagan and Goucher) Shalane Flanagan’s 2:25:38 set an Olympic Trials, USA Championship,U.S.Women-Only and personal records (previous records, 2:28:25, Colleen De Reuck, 2004; 2:25:53, Kara Goucher, 2008; 2:26:26, Julie Brown, 1983 and 2:28:40, 2010). First time five women under 2:30 at the Olympic Marathon Trials This race produced the #1-4 and #8 all-time Olympic Trials performances: 2:25:38  1      Shalane Flanagan (2012) 2:25:55  2      Desiree Davila (2012) 2:26:06  3      Kara Goucher (2012) 2:27:17  4      Amy Hastings (2012) 2:28:25  1        Colleen De Reuck (2004) 2:29:35  1        Deena Kastor (2008) 2:29:38  2        Deena Kastor (2004) 2:29:45  5       Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (2012) 2:29:50  1        Margaret Groos (1988) 2:29:54  1        Jenny Spangler (1996) The deepest women’s Trials ever with best times for place (#1-15): Best Time for Place at U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 1^st        2:25:38            Shalane Flanagan (2012) 2^nd        2:25:55            Desiree Davila (2012) 3^rd        2:26:06            Kara Goucher (2012) 4^th        2:27:17            Amy Hastings (2012) 5^th        2:29:45            Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (2012) 6^th        2:30:40            Deena Kastor (2012) 7^th           2:30:46            Clara Grandt (2012) 8^th        2:31:56            Alissa McKaig (2012) 9^th        2:32:16            Dot McMahan (2012) 10^th      2:33:42           Magdalena Lewy Boulet (2012) 11^th      2:34:01            Katie McGregor (2012) 12^th      2:34:25            Wendy Thomas (2012) 13^th      2:34:33            Melissa White (2012) 14^th      2:35:09            Alisha Williams (2012) 15^th      2:35:45            Heidi Westover (2012) Third Olympic team for Shalane Flanagan; second for Goucher and first for Davila The most sub-2:40 marathon female performances (41) at the Trials ever (old record, 31 in 1984) The most female Trials finishers (152) since 1988 (159) Linda Somers Smith, 50, set a U.S.50-54 age group record in 2:37:36, good for 28^th overall. Somers Smith has qualified for a record 7 Olympic Marathon Trials and in Houston, she finished her 5^th Trials race overall. 33 personal records set by: Shalane Flanagan, 2:25:38 Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, 2:29:45 Alissa McKaig, 2:31:56 Heidi Westover, 2:35:45 Brooke Wells, 2:36:24 Loretta Kilmer, 2:36:41 Jeannette Faber, 2:36:50 Michelle Frey, 2:37:03 Erin Nehus, 2:37:06 Kelly Calway, 2:37:10 Camille Herron, 2:37:14 Esther Erb, 2:37:21 Rachel Booth, 2:37:59 Caroline LeFrak, 2:38:14 DevonCrosby-Helms, 2:38:55 Nicole Camp, 2:39:10 Kathleen Castles, 2:39:19 Lauren Philbrook, 2:39:47 Emily Potter, 2:39:55 Kara Storage, 2:39:59 Tara Storage, 2:40:00 Alexandra Blake, 2:40:36 Allison Macsas, 2:40:47 Laura Farley, 2:41:05 Meagan Nedlo, 2:41:06 Jodie Robertson, 2:42:31 Megan Skeels, 2:42:40 Tyler Stewart, 2:44:04 Adrian Chouinard, 2:44:06 Julia Stamps, 2:44:07 Nicole Porath, 2:44:12 Jackie Pirtle-Hall, 2:44:22 Jackie Rzepecki, 2:44:36

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