Ok... well, they're multi-colored rings... but hopefully the USA Track and Field athletes will be bringing home lots of gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The track and field Olympic team trials will be held in late June / early July at the University of Oregon (schedule). However, the marathon trials are a lot sooner, with both the men's and women's races being held on the same day (January 14, 2012) at the same site (Houston). NBC will broadcast the event from 3-5PM on the very same day. The course was designed to mimic "London conditions", with a 2.2-mile inner loop and an 8-mile outer loop (run 3 times). A list of athletes meeting the qualification standards can be found here... not sure if this will have been updated to reflect anyone qualifying on the last possible day. So, who are the top athletes? On the men's side: Ryan Hall (2:04:58), Meb Keflezighi (2:09:13), and Dathan Ritzenhein (2:10:00) have the fastest times. On the women's side: Desiree Davila (2:22:38), Kara Goucher (2:24:52), and Magdalena Lewy Boulet (2:26:22) are at the top of the field.
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