“I think a lot of ultra fans are watching the trials today that might not have, and vice versa. In the next breath, though, he expressed hope that cross-over performances can help bridge any divide among running fans and boost the sport of running as a whole. It’s like eight hours a day with poles in my hands and eating junk food and taking pictures. I’d much rather the trails and I’m really looking forward to the end of the year, getting back into training for UTMB out in Silverton, Colorado, which is a second home to me. “Ultimately, the roads are boring and it’s monotonous and I don’t like the training as much.

Maybe on a different day, it would’ve shaken out a little differently, but it was a far shot. So there’s nothing else I could’ve done to try to do better. “This one got a full 14-week block and total attention. Before that, he ran track for Air Force Academy.Īfter the race, he said that it fit into his goals for the upcoming year or two, including Comrades in South Africa and road ultra records. Last year, he set the 50-mile world record, running 4:50:08 in an exhibition race hosted by HOKA ONE ONE. Walmsley is no stranger to hard surfaces. TOP FINISHERS AT THE US OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – MARATHONĪliphine Tuliamuk, Molly Seidel, Sally Kipyego Walmsley, 30, placed 22nd in 2:15:05 in his first road marathon he qualified for the trials with a 64-minute half-marathon in Houston last fall.

Bethany Sachtleben, for one, the 2016 runner-up at the USATF Mountain Running Championships and member of the US team that earned bronze at Worlds, placed 18th in 2:36:34. (The top 3 finishers qualify for the Olympics.)Ī strong group of women trail runners contended as well, especially considering the Atlanta course’s relatively hilly course. Some pegged him as an underdog to make the US Olympic team. The perhaps most-watched trail and ultra runner crossing over to the roads was Jim Walmsley, 2019 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run winner and course record holder. Olympic Team Trials in Atlanta on Saturday. Olympic Marathon Team, but they fought something fierce at the U.S. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!Įlite trail runners might not have qualified for the 2020 U.S.

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