2008 USA Men's Olympic Trials - Complete Coverage

2008 USA Men's Olympic Trials - Complete Coverage
The Olympics happen just once every four years and represents some of the best sport in the world - and for most athletes and marathoners in particular, there is no higher achievement than earning a medal or even competing at the Olympics - the birthplace of the marathon.

The USA chooses its Olympic Marathon teams via a one-chance race - top three make it. In preparation for the 2008 marathon, the USA Olympic Team Trials race will choose from an exceptionally strong group - and we can all expect a very, very exciting race (and heartbreaking for some).

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The History Past Races The use of one Qualifying race to choose the USA Olympic Marathon Team was introduced in 1968 and has been in use since then. The 2008 Trials will represent the 11th running of this event, and each of the ten preceding Trials tells a great story of USA marathoning in that era. Complete USA Men's Olympics Team Trials History    Live Race Coverage The Best and Smartest Race Day Coverage We have a crew of 5 at the race, so see our: RACE DAY COVERAGE RIGHT HERE! Also: Race Day Photos And, the Trials race will be shown live and on-demand on NBC Sports/MediaZone over the web - Free!: Link to Live/On-Demand Race Broadcast (note, scroll down on that page to see the link...)    The Olympic Trials Course The Course Course Maps and Profiles The perfect companion while watching the race to understand what all of these athletes mean when they talk about the "hills." Course Tour w/ Anthony Famiglietti Courtesy of Runner's World

The 2008 Athletes The Qualifiers List 179 Men qualified for the Olympic Trials and 134 entered. The list is a who's who of American marathoners and some others... Complete List of Qualifiers With Commentary Demographics/Statistics & More - Coming Soon The Favorites - Overview Ask anyone who they think will be among the favorites to make the 2008 USA Olympic Marathon team and these three men will be on their lists: About the Favorites The Contenders - Overview Beyond the favorites is a cadre of runners who might have been considered American favorites in any other year with a less deep field. Here is our pick of the next eight contenders - runners who have a good chance of making it onto the Olympic Team. About the Contenders Athlete Interviews Up Close & Personal With Abdi Abdirahman Up Close & Personal With Meb Keflezighi    Video Features Honestly - and we're always honest to a fault - we haven't quite figured out the video thing. But, fortunately many others have. We've searched the web for shareable video that relates to the Olympic Trials and we've included it here. Everything from a reprise of the Olympic Marathon awards ceremony to news coverage of the Austin Marathon (where the second-highest number of Trialists qualified) to training in Mammoth Lakes with Josh Cox, Dan Browne and Meb Keflezighi - it's all here.... Olympic Trials-Related Video Content