2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

I got interesting news today from Houston Marathon Committee, Inc.

Houston, Texas, has been awarded the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, a first for a single city to host both Trial races, beating out Boston and New York!

What this means is that the top male and female U.S. marathon runners will be competing in Houston to represent the USA at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England.

Houston has a relatively flat, fast course and is where Ryan Hall became, in 2007, the U.S. Half Marathon Record Holder with a time of 59:43.

The 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials will be held in Houston on the morning of January 14, 2012, a day prior to the 40th-anniversary run of the Houston Marathon, with the women’s event expected to start before the men’s event.

What do you think about this news? Given that Houston in January, 2010, hosted the 2010 USA Half Marathon Championships, are you even surprised that Houston got this men’s/women’s double honor for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials?

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