Jonathan Gault wrote:
Primo Numero Uno wrote:Also the article didn't mention the guys between 2:17 and 2:18 who are qualified for the trials but now also have the olympic standard.
That's a good point too and I've updated the article. Originally I assumed that the OT standard and the old Olympic standard were the same, but the Olympic standard was actually a minute faster, as you said. So that change affects three guys.
Looking at the trials site this is the complete list of guys between 2:17 and 2:18.
Sean Brown 2:17:02 B Grandma's Marathon Duluth MN USA 6/21/2014
Matt Pelletier 2:17:02 B NU Hartford Marathon Hartford CT USA 10/11/2014
David Laney 2:17:02 B California International Marathon Sacramento CA USA 12/11/2014
Scott Wietecha 2:17:02 B Bank of America Chicago Marathon Chicago IL USA 10/11/2015
Andrew Huebner 2:17:05 B Grandma's Marathon Duluth MN USA 6/21/2014
Brian Harvey 2:17:05 B Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon/USA Championships Minneapolis MN USA 10/5/2014
Eric Ashe 2:17:06 B Grandma's Marathon Duluth MN USA 6/20/2015
Chris Chavez 2:17:07 B California International Marathon Sacramento CA USA 12/12/2014
Daniel Tapia 2:17:14 B ASICS LA Marathon Los Angeles CA USA 3/15/2015
Brett Gotcher 2:17:16 B 118th B.A.A. Boston Marathon Boston MA USA 4/21/2014
Drew Polley 2:17:23 B California International Marathon Sacramento CA USA 12/8/2013
Ethan Shaw 2:17:26 B Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon/USA Championships Minneapolis MN USA 10/6/2013
Tony Migliozzi 2:17:27 B Chevron Houston Marathon Houston TX USA 1/18/2015
Dan Vassallo 2:17:28 B Gore-Tex Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia PA USA 11/23/2014
Jason Witt 2:17:31 B Bank of America Chicago Marathon Chicago IL USA 10/12/2014
Max King 2:17:32 B ASICS LA Marathon Los Angeles CA USA 3/15/2015
Curtis Begley 2:17:37 B California International Marathon Sacramento CA USA 12/14/2014
Bret Fransen 2:17:38 B Grandma's Marathon Duluth MN USA 6/21/2014
John Dewitt 2:17:38 B Bank of America Chicago Marathon Chicago IL USA 10/12/2014
Anthony Costales 2:17:48 B California International Marathon Sacramento CA USA 12/15/2014
Ryan Hall 2:17:50 B 118th B.A.A. Boston Marathon Boston MA USA 4/21/2014
Paul Petersen 2:17:54 B Grandma's Marathon Duluth MN USA 6/21/2014
Ryan Cosens 2:17:55 B Grandma's Marathon Duluth MN USA 6/20/2015
Chris Lemon 2:18:00 B Bank of America Chicago Marathon Chicago IL USA 10/11/2015
Jesse Davis 2:18:00 B Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis IN USA 11/7/2015
A lot more than 3 guys.