- 49-year-old Dot McMahan qualifies for her sixth US Olympic Marathon Trials She finished 13th in Houston with 2:36:24 (36 seconds under the standard). She qualified for her first Trials in 2008 with best finishes of 8th in 2008 and 9th in 2012 (2:32:11 PB from 2012). She runs for Hansons-Brooks and has become a mentor for many younger athletes on the team while also assistant coaching at Oakland University.
- MB: Molly Seidel makes her ultramarathon debut by winning the Bandera 50k She ran 4:09:39 (8:02 pace) to break the course record. She's planning to race the Black Canyon 100k next month.
*Good Read: iRunFar interview with Seidel from before the race She says this is a stepping stone to working up to racing the Western States 100 miler: "The Western States 100 was always a dream for me. I’m such a Scott Jurek fangirl.” - Olympic champ Tamirat Tola and 2:18:52 woman Tigist Girma lead fields for Doha Marathon this Friday Tola faces Sammy Kitwara (2:04:28) and Nicholas Kirwa (2:05:01) while the women's race also has 2:22 women Sentayehu Lewetegn and Tigist Gezahagn.
