2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships
The top three finishers qualify for Team USA at the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.
3 months ago
LRC The 13-minute crisis: How a struck officer led to the wrong turn at the US Half Marathon Championships
We now why there was chaos on the streets in Atlanta on Sunday. Just five minutes before the firstrunners came by, a police officer was struck by a vehicle a block away from the intersection in which athletes made the wrong turn. Atlanta TC said that caused other officers to leave their posts to attend to him -- and as a result, cones which were meant to direct runners straight were never laid out so that emergency vehicles could come through. Thankfully, the officer is ok and the Atlanta Track Club is going to pay out $39,500 in extra prize money to make the impacted racers whole.
3 months ago
LRC Chaos at 2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships as top 4 women run off course during final mile
Chaos took place at the US Half champs in Atlanta this morning as the top 3 women - who were well clear of the field and on their way to qualifying for the World Champms - were led off course by the lead vehicle.