There was an invitation only half over the weekend - Project 13.1 Half-Marathon - going for US OT qualifiers. Who put it on?

I don't think it was invitation only, just had tough standards. I think there were pace groups at slower than OTQ so not solely with the intent to OTQ either (though that was the main goal).

trialsofmilesracing.com

Project 13.1 | March 25 — Trials of Miles

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It was advertised on Instagram for months. Trials of Miles puts on excellent events.

Way to have your finger on the pulse of the sport, sport.

Never heard of first 3 places finishers but their times are very impressive.

2024 US Olympic Team Trials Marathon Qualifying Times

Gender Event Standard

Men Marathon 2:18:00

Men Half Marathon 1:03:00

Women Marathon 2:37:00

Women Half Marathon 1:12:00

2023 Project 13.1 Results

MEN PLACE NAME (CLICK FOR DETAIL) BIB AGE GENDER PLACE TIME PACE

1 Nathan Martin 5389 33 M 1/96 1:02:41 4:47/M

2 Joseph Trojan 5482 25 M 2/96 1:02:49 4:48/M

3 Aidan Reed 5442 25 M 3/96 1:02:49 4:48/M

4 Matthew Leach 5371 29 M 4/96 1:03:04 4:49/M

5 Kevin Koski 5368 25 M 5/96 1:03:15 4:50/M

6 Clint McKelvey 5399 31 M 6/96 1:03:16 4:50/M

7 Nadir Yusuf 5496 26 M 7/96 1:03:22 4:50/M

8 Phil Parrot-Migas 5431 30 M 8/96 1:03:47 4:52/M

9 Nicholas Wolk 5493 24 M 9/96 1:04:58 4:58/M

10 Alvaro Abreu Martinez 5251 30 M 10/96 1:05:03 4:58/M

WOMEN PLACE NAME (CLICK FOR DETAIL) BIB AGE GENDER PLACE TIME PACE

1 Jacqueline Gaughan 5326 23 F 1/64 1:11:17 5:27/M

2 Anne-Marie Comeau 5291 26 F 2/64 1:11:25 5:27/M

3 Roberta Groner 5337 45 F 3/64 1:11:27 5:27/M

4 Grace Moore 5413 24 F 4/64 1:11:47 5:29/M

5 Caroline Cole 5290 28 F 5/64 1:13:27 5:36/M

6 Sara Lopez 5379 23 F 6/64 1:13:52 5:38/M

7 Sarah Sibert 5465 23 F 7/64 1:13:53 5:38/M

8 Erin Mawhinney 5392 26 F 8/64 1:13:55 5:39/M

9 Regan Rome 5444 26 F 9/64 1:14:04 5:39/M

10 Marie-Ange Brumelot 5278 30 F 10/64 1:14:20 5:40/M

usatf.org

USA Track & Field | 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon Qualifications

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elitefeats.com

Race Results by elitefeats

Project 13.1 - 3/25/2023

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To be fair, it looks like they've updated the link post event, so, yeah. Perfectly flat loop, a lot of pacers, guaranteed competition.

Trials of Miles started out putting on virtual races during COVID, but has branched into "real" events. They've hosted track meets across the US and still do a virtual "Chase the Throne" virtual series that has gotten traction.

You also literally interviewed Alex Burks when he ran a marathon at one of their races in 2021 on this exact loop.

Nathan Martin, blue collar hero among MB posters. No wonder this flew under the radar of the LRC cognoscenti.

7 qualifiers out of this field, with no appearance fees. Hats off to the organizers, that's pretty good for this type of event. Will there be another one in the fall?

And if so, will Rojo learn about it by the winter?

While I don't necessarily disagree with this statement, our sport is so disjointed, its not hard to see how an event like this misses the BroJo's radar. Obviously, people knew about it. Would it have hurt to have more publicity?

I was in newspapers back in the day, and we always looked at what was happening a year, two years, and three years ago to make sure there wasn't something coming up we missed. I guess you could do much the same on this board. Just a thought.

Rojo would be cut a little more slack if, when he does know about something, he screams in all caps when other outlets don't cover it or get a detail wrong.

Thrilling personal anecdote to grab our attention, Robert.

Sorry, meant if he *didn't* scream in all caps.

More than what? It’s already been pointed out here, this event was promoted for months on social media. The only way to miss it is to fail to follow the account(s) for an organization known to host qualifier events for elite US runners. It’s definitely not my job to know this stuff. A pro like David Monti did know, obviously.