St. Louis bid out Phoenix, the only other bidder, for the right to host. The races will be held on March 25, 2028 -- 18 weeks before the Olympic marathons in Los Angeles.
Terrible decision. The Olympic marathon will be run on a predominantly flat course in warm weather conditions. Phoenix in March would be a closer approximation to that than a hilly course in chilly St. Louis.
St. Louis could host an incredible marathon, there are so many scenic things and places in the city, not to mention the history.
Start at WashU’s track to pay homage to the 1904 Olympic Games. Run down through Forest park, past the reflection pool, the Art Museum, the Band Stand. Next run down town for a few loops of the Old Courthouse, Union Station and the Municipal Building. Finish with the Arch as a backdrop in the Gateway National park. Alternate options include an out and back on Eads Bridge.
St Louis is full of runners, real runners. Any Saturday or Sunday morning there are mobs of people in neon polyester looping forest part. Also, the March weather is IDEAL for running. it will be a great trials.
My first thought was that they had better run it over the same course as the 1904 Olympic marathon and provide the same support on the course as was offered in 1904.
Second thought was do the conditions mimic LA? Weather wise it will not. LA likely would be more flat.
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St. Louis could host an incredible marathon, there are so many scenic things and places in the city, not to mention the history.
Start at WashU’s track to pay homage to the 1904 Olympic Games. Run down through Forest park, past the reflection pool, the Art Museum, the Band Stand. Next run down town for a few loops of the Old Courthouse, Union Station and the Municipal Building. Finish with the Arch as a backdrop in the Gateway National park. Alternate options include an out and back on Eads Bridge.
St Louis is full of runners, real runners. Any Saturday or Sunday morning there are mobs of people in neon polyester looping forest part. Also, the March weather is IDEAL for running. it will be a great trials.
I also want runners taking strychnine! Hitchhiking should also be allowed!
You think it should be in a city that didn't bid for it and probably doesn't have the organizational capacity to host it because they are too busy preparing for the actual Olympics? How do you envision that working out?
You think it should be in a city that didn't bid for it and probably doesn't have the organizational capacity to host it because they are too busy preparing for the actual Olympics? How do you envision that working out?
Terrible decision. The Olympic marathon will be run on a predominantly flat course in warm weather conditions. Phoenix in March would be a closer approximation to that than a hilly course in chilly St. Louis.
LA has hills dude, they aren’t gonna have the course just parallel the beach. LA marathon just under 1,000 ft of vert
My first thought was that they had better run it over the same course as the 1904 Olympic marathon and provide the same support on the course as was offered in 1904.
Second thought was do the conditions mimic LA? Weather wise it will not. LA likely would be more flat.
I hope not. They could make LA hilly if they wanted. The Olympic marathon should be hilly, not some flat as a track event.
I just mapped out a rough course which if I refined it could hit 26.2 miles.
It makes a beeline for Hollywood using Venice Boulevard and roughly La Brea Boulevard, goes down Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard, through Chinatown and DTLA and to the Coliseum.
I am actually looking forward to this and might actually go spectate. I might have said the same for PHX, but I am just less interested in that city. Either is easier to get to for me than cities where the OT have been held the past few times.
It is always funny to see the silly reactions about how it being a trials race over the marathon distance just is not quite enough. That it must have a course and weather conditions that must mimic what they will face at the Olympics. As if that is at all practical or in the athletes' best interests. It is clear to me, at least, that we got exactly the medals we should have expected through the trials process so far.
You think it should be in a city that didn't bid for it and probably doesn't have the organizational capacity to host it because they are too busy preparing for the actual Olympics? How do you envision that working out?
Terrible decision. The Olympic marathon will be run on a predominantly flat course in warm weather conditions. Phoenix in March would be a closer approximation to that than a hilly course in chilly St. Louis.
You're right, we should choose our top 3 by whoever was fastest like 15 years before the actual olympics, trying to find our best 3 4-5 months before the olympics doesn't make sense
