Kessler moved from sixth to first with ease to win heat 1, while Hocker won the loaded heat 2 featuring Matthew Centrowitz and Cole Hocker. 2016 Olympian Ben Blankenship also advanced but really struggled and did not look fully healthy.

The top 3 across the line in the women's race on February 29th will definitely be going to the Olympics. As for the men, that's still TBD.

This is one of the darkest days in history for US distance fans. We emailed USATF to make sure they would be honoring the IAAF world rankings so those top 3 at the Olympic Trials could go to the Olympics - they told us they would not. That means Olympic silver medallist Paul Chelimo wouldn’t have made the 2016 team, nor would Jared Ward and three other Olympic finalists including Bernard Lagat who won the most thrilling race was the Trials. Some US Olympic Trials races may now be totally meaningless.

Cragg ran 43:23 (5:25 pace) to win the "one-time test event" to win the women's race easily while Austin ran 38:07 (4:46 pace) to beat out Jared Ward (38:17) and Parker Stinson (38:25). Both winners commented on how tough and hilly the course was.

Want an elevation chart of the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials course? We've got one.

The course consists of three 6-mile loops and one 8.2-mile loop and includes 1,000 feet of elevation gain.

Atlanta won the bid over Chattanooga, Tenn.; Austin, Texas; and Orlando, Florida.

The 2020 Trials could be coming to a new city with bids from Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Texas, Chattanooga, Tennessee or Orlando, Florida. Bidding is open until March with a final decision coming this spring.

If you read some of the articles beforehand, you might have thought the real competition was just between Eugene and Sacramento, but LA won the vote 11-2. *Ken Goe: USATF Spurns Eugene, Awards 2020 Trials To Mt. SAC Now on the USATF board, Lauren Fleshman said, "Long term, you can't build track on one city." *Los Angeles Times article