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

Believe it or not, optimism is in the air.

Four years ago, the women's 5,000 at the US Olympic Trials was a race that no one who watched it or ran in it will ever forget. Over the next three days, we'll give you the full story of the race - how the main protagonists got to the start line, their thoughts during the race and how those 15 minutes have affected the rest of their lives.

It's official. Twitter is not the place to try to carry on a constructive dialogue.

They had some choice words for the USATF board of directors as well as Hightower.

Christo Landry and Aaron Braun also in men's field. Desi Linden (Davila), Sara Hall, Julie Culley, Lauren Fleshman and Serena Burla lead women's field.

In the women's 5K first-year pro Betsy Saina gets the win in a World leading 15:28 over Alisha Williams, Alexi Pappas and Boise State's Emma Bates. Washington’s Megan Goethals was 7th.