Tomorrow morning in Houston, TX, the first 2012 Olympic Trials for USA Track & Field athletes will commence with the Marathon Trials. Three women and three men will be the first athletes named to the USA team for the 2012 Summer Games, which take place in London, UK, this summer.

At 8am CST the gun goes off for the men and 15 minutes later for the women, as approximately 400 qualified athletes start their battle for PRs and Olympics births. A favorite definitely exists in both the men’s and women’s race but anything is possible in 26.2 miles. Around 10:45am tomorrow, the top three for both should be known! One interesting element to the design of this course is that parts of it resemble the London Olympic Marathon Course both in shape and elevation and allows spectators a glance of the runners twice per every loop.

Houston Weather Forecast during Jan. 14 Marathon Trials

High: 55 degrees F

Low: 40 degrees F

Local Viewing Information

You may find out some of the best viewing spots and parking lots at www.houston2012.com

TV Viewing Information

-Check out http://flashmediazone.com and Flotrack.org for some LIVE Mile By Mile Updates/Recaps and Twitter streams. Broadcast rights are exclusively reserved for NBC and they are planning to air a delayed two-hour broadcast of the trials to begin at 2pm CST on Jan. 14.

Here are some links to a few of our favorite articles written about the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon.

12 Fun Facts About the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials:

http://www.runnersweb.com/running/rw_news_frameset.html?http://www.runnersweb.com/running/news_2012/rw_news_20120109_RWire_Houston.html

U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials: 12 Runners To Watch

http://running.competitor.com/2012/01/races/olympic-marathon-trials-12-runners-to-watch_44573?utm_medium=whats-hot

Shoe Companies Release Some Sweet Kicks For Olympic Trials Marathoners

http://spikeduppsychedup.com/2012/01/09/shoe-companies-release-some-sweet-kicks-for-olympic-trials-marathoners/

Weather, Unfamiliar Course, Resembles London Course

http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2012/01/rain-cold-front-set-picture-perfect-stage-for-u-s-olympic-marathon-trials/

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