The two-time Olympian in track wanted to tackle the “epic challenge” of the marathon in 2020, and she’ll compete in the largest-ever field of runners
With two past Olympics under her belt in shorter track distances, runner Molly Huddle was ready for a “new challenge” in 2020., a major change from 5Ks and 10Ks that she focused on for most of her career. Huddle, 35, has held the American record in both distances and went to the Olympics for each event in 2012 and 2016, but she “always wanted to try the marathon.”
Huddle’s current marathon personal best is 2:26:33, which she ran at the London Marathon in 2019, and she’s one of the top contenders for, which will be decided at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta on Saturday. She also had to consider the abnormally enormous field of runners at this year’s trials. For this Olympic cycle, USA Track and Field changed the qualifying standard to allow any woman who could run a 2:45 marathon to compete, and there will be 511 women toeing the start line this year — more than double the 246 who ran in 2016.
It’s also become complicated for race organizers, who committed to paying for everyone’s flights and to allow every runner to have their own water bottles of fuel at several points along the 26.2-mile course, which includes three 8-mile loops.
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