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2012 Qualifiers
The U.S. Women who have so far run a marathon qualifying time for the next Olympic Marathon Trials
"McCain/Palin"
"A Full Life"
"Answer Questions"
"Oahu Runners"
"Screenplays"
"The Next Step"
"U.S. Women's Marathon Trials 1984-2012"
"U.S. Women in the Olympic Marathon"
Sub 2:39:00 "A" Qualifiers
Magdalena Lewy-Boulet 2:26:22 Rotterdam 4/11/10
Colleen De Reuck 2:30:51 Copenhagen 5/23/10
Ilsa Paulson 2:31:49 St. Paul 10/4/09
Colleen De Reuck 2:32:37 St. Paul 10/4/09
Paige Higgins 2:33:22 Houston 1/17/10
Ilsa Paulson* 2:33:41 Nashville 4/24/10
*already ran an "A" qualifier in Oct. 2009
Zoila Gomez 2:33:54 Rotterdam 4/11/10
Kristen Nicolini 2:35:06 St. Paul 10/4/09
Nicole Blaesser 2:35:09 St. Paul 10/4/09
Sally Meyerhoff 2:35:49 St. Paul 10/4/09
Paige Higgins* 2:36:00 Boston 4/19/10
*already ran an "A" qualifier in January 2010
Deena Kastor 2:36:20 London 4/25/10
Linda Somers Smith 2:36:33 Los Angeles 3/21/10
Robyn Friedman 2:36:44 St. Paul 10/4/09
Alvina Begay 2:37:14 Phoenix 1/17/10
Sheri Piers 2:37:24 St. Paul 10/4/09
Andrea Pomaranski* 2:37:44 Phoenix 1/17/10
*ran a "B" qualifier in October 2009
Mary Akor 2:38:01 Duluth 6/19/10
Mary Akor 2:38:12 Boston 4/19/10
Camille Herron 2:38:23 St. Paul 10/4/09
Mary Akor 2:38:43 Jacksonville 2/21/10
Mary Akor 2:38:51 St. Paul 10/4/09
Wendi Ray 2:38:58 St. Paul 10/4/09
Sub 2:46:00 "B" Qualifiers
Jennifer Houck 2:39:02 Boston 4/19/10
Michele Suszek* 2:39:03 Stroudsburg 5/16/10
*2nd "B" qualifier
Heidi Westover 2:39:14 Boston 4/19/10
Esther Erb 2:39:49 Seville 2/14/10
Heidi Westover* 2:40:04 Burlington 5/30/10
*2nd "B" qualifier, 1st at Boston
Chris Lundy 2:40:06 St. Paul 10/4/09
Brooke Wells 2:40:07 St. Paul 10/4/09
Loretta Kilmer 2:40:07 Boston 4/19/10
Catherine Mullen 2:40:16 Boston 4/19/10
Becki Ordway 2:40:17 St. Paul 10/4/09
Tamara Karrh 2:40:22 St. Paul 10/4/09
Shannon McHale 2:40:36 St. Paul 10/4/09
Kristin Barry 2:40:38 Phoenix 1/17/10
Sheri Piers* 2:40:46 Boston 4/19/10
*already has an "A" qualifier
Erin Moeller 2:40:55 Houston 1/17/10
Veena Reddy 2:41:17 Phoenix 1/17/10
Kara Storage 2:41:29 St. Paul 10/4/09
Andrea Pomaranski* 2:41:30 St. Paul 10/4/09
*earned "A" qualifier 1/17/10
Gladys Ganiel 2:41:45 London 4/25/10
Leah Thorvilson 2:41:52 Fargo 5/22/10
Melisa Christian 2:41:55 St. Paul 10/4/09
Kim Duclos 2:41:57 Los Angeles 3/21/10
Veena Reddy* 2:42:06 St. Paul 10/4/09
*2nd "B" qualifier
Sheri Piers* 2:42:22 Phoenix 1/17/10
*already has an "A" qualifier
Michelle Frey* 2:42:38 Boston 4/19/10
*surpasses her time from MN last October
Jeannette Seckinger 2:42:39 Duluth 6/19/10
Michelle Frey 2:42:54 St. Paul 10/4/09
Jenna Boren 2:42:55 Houston 1/17/10
Heidi Westover* 2:43:05 Duluth 6/19/10
*third "B" qualifier in three months
Sopagna Eap 2:43:05 Seattle 6/26/10
Susannah Beck 2:43:18 St. Paul 10/4/09
Melissa Rittenhouse 2:43:46 Houston 1/17/10
Heather Cappello 2:43:58 St. Paul 10/4/09
Melisa Christian* 2:44:01 Boston 4/19/10
*earned her first "B" qualifier in October
Vanessa Hunter 2:44:13 St. Paul 10/4/09
Laurel Burdick 2:44:16 Boston 4/19/10
Anne Bersagel 2:44:17 St. Paul 10/4/09
Midori Sperandeo 2:44:21 Eugene 5/2/10
Caroline LeFrak née Bierbaum 2:44:33 Jacksonville 2/21/10
Mary Akor* 2:44:40 Albany, GA 3/6/10
*also has four "A" qualifiers
Kelly Chin 2:44:44 Houston 1/17/10
Michele Suszek 2:44:56 Phoenix 1/17/10
Mary Coordt 2:45:00 St. Paul 10/4/09
Lisbet Sunshine 2:45:11 St. Paul 10/4/09
Lavenna Mullenbach 2:45:12 St. Paul 10/4/09
Emily Potter 2:45:15 Duluth 6/19/10
Marlene Farrell 2:45:16 Eugene 5/2/10
Cheryl Smith 2:45:19 Los Angeles 3/21/10
Jeanne Cooper née Hennessy 2:45:20 Boston 4/19/10
Caroline White 2:45:23 St. Paul 10/4/09
Ann Marie Chappell née Brooks 2:45:28 Lincoln 5/2/10
Brett Ely 2:45:36 Miami 1/31/10
Megan Lund 2:45:37 St. Paul 10/4/09
Cassandra Bando 2:45:37 Phoenix 1/17/10
Phebe Ko 2:45:50 Pittsburgh 5/2/10
Heidi Wolfsberger Peoples 2:45:51 Boston 4/19/10
The Association of Road Racing Statisticians
Thanks to Ken Young and others at ARRS for compiling these race results.
Twin Cities Marathon 10/04/09
Several of the women I coach earned a qualifying time for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
Rock 'n' Roll Arizona
It was the best chance in January 2010 for U.S. women to get a 2012 Marathon Trials qualifying time.
Eugene Marathon
Two American qualifiers.
Pittsburgh Marathon
Only one American qualifier.
10th place at L.A. and official results say,
Yes...she made it!
From Boston April 2008, Photo c/o Victah Sailer and PhotoRun.
If you see an error in the list above or want to report an omission, drop me a line.
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Sub 2:19 marathoners
If you are interested in the Men who are qualified for Houston.