Olympic Track & Field Trials

It is finally here! Today is the start of the Olympic Track & Field Trials at Tracktown USA in Eugene, Oregon. The trials run from today to July 1. There will be coverage everyday on TV. NBC and NBC Sports Network will share broadcasting duties. Most of the coverage will be later at night. On those evenings with late coverage, my DVR will record it and I will watch it the next day.

I love the track and field trials. It is eight glorious days of watching the best athletes in the US battle for a spot on the Olympic team. So many of them have been dreaming about the Olympics their entire lives. It is wonderful to see the athletes achieve their longtime goal of running at the Olympics.

There are so many track athletes that I admire and love to watch compete. I love to cheer on everyone. It is so sad when so many awesome runners don't finish in the top three. The US is loaded in so many events, so many great athletes will be at home watching the London Olympics. I know whoever makes the team, they will represent the US very well in London.

The team I run for Oiselle, will have three members running at the trials. The three ladies are Jamie Cheever, Kate Grace and Collier Lawrence. Cheever and Lawrence will both be running in the in the 3000m steeplechase qualifying round on Monday, June 25. Grace will be running in two events, the 800m first round, which will be run today and the 1500m on Thursday, June 28.

Schedule from Competitor.com
Friday, June 22 — TV COVERAGE: 9-11 PM EST on NBCSN
3:10 PM Men’s 400m First Round
3:35 PM Women’s 400m First Round
5:00 PM Women’s 800m First Round
5:20 PM Men’s 800m First Round
5:40 PM Women’s 100m Hurdles First Round
6:00 PM Women’s 100m Qualifying
6:45 PM Men’s 10,000m Final
7:20 PM Women’s 10,000m Final

Saturday, June 23 –TV COVERAGE: 8-9 PM EST/PST on NBC
3:15 PM Women’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals
3:40 PM Women’s 100m Semifinals
4:00 PM Men’s 100m Qualifying
4:30 PM Women’s 800m Semifinals
4:45 PM Men’s 800m Semifinals
5:00 PM Men’s 400m Semifinals
5:15 PM Women’s 400m Semifinals
5:45 PM Women’s 100m Hurdles Finals
5:52 PM Women’s 100m Finals

Sunday, June 24 – TV COVERAGE: 7-8 PM EST/PST on NBC
2:30 PM Men’s 100m Semifinals
4:20 PM Men’s 400m Finals
4:35 PM Women’s 400m Finals
4:48 PM Men’s 100m Finals

Monday, June 25 — TV COVERAGE: 9-11 PM EST on NBCSN
4:50 PM Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Qualifying
5:25 PM Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Qualifying
6:05 PM Women’s 5000m Qualifying
6:50 PM Women’s 800m Finals
7:00 PM Men’s 5000m Qualifying
7:47 PM Men’s 800m Finals

Tuesday, June 26
REST DAY

Wednesday, June 27
REST DAY

Thursday, June 28 — TV COVERAGE: 9-11 PM EST on NBCSN
4:20 PM Women’s 1500m Qualifying
4:50 PM Men’s 1500m Qualifying
5:30 PM Women’s 400m Hurdles Qualifying
6:00 PM Men’s 400m Hurdles Qualifying
6:30 p.m. Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Finals
6:45 PM Women’s 200m Qualifying
7:15 PM Women’s 5000m Finals
7:38 PM Men’s 5000m Finals

Friday, June 29 — TV COVERAGE: 6-8 PM EST on NBCSN
1:45 PM Men’s 200m Qualifying
3:00 PM Women’s 200m Semifinals
3:20 PM Women’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
3:35 PM Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
3:45 PM Women’s 1500m Semifinals
4:05 PM Men’s 110m Hurdles Qualifying
4:25 PM Men’s 1500m Semifinals
4:45 PM Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Finals

Saturday, June 30 — TV COVERAGE: 9-10 PM EST/PST on NBC
4:20 PM Men’s 110m Hurdles Semi-Finals
6:00 PM Men’s 200m Semi-Finals
6:40 PM Men’s 110m Hurdles Finals
6:50 PM Women’s 200m Finals

Sunday, July 1 — TV COVERAGE: 7-8 PM EST-PST on NBC
4:02 PM Women’s 400m Hurdles Finals
4:12 PM Men’s 400m Hurdles Finals
4:23 PM Women’s 1500m Finals
4:37 PM Men’s 1500m Finals
4:50 PM Men’s 200m Finals

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