Cragg could still make the Tokyo Olympic team in the 10,000m if she races at track trials in June.
On March 14, 2015, Cragg won USA title by 32 seconds at USA Track and Field 15 km championship in Jacksonville, Florida, with a time of 50:18. “It was really hard.
And now she’s back training for the 2019 Chicago Marathon on October 13, after 18 months away from racing 26.2-miles. “But at the same time if things go well, we’ll narrow the focus of what I want to achieve on race day.”.
“They are really, really hard workers and any time you can add that new, young blood who are just going to work their butts off, it’s always a good thing,” she said, adding with a laugh that, “it does make me feel younger when I’m running with them, but there are other moments when I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so old. An all-access membership to Women’s Running for less than $1/week. Join Active Pass to get Women’s Running magazine, access to exclusive content, 1,000s of training plans & more. “The course really fits me and I love going home to the Midwest,” she said. “When I’m up there with them it’s just incredible—one fun run with the team can carry me through a week,” she said. She is now recovering from illness and not race the 2020 Olympic Trials. The 2019 Chicago Marathon Will Feature a Fast U.S. Women’s Field Olympian Amy Cragg is planning to line up at the Chicago Marathon after 18 months away from competing at the 26.2-mile distance. “You need to throw in that extra speed to keep the quality high.
She won the 2012 Olympic trials 10,000m but hasn’t raced the distance on the track since May 2017.
Defending champion Amy Cragg will miss the Feb. 29 U.S. Olympic marathon trials with an illness, according to her social media. But they knew that long-term it would hurt me.”. Favorite us! Cragg, fourth at the 2012 Olympic trials, relegated Des Linden and Shalane Flanagan to second and third at the 2016 trials. Outside of a top-three finish at the trials, qualifications to compete at the Tokyo Games include either having placed in the top 10 at a World Marathon Major (like Chicago) or clocking a 2:29:30 on an eligible course between January 1, 2019, and June 29, 2020. MORE: Nike: Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-2 shoes meet new rules, Amy Cragg to withdraw from U.S. Olympic marathon trials originally appeared on NBCSports.com.
And she believes the focus on quicker cadence will help her in the marathon, too.
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In the past year, the overriding goal, Cragg said, was doing whatever was best to ultimately make the 2020 Olympic team. “The Trials are the reason I …
Although she recovered from the injury fairly quickly, it was just enough to put a crushing end to her goal to line up for the 2018 Chicago Marathon. Sometimes literally. Officials revealed the 2019 Chicago Marathon women’s U.S. field on Thursday and Amy Cragg, the 2017 world championships bronze medalist, is planning to compete alongside Jordan Hasay, who previously announced her intention to go after the American record of 2:19:36 at the October 13 race. The Olympic Trials are set for February 29 in Atlanta, where the top three finishers who have the Olympic qualifying standard will be named to the team. Amy Cragg, the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials winner, had a disappointing 2019 but says she is confident in her preparations for the 2020 Marathon Trials in Atlanta. The Chicago Marathon may serve as a good preview for the February Trials, too. “To race Chicago means I am racing for my roots, my family, and where my love for the sport began.”. “They’re the best in the world at what they do. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites.