Meb Keflezighi closes out a strong American showing in London

Meb Keflezighi streams the flag down the homestretch
(photo: The Oregonian)

Going into the final "Athletics" event Sunday, the United States Track and Field Team had earned 29 medals; only one short of Doug Logan's lofty goal of 30. All eyes were on fan favorite, Ryan Hall, to compete and potentially get that 30th medal. Needless to say, that didn't happen. Hall, along with Abdi Abdirahman, would both drop out just after the 10 mile mark. The man that came in with little fanfare nearly delivered #30 to a man that's no longer in office.

The word on the street, specifically from Meb Keflezighi's longtime coach, Bob Larsen, was that Meb had been injured and that he was under trained. With that knowledge available, no one gave much of a shot to the 2004 Athens Silver Medalist. And sadly, once Hall and Abdi dropped, I feared Meb may too. Luckily, that outcome was not in the cards.

Instead, Keflezighi slowed worked his was way up from 17th at the halfway mark to 14th at 25k to 10th at 30k to 6th at 35k, and finally, to 4th at the finish line. He was never in medal contention and finished 1:29 behind third placer, Kenya's Wilson Kipsang, but his run further validated his return to glory, after a disappointing 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials, one where he would break his leg and finish 8th, off the Beijing Olympic Team.

A job well done for the veteran. One of many inspiring performances from the American distance squad at the 2012 London Olympics.

Here are a few more of my favorite American Distance Moments of the 2012 games:

• Galen Rupp following his teammate, Mo Farah, to the promise land to earn a Silver Medal in the Men's 10,000 meters (story here).
• Leo Manzano kicking furiously over the last 100 meters of the Men's 1500 to take the Silver Medal, while Matt Centrowitz battled to within .04 seconds of the Bronze (story here).
• Duane Solomon (1:42.82) and Nick Symmonds (1:42.95) going 4,5 in the best 800 final of all time; one where David Rudisha would break the World Record (1:40.91).
• Shannon Rowbury's strong rally for 6th in the Women's 1500; the same race where Morgan Uceny's fall made every distance running fan in America feel sick to their stomach. 
• Evan Jager finishing 6th and Donn Cabral 8th in the Men's 3000 meter Steeplechase. Strong runs by both in an event where the US hasn't done anything in a very long time.
• Emma Coburn's continued improvement in the Women's 3000 meter Steeplechase. Her 9th place finish would net her another PR (9:23.54).
• The Men's 5000. It's been a long while since the United States had three men in the final. All three held their own and a trip with 100 meters to go is the only thing that kept Bernard Lagat off the medal stand.
• All three American's setting PR's in the Women's 10,000. Being your best on the biggest stage is what the Olympics are all about!

And if you're enjoying this Track & Field thing, DN Galan aka Diamond League Stockholm is this Friday, August 17th!

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Leo Manzano, American Olympic Silver Medalist

Leo Manzano took the Silver and Matt Centrowitz
was a very close 4th in the Olympic 1500 meters
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

The resurgence of American Distance Running is alive and well. First, Galen Rupp runs the race of his life for the Silver Medal in the 10,000, and now Leo Manzano has matched him in the controversial Men's 1500 meter final.

Manzano stormed the last 100 meters at a furious pace to close on eventual winner, Alegerian Taoufik Makhloufi, finishing second in 3:34.79, 0.71 second away from Gold. 2011 World Championship Bronze Medalist, Matt Centrowitz, wasn't far behind in fourth. He would finish just behind Morocco's Abdalaati Iguider in 3:35.17.

Makhloufi has been the talk of the games, with his unbelievable finishes through the rounds, and once again in the final tonight. He's also been infamous for his brief exit from the games for not trying in Monday's 800 prelims.

Put Makhloufi's name into Twitter and you will see another reaction; one that sends you down the Rashid Ramzi rabbit hole. Time will tell if these allegations are founded or misguided.

Regardless of speculation, a 2,4 finish in the Olympic 1500 final is phenomenal for the United States. We didn't have anyone in the Olympic final in 2008! Now we are keeping the Kenyans off the podium.

Well done guys.

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Galen Rupp stole my voice

Mo Farah takes gold, Galen Rupp takes silver and a dejected Kenenisa Bekele stares down at the track in defeat

It's a good thing I'm typing this and not telling you, because my voice is gone. Over the last 500 meters of that memorable Men's 10,000 meter Olympic Final, I yelled, I screamed, and I probably had my neighbors debating on whether or not to call the cops on the guy next door that has been getting up very early this weekend for some odd reason.

It was that good. No. That great. Inspiring for many and validating for Alberto Salazar and his Galen Rupp, ahem, Oregon Project.

For the English and the American fans out there, the race went about as well as it could have. Maybe even better. How did these two guys that train in Portland, Oregon beat up on back-to-back Olympic 10,000 Champion, Kenenisa Bekele? his brother Tariku? and a load of excellent Kenyans? A ton of hard work, that's how.

Now I wonder if Salazar will give them the night off. One would think that they earned it after the Pre Classic, when Farah took the 5000 win in 12:56.98 and Rupp would break the 13 minute for the first time in 12:58.90. No chance. Olympic Finals were their goal, not early June. After the meet ended and many of the journalists were finishing up their stories, Rupp and Farah emerged onto the track to rattle off eight 75 second laps before calling it a day. It wouldn't surprise me that after the fans file out of Olympic Stadium tonight, they'll do the same.

Post-race workouts like this have been more the standard and not the anomaly over the years, as Salazar has crafted Galen Rupp from wunderkind to world class. And think what you want, but adding Farah to train with Rupp over the past few years was just another piece to that puzzle. It has been extremely mutually beneficial to both.

And lucky for us, they'll be toeing the line again Wednesday, August 8th in the 5000 heats, and likely again in the 5000 final on Saturday, August 11th; the final day of track competition.

Bring it on!

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Born-Again: Duane Solomon by Jon Gugala

Duane Soloman gives the glory after making the
2012 United States Olympic Team at 800 meters
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

As we dawn on the Athletics portion of the 2012 Olympic Games, a new star has emerged in American Middle Distance running; Duane Solomon. Luckily, my friend Jon Gugala was able to catch up with him after his huge run in Monaco. Check out his story below and follow him @JonGugala

Born-Again
Duane Solomon was cute story at the Trials. But after Monaco he’s grown some teeth.

by Jon Gugala

Death by car in France can come at you from any direction. It doesn’t matter that there’s a little green man illuminated, beckoning you across the intersection, or that it’s a one-way street; as soon as you put one foot into the road, the other one had better be following it—and soon—because the squeal of tires is quick from the side you least expect. The French drive like assholes.

After spending an entire month traveling through the country for track meets, I found myself thinking about this, and what a friend said in January as she was training for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. She said that the scary thing about an Olympic year is that it doesn’t matter about who’s been hanging around the previous three; athletes crawl out of the woodwork to contend for an Olympic spot, and you never know where they’re going to come from.

So was the case with Duane Solomon.

Solomon, of Los Angeles, Calif., was one of the Cinderella stories from the trials. Holding on for third in the Men’s 800-meters, he simultaneously broke the Olympic “A” standard of 1 minutes, 45.60 seconds (which he did not have) and PR’ed by almost a second. He would collapse on the rain-soaked track in tears, then embraced by his coach and American record-holder Johnny Gray. It was touching as hell.

Solomon and Coach Johnny Gray embrace at the trials
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

But just like all third-place Cinderella stories, you don’t expect much when it comes to the deep end of the pool, aka Olympic rounds, which start on August 6th. Solomon, just like the feel-good stories that came before him, would play his part by quietly bowing out in heats, and on his mantelpiece forever would be the time he was an Olympian.

Well, not so fast.

Because Solomon went to Europe. Solomon got into a Diamond League race. And then Solomon ran fast as hell.

Solomon didn’t just run fast in Monaco; he ran faster than any American in the last 15 years. He ran faster than every current American competitor, including five-time U.S. champ Nick Symmonds. With Solomon’s 1:43.44—almost two seconds faster than his PR set in 2010—he is now the fifth-fastest American ever at the distance. And that changes everything.

“I was talking to my coach the other day [and] we said the same thing,” Solomon says. “We didn’t expect that time, and we didn’t expect it to be now. We were going to be happy with a 1:44-anything. For me to go out there and perform like that, in that type of condition, I think it’s a good sign of what we can do in the Games.”

It was a race that shouldn’t have happened, he says: he’d just got to Europe, and both he and Gray estimated that the jet lag wouldn’t be conducive to a fast time. Monaco was just a rust-buster first race after the trials. But, he says, the feeling between his last race and Monaco was completely different.

“At the trials I was pretty tense because I knew it was all or nothing in that race,” Solomon says. “This race I went in with really no type of pressure. So I went in very relaxed and just basically stayed on the big dogs, on their shoulders, to test myself, [to] see what I could do.

“It’s kind of weird to say that, but running that time felt a lot easier than when I ran a 1:44.”

Solomon knows no one really expected it; he didn’t even expect it of himself. And now that it’s happened, he knows there will be those who consider it a fluke, a random pop off, never to be repeated. They’re the same people that won’t expect him to make it out of rounds, and “definitely not a medal contender,” he says. But that’s not what he and his coach think, and not what they thought even before it happened.

Solomon has won back-to-back
USATF Indoor 800 meter titles
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

“We always thought that we were going to have a chance to make the final, even when I ran my last race in Oregon,” he says. “But for me to do what I did now, and the time that I hit, and just how I looked in the race—how I felt in the race—I feel like that’s a big tell of what I can be."

“After running Monaco I think it solidifies that I’m legit and I can contend for a medal. I can get to the final and make something happen.”

What does this mean for the U.S.’s medal chances in the 800 meters? Solomon now has the fifth-fastest time in the world, and while Symmonds has been the medal favorite for so long, Solomon isn’t the heart-warming story any more—he’s just too fast. Solomon is the supplanter, and he could be the contender.

For Solomon, however, the best part is that there’s still no pressure. “It will be the same thing [as Monaco],” he says. “I don’t have to be a hero; I can just hang in there in the front”—just as before—“and then use my strength and my speed."

“Everyone has up and down years, and I definitely had my times, but just to break that barrier was awesome,” he says. “I’m a lot more motivated. I’m disciplined. I’m a changed runner.”

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Taking the temperature of the US Olympic Distance Squad a week before Athletics begin

Shalane Flanagan got to wear the flag in 2008. Will any American
Distance Runners get that opportunity in 2012?

Track and Field at the 2012 Olympic Games starts one week from today (check out the schedule here).

How's are the United States Distance Team doing going into the games?

Below is an update about what each American athlete has been up to since the trials and who has a true MEDAL CHANCE, a DARKHORSE medal opportunity, and then sadly, those who may not by ready to roll due to injury (HURT ALERT).

Men's 800
1. Nick Symmonds - MEDAL CHANCE
Ran a near PR 800 in Monaco in 1:43.78, then ran a tune up 400 in Ireland in 47.45. Symmonds looks to be fit and has run rounds well. No doubt he'll be gunning for a medal after coming in 5th in Daegu last year. Abubaker Kaki's recent demise helps him, but it will take an A+ effort to make the podium.

2. Khadevis Robinson - DARKHORSE
KD ran great at the trials, but hasn't run since. Making the final should be his number one goal. If he can do that, he's capable of top five or better, especially with his run from behind and kick from 300 out tactic, that he's employed over the last two seasons.

Saucony has made custom spikes for #5 All Time American
in the 800, Duane Solomon 

3. Duane Solomon - DARKHORSE
His phenomenal 1:43.44 PR in Monaco shows he is at the top of his game. Solomon, like KD, has changed his style from frontrunner to "run right behind the leader" and it's paid off well. His goal should be making the final, and then going from there. Like KD, and Symmonds for that matter, he's got a great shot if he's on the line for the final on Thursday, August 9th. One side note; neither Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich or Leonard Kirwa Kosencha, both of Kenya, who beat Solomon in Monaco, are running in London.

Women's 800
1. Alysia Montano - MEDAL CHANCE
Monaco was good, but not great for Montano. She ran 1:59.05 for third, but looked to be in better shape at the trials. Maybe it was just her international rust buster. She likes to front run, which can be disastrous, but she's too good not to make the final. From there, I'm sure she'd like to improve on her 4th place finish from Daegu last year.

2. Geena Gall
"OMG Opening Ceremonies is tonight!!!!" was a recent tweet from Gall. This is her first rodeo and she leads the clubhouse in the potentially "happy to be here" division. Will she be ready? She ran 2:01.65 at Crystal Palace, so she'll have to return to her Olympic Trials form to make it past the semifinal (it took 1:58.61 to make the final in '08).

3. Alice Schmidt
Schmidt's added strength training this year led to a PR and A Standard in the 1500 at Prefontaine. She barely missed the final in Daegu last year. That will be her goal for London. Read the 5 Questions with Schmidt feature here.

Hopefully this Manzano will show up in London
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

Men's 1500
1. Leo Manzano - DARKHORSE
Known for his hot and cold racing habits, Manzano has been hot all year, except for two weeks ago at Crystal Palace. Hopefully one poor showing isn't a sign of where he is right now. Manzano's kick is medal-worthy and if he runs like he did at the trials, that's a possibility.

2. Matt Centrowitz - DARKHORSE
A poor 800 at Crystal Palace led to a withdrawal at Monaco. He ran much better at the Morton Games a few days ago, winning the 800 in 1:47.72. Centro rounds into shape fast and runs rounds well. If he can time this right, he'll hope to finish on the podium again, like he did in Daegu.

3. Andrew Wheating - HURT ALERT
A few days ago, "Britain's Athletics International" said that Wheating had withdrawn from the games. That looked to be false information, but Wheating has been hurt and had to withdraw from Monaco with a flaring up of plantar fasciitis. Let's hope he's ready to go, but I wouldn't put too much stock in him going beyond the semis if this continues to be an issue (it took 3:37.77 to make the final in Beijing)

Uceny will lead a strong 3 in the 1500
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

Women's 1500
1. Morgan Uceny - MEDAL CHANCE
Uceny hasn't looked quite as strong as last year. The devastating kick that she displayed all of 2011, save Daegu, hasn't been there. Maybe by design. Her, Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson all looked good, but not great, at Crystal Palace, but I'm sure she and her coach, Terrence Mahon, have been trying to time her peak for the games. We'll see if it works; as if it does, she's a podium threat.

2. Shannon Rowbury - DARKHORSE
No stranger to the medal stand, Rowbury has been overshadowed by Uceny and Simpson over the past two seasons. She's a smart racer most certainly will make the final. After that, she'll need a big race, but like Simpson last year, is capable of medaling if things go her way.

3. Jenny Simpson - MEDAL CHANCE
Last year's 1500 meter World Champ hasn't shown that kind of form yet, but we know it's there. She's run under 4:00 in the event and has as good of 100 meter speed as anyone if it comes down to the last straightaway.

Man of the hour, Evan Jager
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

Men's 3000 Steeplechase
1. Evan Jager - MEDAL CHANCE
What's he done since the trials? Only set the American Record in the Steeple in an incredible time of 8:06.81. He also launched himself into the medal conversation. Maybe it's too soon, but maybe not. This event was made for Jager and he's taking full advantage of the opportunity. Look for him to contend on Friday, August 3rd (semifinal) and Sunday, August 5th (final).

2. Donn Cabral
The 2012 Princeton grad recently ran a PR of 3:40.03 for 1500 meters in Lignano, and then four days later, ran a flat 3000 PR of 7:53.48 in Szczecin. His smart racing style should land him in the final (it took 8:23.66 in Beijing). After that, top 10 would be an excellent goal. Read the 5 Questions with Cabral feature here.

3. Kyle Alcorn
If you saw Alcorn at the trials, you know he left it all out there to make the team. He'll have to do the same to make the final in London. He's got a great kick, which will bode well in a kickers race. Read the 5 Questions with Alcorn feature here.

Women's 3000 Steeplechase
1. Emma Coburn - DARKHORSE
Yet to be truly challenged this season, Coburn should thrive in London. She tuned up this week with a 4:33.24 Mile in Ireland. It took 9:17.16 to make the podium in Daegu last year. Coburn has run 9:25.28, but is certainly on the rise.

2. Bridget Franek
Franek looked excellent at Crystal Palace, running a PR of 9:29.53. She just missed the final in Daegu last year, but should be ready to run faster than the 9:40.04 it took to make the final then. Read the 5 Questions with Franek feature here (note: from before the trials).

3. Shalaya Kipp
Like Gall, hopefully Kipp won't fall into the potentially "happy to be here" mode and will compete. In the same Morton Mile as Coburn, Kipp managed only a 4:40.31, but is "hungry for more." She's certainly capable of making the final, but her best shot at the medal stand will be at 2016 or 2020.

Rupp, Lagat and Lomong will all have a shot at 5000
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

Men's 5000
1. Galen Rupp - MEDAL CHANCE
While Rupp's training partner, Mo Farah, ran in front of his home crowd at Crystal Palace, Rupp has been silent. I don't think anyone has any doubts he'll be ready to roll when the 5000 semifinal goes off on Wednesday, August 8th.

2. Bernard Lagat - MEDAL CHANCE
Not too much should be taken from Lagat's 3:54.17 Mile at Crystal Palace. It was an alright tune up race. Like Rupp, Lagat is a veteran that will be ready to go for the semis and will exhaust just enough energy to make the final. Gold is on his mind, but a podium finish would be a victory for him and America.

3. Lopez Lomong - DARKHORSE
Lomong won't have the hoopla that comes with being a flag bearer this year. In '08, he didn't make it out of the semifinal in the 1500. He should make it out of the semifinal and then could surprise in the final. He's run very few 5000's, but has run them all well. It took 13:06.22 to medal in Beijing, and will likely take faster in London.

Women's 5000
1. Julie Culley
Culley's kick at the trials was phenomenal. She'll need to channel that and more to make it to the final in London. Her 15:13.77 in Eugene and 8:45.57 3000 in Monaco show she is capable of the 15:15.12 that it took to make the final in 2008.

2. Molly Huddle
How fit is Huddle? We're not really sure. She's battled injury since her 14:44.76 American Record in 2010. Could she be rounding into shape? She didn't make it out of the heats in Daegu, so priority number one will be that.

Conley should feel like this if she
can make the 5000 final
(photo: TrackAndFieldPhoto)

3. Kim Conley
"Conley's definitely not just 'happy to be here.' This is the freaking Olympic Games. You can't simply coast in and show up," says her Coach Drew Wartenburg. "Training/prep is going well." She's got absolutely nothing to lose. She ran the race of her life to make it and secured a deal with New Balance in the process. Things are looking up. They'd be even more exciting if Conley could find that same magic to make the final. She won her tune up race in Cork, so it's possible!

Men's 10,000
1. Galen Rupp - MEDAL CHANCE
What seems to be Rupp's signature event will be the first on his schedule. The gun will go off next Saturday, August 4th for his run at the medal stand. It will be tough beating his teammate, Mo Farah, but everyone else is beatable, including Keninisa Bekele. He'll need to have the kick of his life to medal, but that's what he and his coach, Alberto Salazar, have been training his whole life for.

2. Matt Tegenkamp
Teg's run at the trials was inspiring. After looked washed up at Pre, he rebounded and looked in control the whole way. Keep in mind, he's only run four 10,000's ever. His 10th place finish at Daegu last year was good, but I'm sure he wants more, as he finished 4th in Osaka in the 5000 in 2007. Top 7-8 is likely where he'll fall if he runs a strong race.

3. Dathan Ritzenhein
Ritz seems to be on the upswing. His 13:15.91 in the rain at Crystal Palace was another positive step towards his comeback to the track (although he's running the Chicago Marathon this fall). Can he hang on to the front pack? It's going to be tough, but I would think a top 7-8 finish, like Teg, for Ritz is doable.

Brooks made custom shoes for Amy Hastings & Desi Davila
(photo: Amy Hastings Twitter)

Women's 10,000
1. Amy Hastings
One of the best stories of the trials was Amy Hastings breaking through and winning the 10,000, after finishing a disappointing 4th at the Marathon Trials. It will be near impossible to make the podium, but a top 7 finish should be possible, based on Daegu's results.

2. Lisa Uhl
Like Huddle, Uhl has been injured and it's hard to know what to expect from her. She hasn't raced since the trials, so we'll see what happens a week from today!

3. Janet Cherobon-Bawcom
JCB mentioned in her interview with me that she was "so sick in Eugene that I can't even pretend that I had a strategy." Hopefully she's feeling better now and will compete! Read the 5 Questions with JCB feature here.

Men's Marathon
1. Meb Keflezighi - HURT ALERT
While Meb has been busy on television running around in Citibank commercials, it sounds like he isn't ready for London. A hamstring injury seems to have set him back in his training, but he was the 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist, so he'll put forth his best effort.

2. Ryan Hall - DARKHORSE
In early June, Hall looked abysmal at the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Half Marathon, getting his butt kicked by Meb. He's done this before, but never this slow. News came out that he'd had a bad case of plantar fasciitis that was hindering his training. That seems to be in the past now, but will he be ready for the world's best? I know he wants to rebound from his 10th place finish in Beijing. Expect him to contend for as long as he can on the last day of athletics, Sunday, August 11th.

Abdi hopes to airplane some people in London
(photo: The Oregonian)

3. Abdi Abdirahman
The Black Cactus is always a question mark. He could contend for the podium or he could finish 25th. It's hard to say until the race gets going. He'll likely be running in Nike's new Flyknit Racers and he "had a good workout at the track" on July 25.

Women's Marathon
1. Shalane Flanagan - MEDAL CHANCE
If you needed more of a reason to watch the Women's Marathon on Sunday, August 5th, Flanagan is it. Her surprise bronze medal finish in the Beijing 10,000 only whet her appetite for her chances in the marathon. She'll contend. Just watch.

2. Desi Davila - HURT ALERT
News has come out recently that Davila has been injured and could potenially not start next Sunday, August 5th. Let's hope she can find a way to go. The marathon is a tough event to go into half-cocked, but Davila is one of the toughest out there.

3. Kara Goucher - DARKHORSE
She surprised many with her podium finish at the trials and has been training well by all accounts. She could surprise again in London if people crash and burn, as she'll likely take a more balanced approach.

Agree? Disagree? Got some information I missed? Feel free to comment or email me something I left out.

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2012 London Olympics Track and Field Schedule (with US Time Zones)

The Olympics start Wednesday and along with the coverage on NBC, there are the NBC Olympics and the Live Extra Apps. Live Extra is also available online. TV times are here.

No matter where you live in the United States, here is when each event will take place live. I'll link with results from IAAF's Olympic Coverage page as they happen.

2012 London Olympic Games Athletics Schedule

Friday, August 3:
Morning Session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s Shot Put Qualification	10:00 AM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM
Women’s 100 Hurdles (Heptathlon)	10:05 AM	2:05 AM	3:05 AM	4:05 AM	5:05 AM
Women’s Triple Jump Qualification	10:25 AM	2:25 AM	3:25 AM	4:25 AM	5:25 AM
Women’s 100 Prelims	10:40 AM	2:40 AM	3:40 AM	4:40 AM	5:40 AM
Men’s 400 Hurdles Prelims	11:15 AM	3:15 AM	4:15 AM	5:15 AM	6:15 AM
Women’s High Jump (Heptathlon)	11:15 AM	3:15 AM	4:15 AM	5:15 AM	6:15 AM
Men’s Hammer Qualification	11:20 AM	3:20 AM	4:20 AM	5:20 AM	6:20 AM
Women’s 400 Prelims	12:00 PM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM	6:00 AM	7:00 AM
Men’s Hammer Qualification	12:45 PM	4:45 AM	5:45 AM	6:45 AM	7:45 AM
Men’s 3000 Steeplechase Semifinal	1:00 PM	5:00 AM	6:00 AM	7:00 AM	8:00 AM
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Women’s Shot Put (Heptathlon)	7:00 PM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM
Women’s 100 Prelims	7:05 PM	11:05 AM	12:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM
Women’s Discus Qualification	7:10 PM	11:10 AM	12:10 PM	1:10 PM	2:10 PM
Men’s Long Jump Qualification	7:50 PM	11:50 AM	12:50 PM	1:50 PM	2:50 PM
Men’s 1500 Prelims	8:05 PM	12:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM	3:05 PM
Men’s Shot Put Final	8:30 PM	12:30 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	3:30 PM
Women’s Discus Qualification	8:35 PM	12:35 PM	1:35 PM	2:35 PM	3:35 PM
Women’s 200 (Heptathlon)	8:45 PM	12:45 PM	1:45 PM	2:45 PM	3:45 PM
Women’s 10,000 Final	9:25 PM	1:25 PM	2:25 PM	3:25 PM	4:25 PM
Saturday, August 4:
Morning session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s 100 Prelims	10:00 AM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM
Women’s Long Jump (Heptathlon)	10:05 AM	2:05 AM	3:05 AM	4:05 AM	5:05 AM
Women’s Pole Vault Qualification	10:20 AM	2:20 AM	3:20 AM	4:20 AM	5:20 AM
Men’s 400 Prelims	10:35 AM	2:35 AM	3:35 AM	4:35 AM	5:35 AM
Women’s 3000 Steeplechase Semifinal	11:35 AM	3:35 AM	4:35 AM	5:35 AM	6:35 AM
Women’s Javelin (Heptathlon)	11:40 AM	3:40 AM	4:40 AM	5:40 AM	6:40 AM
Men’s 100 Prelims	12:30 PM	4:30 AM	5:30 AM	6:30 AM	7:30 AM
Women’s Javelin (Heptathlon)	12:55 PM	4:55 AM	5:55 AM	6:55 AM	7:55 AM
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s 20k Race Walk Final	5:00 PM	9:00 AM	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM
Men’s 400 Hurdles Semifinal	7:00 PM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM
Women’s Discus Final	7:30 PM	11:30 AM	12:30 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM
Women’s 100 Semifinal	7:35 PM	11:35 AM	12:35 PM	1:35 PM	2:35 PM
Men’s Long Jump Final	7:55 PM	11:55 AM	12:55 PM	1:55 PM	2:55 PM
Women’s 400 Semifinal	8:05 PM	12:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM	3:05 PM
Women’s 800 (Heptathlon)	8:35 PM	12:35 PM	1:35 PM	2:35 PM	3:35 PM
Men’s 10,000 Final	9:15 PM	1:15 PM	2:15 PM	3:15 PM	4:15 PM
Women’s 100 Final	9:55 PM	1:55 PM	2:55 PM	3:55 PM	4:55 PM
Sunday, August 5:
Morning session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Women’s Marathon Final	11:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM	6:00 AM
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Women’s 400 Hurdles Prelims	7:00 PM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM
Men’s High Jump Qualification	7:05 PM	11:05 AM	12:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM
Women’s Triple Jump Final	7:35 PM	11:35 AM	12:35 PM	1:35 PM	2:35 PM
Men’s 100 Semifinal	7:45 PM	11:45 AM	12:45 PM	1:45 PM	2:45 PM
Men’s 1500 Semifinal	8:15 PM	12:15 PM	1:15 PM	2:15 PM	3:15 PM
Men’s Hammer Final	8:20 PM	12:20 PM	1:20 PM	2:20 PM	3:20 PM
Men’s 400 Semifinal	8:40 PM	12:40 PM	1:40 PM	2:40 PM	3:40 PM
Women’s 400 Final	9:10 PM	1:10 PM	2:10 PM	3:10 PM	4:10 PM
Men’s 3000 Steeplechase Final	9:25 PM	1:25 PM	2:25 PM	3:25 PM	4:25 PM
Men’s 100 Final	9:50 PM	1:50 PM	2:50 PM	3:50 PM	4:50 PM
Monday, August 6:
Morning session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s Discus Qualification	10:00 AM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM
Women’s 100 Hurdles Prelims	10:05 AM	2:05 AM	3:05 AM	4:05 AM	5:05 AM
Women’s Shot Put Qualification	10:45 AM	2:45 AM	3:45 AM	4:45 AM	5:45 AM
Men’s 800 Prelims	10:50 AM	2:50 AM	3:50 AM	4:50 AM	5:50 AM
Men’s Discus Qualification	11:25 AM	3:25 AM	4:25 AM	5:25 AM	6:25 AM
Women’s 1500 Prelims	11:45 AM	3:45 AM	4:45 AM	5:45 AM	6:45 AM
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Women’s Pole Vault Final	7:00 PM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM
Women’s Shot Put Final	7:15 PM	11:15 AM	12:15 PM	1:15 PM	2:15 PM
Women’s 200 Prelims	7:20 PM	11:20 AM	12:20 PM	1:20 PM	2:20 PM
Women’s 400 Hurdles Semifinal	8:15 PM	12:15 PM	1:15 PM	2:15 PM	3:15 PM
Men’s 400 Hurdles Final	8:45 PM	12:45 PM	1:45 PM	2:45 PM	3:45 PM
Women’s 3000 Steeplechase Final	9:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM	3:05 PM	4:05 PM
Men’s 400 Final	9:30 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	3:30 PM	4:30 PM
Tuesday, August 7:
Morning session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Women’s Javelin Qualification	10:00 AM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM
Men’s 110 Hurdles Prelims	10:10 AM	2:10 AM	3:10 AM	4:10 AM	5:10 AM
Men’s Triple Jump Qualification	10:45 AM	2:45 AM	3:45 AM	4:45 AM	5:45 AM
Women’s 5000 Semifinal	10:55 AM	2:55 AM	3:55 AM	4:55 AM	5:55 AM
Women’s Javelin Qualification	11:25 AM	3:25 AM	4:25 AM	5:25 AM	6:25 AM
Men’s 200 Prelims	11:50 AM	3:50 AM	4:50 AM	5:50 AM	6:50 AM
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s High Jump Final	7:00 PM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM
Women’s Long Jump Qualification	7:05 PM	11:05 AM	12:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM
Women’s 100 Hurdles Semifinal	7:15 PM	11:15 AM	12:15 PM	1:15 PM	2:15 PM
Men’s Discus Final	7:45 PM	11:45 AM	12:45 PM	1:45 PM	2:45 PM
Men’s 800 Semifinal	7:55 PM	11:55 AM	12:55 PM	1:55 PM	2:55 PM
Women’s 200 Semifinal	8:25 PM	12:25 PM	1:25 PM	2:25 PM	3:25 PM
Women’s 100 Hurdles Final	9:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	3:00 PM	4:00 PM
Men’s 1500 Final	9:15 PM	1:15 PM	2:15 PM	3:15 PM	4:15 PM
Wednesday, August 8:
Morning session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s Pole Vault Qualification	10:00 AM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM
Women’s Hammer Qualification	10:00 AM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM
Men’s 100 (Decathlon)	10:10 AM	2:10 AM	3:10 AM	4:10 AM	5:10 AM
Men’s 5000 Semifinal	10:45 AM	2:45 AM	3:45 AM	4:45 AM	5:45 AM
Men’s Long Jump (Decathlon)	11:10 AM	3:10 AM	4:10 AM	5:10 AM	6:10 AM
Women’s Hammer Qualification	11:25 AM	3:25 AM	4:25 AM	5:25 AM	6:25 AM
Women’s 800 Prelims	11:35 AM	3:35 AM	4:35 AM	5:35 AM	6:35 AM
Men’s Shot Put (Decathlon)	12:50 PM	4:50 AM	5:50 AM	6:50 AM	7:50 AM
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s High Jump (Decathlon)	6:00 PM	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM
Men’s Javelin Qualification	7:05 PM	11:05 AM	12:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM
Men’s 110 Hurdles Semifinal	7:15 PM	11:15 AM	12:15 PM	1:15 PM	2:15 PM
Women’s 1500 Semifinal	7:45 PM	11:45 AM	12:45 PM	1:45 PM	2:45 PM
Women’s Long Jump Final	8:05 PM	12:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM	3:05 PM
Men’s 200 Semifinal	8:10 PM	12:10 PM	1:10 PM	2:10 PM	3:10 PM
Men’s Javelin Qualification	8:35 PM	12:35 PM	1:35 PM	2:35 PM	3:35 PM
Women’s 400 Hurdles Final	8:45 PM	12:45 PM	1:45 PM	2:45 PM	3:45 PM
Women’s 200 Final	9:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	3:00 PM	4:00 PM
Men’s 110 Hurdles Final	9:15 PM	1:15 PM	2:15 PM	3:15 PM	4:15 PM
Men’s 400 (Decathlon)	9:30 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	3:30 PM	4:30 PM
Thursday, August 9:
Morning session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s 110 Hurdles (Decathlon)	9:00 AM	1:00 AM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM
Women’s High Jump Qualification	9:30 AM	1:30 AM	2:30 AM	3:30 AM	4:30 AM
Men’s Discus (Decathlon)	9:55 AM	1:55 AM	2:55 AM	3:55 AM	4:55 AM
Men’s 4x400 Relay semifinal	11:35 AM	3:35 AM	4:35 AM	5:35 AM	6:35 AM
Men’s Pole Vault (Decathlon)	12:55 PM	4:55 AM	5:55 AM	6:55 AM	7:55 AM
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s Javelin (Decathlon)	6:30 PM	10:30 AM	11:30 AM	12:30 PM	1:30 PM
Men’s Triple Jump Final	7:20 PM	11:20 AM	12:20 PM	1:20 PM	2:20 PM
Women’s 800 Semifinal	7:30 PM	11:30 AM	12:30 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM
Men’s Javelin (Decathlon)	7:40 PM	11:40 AM	12:40 PM	1:40 PM	2:40 PM
Men’s 800 Final	8:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	3:00 PM
Women’s 4x100 Relay Semifinal	8:20 PM	12:20 PM	1:20 PM	2:20 PM	3:20 PM
Men’s 200 Final	8:55 PM	12:55 PM	1:55 PM	2:55 PM	3:55 PM
Women’s Javelin Final	9:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	3:00 PM	4:00 PM
Men’s 1500 (Decathlon)	9:20 PM	1:20 PM	2:20 PM	3:20 PM	4:20 PM
Friday, August 10:
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s Pole Vault Final	7:00 PM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM
Women’s 4x400 Relay Semifinal	7:10 PM	11:10 AM	12:10 PM	1:10 PM	2:10 PM
Women’s Hammer Final	7:35 PM	11:35 AM	12:35 PM	1:35 PM	2:35 PM
Men’s 4x100 Relay Semifinal	7:45 PM	11:45 AM	12:45 PM	1:45 PM	2:45 PM
Women’s 5000 Final	8:05 PM	12:05 PM	1:05 PM	2:05 PM	3:05 PM
Women’s 4x100 Relay Final	8:40 PM	12:40 PM	1:40 PM	2:40 PM	3:40 PM
Women’s 1500 Final	8:55 PM	12:55 PM	1:55 PM	2:55 PM	3:55 PM
Men’s 4x400 Relay Final	9:20 PM	1:20 PM	2:20 PM	3:20 PM	4:20 PM
Saturday, August 11:
Morning session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s 50k Race Walk Final	9:00 AM	1:00 AM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM
Afternoon session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Women’s 20k Race Walk Final	5:00 PM	9:00 AM	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM
Women’s High Jump Final	7:00 PM	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM
Men’s Javelin Final	7:20 PM	11:20 AM	12:20 PM	1:20 PM	2:20 PM
Men’s 5000 Final	7:30 PM	11:30 AM	12:30 PM	1:30 PM	2:30 PM
Women’s 800 Final	8:00 PM	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	3:00 PM
Women’s 4x400 Relay Final	8:25 PM	12:25 PM	1:25 PM	2:25 PM	3:25 PM
Men’s 4x100 Relay Final	9:00 PM	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	3:00 PM	4:00 PM
Sunday, August 12:
Morning session	London	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Men’s Marathon Final	11:00 AM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM	5:00 AM	6:00 AM

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