As with the last couple years, thought I'd start this thread to keep up with the MANY #ForeverBuffs pro track and field stars (lead by Olympic medalists and past world champions Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn) and their progress throughout the 2019 seasons.
Best wishes to ALL the pro track and field Buffs in 2019!
This IS an Outdoor World Championships year, so assume the dates for that are THE circled ones in the top stars' calendars. (They are scheduled to be competed in (toasty***) Doha Qatar from September 28th through October 6th. ***Believe I heard, because of the anticipated heat, the marathons are scheduled to start at/ around midnight.)
Other major 2019 dates that I'd assume might be of interest, especially for the elite level athletes, include:
I'm starting this thread now as Ms.'s. Simpson and Coburn are both formally opening up their 2019 indoor seasons this Saturday (Jan. 26th) in Boston at the "2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". Ms. Coburn is racing in the mile (scheduled to start at 3:50 PM MT/ 5:50 PM ET), and Ms. Simpson is going up in distance to race the 5000 meters starting right after (scheduled for a 4:00 PM MT start).
(Don't believe either of them typically emphasize the indoor season much, but I believe they always run at this meet, I assume mainly because both are sponsored by New Balance.)
A few links for the Grand Prix-
Event home page - https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/
Event schedule (and live results as races complete) - https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/
Television - Per https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/meet-info/ , "The 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will be shown live on the NBC Sports Network from 5:00PM to 7:00PM on Saturday, January 26. " (Those are, I assume Eastern Time, so coverage will be from 3:00-5:00 Mountain time.)
Best wishes to ALL the pro track and field Buffs in 2019!
This IS an Outdoor World Championships year, so assume the dates for that are THE circled ones in the top stars' calendars. (They are scheduled to be competed in (toasty***) Doha Qatar from September 28th through October 6th. ***Believe I heard, because of the anticipated heat, the marathons are scheduled to start at/ around midnight.)
Other major 2019 dates that I'd assume might be of interest, especially for the elite level athletes, include:
- Some of the Diamond League meets (schedule - https://www.diamondleague.com/calendar/ ),
- The U.S. Outdoor Championships from July 25th-28th.
- IF any of the athletes decide to worry about indoor track and field, the U.S. Indoor Championships are scheduled for Feb. 26th-28th (on Staten Island). (There is no World Indoor Championships in 2019.)
- I'd assume it won't be much of an issue for top level competitors like Ms. Coburn and Ms. Simpson, but wanted to mention, with 2020 being an Olympic year, that I assume many hopefuls (including many #ForeverBuffs and maybe even current ones like Dani Jones) will also be looking at, starting this summer, possibly attaining 2020 U.S. Championships and Olympic Games qualifying times. (I couldn't find standards or timing yet for 2020, but for 2016 (Per http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calen...Athlete-Information/Qualifying-Standards.aspx) , looked like qualifying times for all distances under 10K could be earned starting on May 1st of the year before the Olympics. For 10K distances and above, and the multi-events (men's decathlon, women's heptathlon), marks from January 1st of the year before the Olympics could be used for qualifying.)
I'm starting this thread now as Ms.'s. Simpson and Coburn are both formally opening up their 2019 indoor seasons this Saturday (Jan. 26th) in Boston at the "2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". Ms. Coburn is racing in the mile (scheduled to start at 3:50 PM MT/ 5:50 PM ET), and Ms. Simpson is going up in distance to race the 5000 meters starting right after (scheduled for a 4:00 PM MT start).
(Don't believe either of them typically emphasize the indoor season much, but I believe they always run at this meet, I assume mainly because both are sponsored by New Balance.)
A few links for the Grand Prix-
Event home page - https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/
Event schedule (and live results as races complete) - https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/
Television - Per https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/meet-info/ , "The 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will be shown live on the NBC Sports Network from 5:00PM to 7:00PM on Saturday, January 26. " (Those are, I assume Eastern Time, so coverage will be from 3:00-5:00 Mountain time.)