The Elite Athlete Program’s focus is to provide a clean and competitive environment, discover emerging marathon talent, and help the existing talent pool reach Olympic standards. The Program’s Year Two prize purse totals $20K with $15K for the marathon and $5K for the half marathon.

Follow these Runners on social as they lead up to the Austin Marathon:

Joe Thorne

2017 Austin Marathon Champion

PR Marathon (2:32)

Half Marathon (1:08)

/joe.thorne

/JMTSupreme

Matt Daniels

2016 Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier

Marathon (2:28:13)

/mattdaniels480

/mattdaniels480

Joseph Whelan

Marathon 2:25:04

/Jpwhelan23

/Jpwhelan23

Matt McCurdy

PR Marathon (2:28)

/mattrmccurdy

Brandon Jauregui

2015 Santa Clarita Marathon Champ – 2:35:18 [marathon debut while undergoing chemotherapy; eventually defeated leukemia

Marathon (2:35:18)

/saugusrunner

Patrick Aucoin

Marathon Debut

Half Marathon (1:11:30)

/psaucoin

Jared Carson

PR Marathon (2:40:25)

Half Marathon (1:07:02)

/jaredcarson

/jaredcarson

/jcarson86

Ryan Miller

2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier

Half Marathon (1:04:35)

/ryanmiller34

/Miller_Time