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)
Matt Daniels
2016 Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier
Marathon (2:28:13)
Brandon Jauregui
2015 Santa Clarita Marathon Champ – 2:35:18 [marathon debut while undergoing chemotherapy; eventually defeated leukemia
Marathon (2:35:18)
Ryan Miller
2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier
Half Marathon (1:04:35)