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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.

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Joe Thorne

2017 Austin Marathon Champion

PR Marathon (2:32)

Half Marathon (1:08)

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Matt Daniels

2016 Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier

Marathon (2:28:13)

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Joseph Whelan

Marathon 2:25:04

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Matt McCurdy

PR Marathon (2:28)

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Brandon Jauregui

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

Marathon (2:35:18)

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Patrick Aucoin

Marathon Debut

Half Marathon (1:11:30)

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Jared Carson

PR Marathon (2:40:25)

Half Marathon (1:07:02)

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Ryan Miller

2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier

Half Marathon (1:04:35)

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