Jasmine Nesi, RUNGRL: When did you first find running? Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Olympic Trials, her views on representation in the sport and what’s next for her. RUNGRL co-founder Jasmine Nesi chatted with Peyton to learn more about her running career, qualifying for and competing at the U.S. Her qualifying race, the California International Marathon in December 2019, was also her first marathon. student, teaching assistant and research assistant at University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where she also trains. Originally from Roswell, Georgia, Peyton is a Ph.D.

Twenty-four-year-old Peyton Thomas was the only American-born, Black female athlete at the starting line of this year’s U.S. This marked a huge growth in women’s running over the past few years, but there was still a noticeable lack of diversity among the qualifying group. This year, a record number of women (more than 450) met the qualifying standard. Olympic Marathon Trials, which took place on Saturday, February 29, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia, confirmed the top three female finishers as Aliphine Tuliamuk, Molly Seidel, and Sally Kipyego earned their spot on the Olympic team. Runners may also qualify by completing a half-marathon at sub-1:13:00.Įach of the qualifiers must be completed at a race between Septemand January 19, 2020.* The Qualifying B Standard, 26.2 miles at 2:45:00 or faster (~6:17/mile), or The Qualifying A Standard, 26.2 miles at 2:37:00 or faster (~6:00/mile), Olympic team, women must first qualify by running a set time: To earn a chance to compete for one of three spots on the U.S. As the best of the best athletes compete at the highest level and for distance running, the highlight event is the marathon. With the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo, 2020 is already a huge year in sports.

By Jasmine Nesi, Co-founder and COO, RUNGRL

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