With less than six months until the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, NBC Sports presents the first-ever live coverage of the U.S. OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS this Saturday, Feb. 13, at 1 p.m. ET on NBC from Los Angeles, Calif., featuring simultaneous coverage of the men's and women's races (which start 16 minutes apart on the same course).
Nearly 400 athletes are expected to compete on Saturday, with the top three women and men named to the U.S. Olympic team. 2004 Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, who also owns New York City and BOSTON MARATHON victories, headlines the men's field, along with Dathan Ritzenhein, who competed on the 2008 Olympic marathon team and returns to the Olympic Marathon Trials after finishing fourth in 2012. Galen Rupp, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the 10,000m, will make his marathon debut. 2012 Olympic marathon team members Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Linden, and Kara Goucher highlight the women's field, along with 2004 Olympic bronze medalist and American record-holder Deena Kastor, who is looking to make her fourth Olympic team. Tom Hammond hosts coverage, joined by Craig Masback, Tim Hutchings, Lewis Johnson and Carrie Tollefson. NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will stream coverage via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra.Videos