OTQ PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
Jersey City Marathon
The OTQ Performance Program
If you are ready to qualify for the Olympic Trials, Jersey City will give you the best possible chance.
2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Standards
2:16:00
Men
2:37:00
Women
Most athletes who miss those standards don’t miss them on fitness. They miss them because they spent twenty miles alone, or because the group fell apart at 30K, or because nobody in front of them was holding an honest pace. Jersey City is built to fix that.
Dedicated Pace Groups
We will have pacers for the Olympic Trials standard times of 2:16:00 and 2:37:00.
Two pacers
On each of the two standard times.
Open to all
Any runner may run with the pacers, so long as the runner starts from their assigned corral.
Marathon only
Pace groups are offered in the marathon.
Entry standards, benefits and the full application process are on the Prizes & Elites page.
Prizes & Elites