Athletics: Meet Me in St. Louis! 1984 U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials Reunion

Kare Cossaboon Holm, a 1984 & 1988 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier, is organizing a 20th Reunion for the 267 pioneering women who qualified for the inaugural U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials hosted by Olympia, Washington on May 12, 1984.

The 1984 Olympic Trials qualifiers are invited to attend the 20th Reunion in St. Louis, Missouri, April 2-4 and enjoy the upcoming U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon on Saturday, April 3.

20th Reunion plans include:
* Arrive Friday, April 2 and attend the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon Health & Fitness Expo
* Informal dinner at an area restaurant (TBD)
* Saturday, April 3 (7:00am), watch the 2004 U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials and attend the awards festivities. The special criterium 2004 Trials course will begin at Washington University and follow a course with 3.5 loops over the roads of Forest Park. Race finishes at the base of the World's Fair Pavilion.
* Consider entering the 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 3 (11:00am) or the half or full marathon, Sunday, April 4, 2004
* Enjoy St. Louis before returning home.

Thanks to the St. Louis Marathon/U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon Committee, USATF, Running USA, Runner's World, Running Times and Moving Comfort for spreading the word. All 1984 Women's Running Pioneers are encouraged to gather in St. Louis for the 20th Anniversary of the first U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials. Come and watch America's Finest Women's Distance Runners at the 2004 Trials in St. Louis.

If you have any information about the 1984 Trials qualifiers or questions about the Reunion, contact Kare Cossaboon Holm at: (610) 520-3490 [evening/weekend]; (610) 239-7900 x461 [daytime] or Marathon20thReun@aol.com.