Qualifying Period

Men: January 1, 2009 – December 11, 2011 or at the 2008 USA Marathon Championship (2008 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, October 5, 2008)

Women: January 1, 2010 – December 11, 2011 or at the 2009 USA Marathon Championship (2009 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, October 4, 2009)