by Larry EderThe 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track & Field, held in Eugene, Oregon, June 22-July 1, are about to begin. Athletes, coaches, media and fans are making their treks to the Cathedral of American track & field.
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This is the best nine days of track & field, outside of the Olympics. In fact, the battle to get into the top three is epic, in all events. After having read over the last few months about how other countries pick their teams, the US system, with all of its drama, is, in my opinion, the best for our particular needs.
If you can not get to the Trials, then, please, watch it on TV. Follow us at Runblogrun.com and our new LIVE blog (you can participate by using the hashtag, #eugene 2012), you can view it from runblogrun.com, or watch twitter as we send out the daily links! Remember, you can follow runblogrun on your mobile (as you can from any RunningNetwork site).
Here is the TV schedule for the Trials, which will be on the NBC Sports Network and NBC:
TV Schedule
(All times Eastern)
subject to change
| Date | Time | Network | Broadcast |
| 6/22/12 | 9:00 PM | NBC Sports Net | U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
| 6/23/12 | 8:00 PM | NBC | U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
| 6/24/12 | 7:00 PM | NBC | U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
| 6/25/12 | 9:00 PM | NBC Sports Net | U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
| 6/28/12 | 9:00 PM | NBC Sports Net | U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
| 6/29/12 | 6:00 PM | NBC Sports Net | U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
| 6/30/12 | 9:00 PM | NBC | U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
| 7/1/12 | 7:00 PM |
Here is the link for Track & Field on TV, from USA Track & Field site: http://www.usatf.org/calendars/TVSchedule.asp
