2018 INdoor Preview--The Schedule

The 2017-2018 INdoor Track and Field season begins just 3 days from now!

Thus, it's time to begin my DELUGE of INdoor T&F Previews--beginning with this Schedule!

A few Notes--
This is the biggest INdoor Schedule I've ever done!
Which means there are also more possibilities for errors!
Please check for updates with a particular meet's website, or with T&FN.

This Schedule includes mostly INdoor T&F meets!

But it also has several Road Races, if they fall within the period from November 17th through mid-March!

Keep in mind that the Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa SUMMER OUTdoor season takes place mainly during the same time period!

I have NOT listed any of those meets--but this blog will report any OUTdoor results during the INdoor season--if they meet my standards!

Let's begin!

November
17th          Mecklenburg (JDL)
18th          JDL Tune-up
19th          Delhi Half Marathon (NOTE: This race might be postponed or moved, due to heavy air pollution!!  But Almaz Ayana is a listed entrant for her 1st Half!!)
26th          Pilgrim Games (Armory)

December
1st            Fast Track Season Opener (Ocean Breeze)
1st-2nd    Dunamis Invite (Dallas)
3rd           Fukuoka & Sacramento Marathons
8th           Hoosier Open
9th           USATF Club XC Championships (Lexington KY)

                Reveille Invite (Texas A&M)

16th         Boston University Mini Meet
                AT&T Coaches Hall of Fame Invite--HS  (Armory)
16th-17th Bishop Loughlin Games (Ocean Breeze)
22nd        Jim Mitchell Invite (Armory)
30th         Boston U Mini Meet
                Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival

January
5th-6th    A&M HS Classic (A&M)
               Dartmouth Relays

6th          Boston U Mini Meet
               Orange & Purple Classic (Clemson)
6th-7th    Freedom Games (Ocean Breeze)
               Akron Pole Vault Convention
11th         Mile Mania # 1 (Ocean Breeze)
12th         Arkansas Invite
12th-13th  Ted Nelson Invite (A&M)
                Pole Vault Summit (Reno)
14th        Houston Half & Full Marathon
19th-20th  New Balance Games (Armory)
               Clemson Invite
               Virginia Showcase
20th        A&M Quad (A&M)
               USATF 50K Walk Championships (Hope this means for BOTH genders!!)
25th        Ostrava
               Mile Mania # 2 (Ocean Breeze)
25th-27th  Columbia Challenge (Armory) (NOTE: Might be called the Dr Sander Invite!!  I doubt 2 different meets would be scheduled for the same dates in the same venue!!)
26th        ISTAF (Berlin)
               Dubai Marathon (Always FAST!!!)
26th-27th  Razorback Invite

               David Oliver Classic (North Carolina)

               Penn State National Open

28th        Osaka Women's Marathon

February
2nd-3rd  Camel City Invite (Could be HUGE--for top results!)
               Charlie Thomas Invite (A&M)
               Tallinn Combined Events
3rd          USATF XC Championships
               Millrose Games
               Karlsruhe (IAAF World Indoor Tour)
               Villanova Invite (Ocean Breeze)
6th          Dusseldorf (IAAF World Indoor Tour)
8th          Madrid (IAAF World Indoor Tour)
9th          David Hemery Invite

               Fast Track National Invite (Ocean Breeze)
9th-10th  Tiger Paw Invite (Clemson)
               Don Kirby Elite (Albuquerque)
               Tyson Invite
10th        Boston New Balance (IAAF World Indoor Tour)
15th        Torun (IAAF World Indoor Tour)
15th-17th  Simplot Games (High School)
16th-18th  USATF Indoor Championships (Albuquerque)  (UGH!!  Altitude means slow distance races!!)
17th         Aggie Twilight (A&M)  (Kinda strange calling an INdoor meet a "Twilight"!!  Will they dim the lights??  LOL)
                Glasgow (IAAF World Indoor Tour)  (SIX of these babies this year!!!)

The Collegiate Conferences
17th-18th  Conference USA (Birmingham AL)
22nd-24th Big 10 (Geneva OH)  (Held on an Oversize Track--meaning NO Records or List-eligible Marks at any distance over 60 meters!!  Atrocious!!!)
                 ACC (Clemson)
                Mountain West (Albuquerque)
23rd-24th  Big 12 (Ames, IA)  (Another OT!!!)
                  Mountain Pacific (Seattle)  (And yet another!!)
24th-25th  Ivy League (Hanover, NH)  (I believe this is a 200 meter track!)
                 SEC (A&M)
March 2nd-3rd
                 IC4A/ECAC (Boston)  (A late Conference!  I wanted to list them all together!!)

March
1st-4th     World Indoor Championships (Birmingham, England)
3rd           New York State HS Championships (Always great!!)
9th-10th  NCAA Championships (A&M)
9th-11th  New Balance INdoor Nationals (Armory) (Will this be the EIGHTH year in a row that the Women's 5000 HSR is broken here??  Lots of candidates!!  LOL)
16th-18th Indoor Marathon (Armory)
23rd         Front Runners Invite (Armory)

I'll try to note changes--cancellations, new dates, etc--in future posts!
Do NOT look here for those updates, if any!!

Planned INdoor Previews--which I hope to have posted THIS week---
Age Records  (Two posts!!)
Class Records
World, US, Collegiate & HS Records (Possibly 2 posts!)
What's needed to make my Top 24 Performers Lists (24th best mark--all events for my 4 core groups!)

Next Results post will be for the NCAA Cross Country Championships--NOT listed on the above Schedule, but to be held November 18th!!

See you soon!!