OUTdoor Schedule--2018

This is the first of my several OUTdoor Previews for the 2018 season!
And the one with the chance for the most mistakes!

So a few caveats---

This Schedule is taken directly from the one printed in the January issue of Track & Field News!
That said, any errors are MINE alone!
As in the past, Schedule changes might occur--cancellations, date changes, events moving INdoors due to lousy weather!!
Thus, I urge you to go to the T&FN website for any updates that might occur, or the meet's or race's website itself!!
In a few cases, I indicate that an actual date hasn't been set, but that it MOST LIKELY will take place at the time listed!
These are based on my own opinion, NOT T&FN's!!
"Major" meets or races are in ALL CAPS!
I'll begin with this next weekend!!

MARCH
23-24     Florida State Relays--PAC 12/Big 10 Invite--Power 5 Challenge
24          World Half (Valencia)--Stramilano Half (Milan)
25          CARLSBAD 5000
28-31    TEXAS RELAYS
29-31    Florida Relays
30         Mondo Invite (Sacramento)

30-31    Raleigh Relays--Stanford Invite

A crossover meet is one that starts in one month and ends in another!
The Carifta Games in the Bahamas is such a meet!

It goes from March 30th through April 2nd!

APRIL

5-7       Sun Angel Classic

6-7       ARCADIA INVITE  (HS)
7          Pepsi Team Invite--Don Kirby Memorial--WA/WSU/BYU/UO Dual--Cal/Stanford Dual--Duke/MI/NC Dual
7-14     COMMONWEALTH GAMES (Australia)

NOTE: Usain Bolt says he'll be there---to watch Yohan Blake race!!
8          Cherry Blossom 10 Mile--Paris & Rotterdam Marathons
13        Jones Memorial (Florida)
14        MJ/JJK Invite
16        BOSTON MARATHON

18-19   Mt SAC Multis
18-21   Kansas Relays
19-21   MT SAC RELAYS
20-21   Cardinal Classic (Stanford)--Duke Invite--Georgia Tech Invite--Owens Classic

21        LSU Alumnai Games
22        LONDON MARATHON
26-28   DRAKE & PENN RELAYS

27-28   NATIONAL RELAYS (Fayetteville)--Scott Invite
28        LSU Invite--Virginia GP
29        USC/UCLA Dual

MAY
High School State meets begin this month!

Week by week, they are scheduled in---
1st       AL/AZ/FL/LA/MS
2nd     AR/GA/HI/NM/OK/SC/TX
3rd     CO/ID/IL (Girls)/IA/KY/NE/NV/NC/OR/UT/WV/WY
4th     AK/DE/IL (Boys)/KS/MD/MO/MT/ND/PA/SD/TN/WA/DC

3         PAYTON JORDAN INVITE
4         DOHA DIAMOND LEAGUE--Oregon & Arkansas Twilights
5         Kentucky Relays

5-6      PAC 12 Multis
6         Bloomsday 12K
11       Bermuda Invite
12       SHANGHAI DIAMOND LEAGUE--Oxy Invite--Riverbank 25K

The Major Collegiate Conferences are scheduled for the 2nd week of May!

9-12    Mountain West
10-12  ACC
10-13  Conference USA
11-13  Big 10--Big 12--SEC

12-13  PAC 12

18        Great City Games (Manchester, England)--USATF High-Performance

19        Euro 10000 Cup--Jamaica Invite
20        Alan Webb Mile (Portland)

21        Golden GP (Osaka)

24-26   The NCAA Regionals (East in Tampa--West in Sacramento)

25-26    PREFONTAINE DIAMOND LEAGUE
26         Flanders Cup

26-27    GOTZIS MULTIS
31         ROME (Golden Gala) DIAMOND LEAGUE

May 31--June 2
             Great Southwest  (HS)

JUNE
State HS meets take place the 1st week in CA/CT/IN/ME/MA/MI/MN/NH/NJ/NY/OH/RI/VT/VA/WI

The Track Town Series of meets did NOT have dates listed!

But I'll assume they will take place some time in June or July!
Please go to T&FN or google Track Town Series for the dates--assuming they happen!!

2           Zagreb (Croatia)--Freihofer's 5K for Women Only
3           Hengelo
5           Nurmi Games
6-9        NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
7           OSLO (Bislett Games) DIAMOND LEAGUE
9           Midwest Distance Classic (HS)--Racers GP (Jamaica)
10         STOCKHOLM DIAMOND LEAGUE
13         Ostrava
14-16    USATF Juniors (There is some question if these are the actual dates!  Beware!)
15-17    NEW BALANCE NATIONALS (HS)

The Brooks PR did NOT have a date listed in T&FN!
But this usually takes place in mid-June, and is a GREAT meet!!

16          Grandma's Marathon
21-24     USATF CHAMPIONSHIPS  (Des Moines)
23          Madrid
30          PARIS DIAMOND LEAGUE

June 30--July 1

              National Championships of Great Britain

JULY

4            Peachtree 10K
5            LAUSANNE DIAMOND LEAGUE
8            GP Brazil
10-15     WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS  (Tampere, Finland)
14          RABAT DIAMOND LEAGUE
19          Morton Games  (Hope they have a Two Mile!!)

20          MONACO (Herculis) DIAMOND LEAGUE
21          Heusden-Zolder (Belgium)
24-26     Eberstadt High Jump
27-28     LONDON DIAMOND LEAGUE
28          Bix 7 Mile (Iowa)

AUGUST
7-12      EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
10-12    NACAC (Toronto)
18         BIRMINGHAM DIAMOND LEAGUE

(URGENT MESSAGE:  PLEASE keep those INdoor Birmingham officials AWAY from this meet!!)

18         Goteburg GP
19         Falmouth 7.1 Mile

22         Skolimowska Memorial

24         Roveretto (Italy)
25         Crim 10 Mile
30         ZURICH (Weltklasse) DIAMOND LEAGUE
31         BRUSSELS (Van Damme) DIAMOND LEAGUE

SEPTEMBER
2          ISTAF (Berlin)
3          New Haven 20K
4          Zagreb IWC

5          DecaNation

8          Great North City Games
8-9       IAAF CONTINENTAL CUP (Ostrava)
9          5th AVENUE MILE--Great North Half
15-16   TALENCE MULTIS
16        Philadelphia Half

OCTOBER
7          CHICAGO MARATHON--Twin Cities Marathon--Metronomic 10 Mile (St Paul)--Rock & Roll Half (San Jose)
8          Boston 10K for Women Only
14        Lisbon Half
21        Amsterdam Marathon
28        Frankfurt Marathon

NOVEMBER
4          NYC MARATHON
17        NCAA XC CHAMPIONSHIPS

DECEMBER

1          NXN XC
2          Fukuoka Marathon--Sacramento Marathon
8          FOOT LOCKER XC--USATF Clubs XC

I hesitated giving the "ALL CAPS" designation to the DL's!
Their quality--or lack thereof--is usually a roll of the dice---Pre & Monaco the exceptions!!

BTW, a lot of people say 2018 is an "off" year for T&F!
But there's the Commonwealth Games, European Championships, and the World Junior Championships!!
If that's "off', then let's make EVERY year an "off" year!!


Have fun competing or observing!
And always come to this blog for DETAILED RESULTS of all of the above---if warranted!!
LOL

See you soon with more Previews!