40th Reunion - Historic 1984 First Ever Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials

Name: 40th Reunion - Historic 1984 First Ever Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials
Start: 2024-05-16T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-05-19T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Washington State Capitol

Schedule

Thu May 16 2024 at 10:00 am to Sun May 19 2024 at 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Washington State Capitol | Olympia, WA

Please join us in celebrating the 40th reunion of the historic first-ever Olympic marathon trials that happened in Olympia, WA in 1984. Women who participated in those trials will be in Olympia celebrating each other and the wins that women in sports have achieved over the last 40 years.
Public Schedule of Events:
Friday, May 17, 2024:
5:00 – 6:00 PM - Evening social before banquet: Open to the public and all attendees
6:00 – 9:00 PM - Reunion Celebration Banquet: Open to the public, press, dignitaries, sponsors, and special guests held at Indian Summer Country Club. Tickets available here: https://auctria.events/TLCBanquet
Saturday, May 18, 2024
9:00 AM – Finish - Shakeout Run – Heritage Park to Marathon Park
11 AM - 3:30 PM - Panel discussions with athletes of the past and current athletes in the Olympia Ballroom. Hosted by Oly Road Runners: Details to be confirmed
12:00 – 5:00 PM - Capital City Marathon Running Expo: Sylvester Park* – Opportunity for Reunion attendees to meet and greet Capital City Marathon participants and general public. There will be a tent with tables for attendees to sign autographs on posters and books. Please see marathon website for details: https://www.capitalcitymarathon.org/
4:00 PM - Kids Run - Heritage Park - See kids run page for the details: https://www.capitalcitymarathon.org/raceskidsrun.html
5:00 – 6:00 PM - Special informal program for reunion attendees and dignitaries at Marathon Park - the site of the 1984 Women’s Olympic Marathon Finish Line.
Please find hotels below:
If you would like to book a room for this event, we have blocks of rooms at the following hotels:
Doubletree Olympia - BOOK BY APRIL 1
https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=OLMCWDT&groupCode=CDTOT5&arrivaldate=2024-05-16&departuredate=2024-05-19&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

Hilton Garden Inn - BOOK BY APRIL 14
https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/womens-marathon-trials-40th-reunion-group/