USA Track and Field announced Tuesday that official expressions of interest have been received from cities or organizers wishing to host the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon, which will select the men's and women's 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Teams.

With the success of U.S. marathoners since 2004, several high profile events and cities have expressed the desire to be the stage on which the 2008 Olympic Marathon team is selected.

Among the interested bidders are legendary U.S. marathons including The B.A.A. Boston Marathon, ING New York City Marathon, Twin Cities Marathon and up and coming marathons such as the Road Runner Akron Marathon.

"Each of the interested events is well known for their ability to appeal to mass participants while still shining a spotlight on the athletic performances of the top U.S. athletes," said USA Track & Field President Bill Roe. "We are thrilled with the quality of interested hosts for these Olympic trials."

Final bid proposals are expected to be received by USA Track & Field on January 9, 2006. The announcement of the trials site(s) expected to be mid-April, 2006.

For more information visit www.usatf.org.