Silhouettes of runners are seen during the New York City Marathon in New York November 4, 2007. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11 (Reuters) - Some of the United States' top marathon runners are meeting with USA Track and Field CEO Max Siegel on Thursday in hopes of changing the noon start time of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials over concerns about the heat in host Orlando. The athletes want more favourable conditions in order to run faster Olympic qualifying times. "This past February, there was not a single day with a recorded high temperature lower than 70 degrees, and all had high humidity," the marathon runners wrote. "In 2023, the average daily high temperature was 78 degrees with many days in reaching the high 80s.

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Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Max Siegel, Max, Jared Ward, Lori Ewing, Christian Radnedge Organizations: New York City Marathon, REUTERS, USA, Olympic, USATF, Thomson Locations: New York, United States, Orlando