Alana Hadley

People say that Alana Hadley too young to be a world-class marathoner, but she is here to prove them wrong.

Alana Hadley, the youngest Olympic Trials qualifier, tells us how she balances freshman year with 100-mile weeks.

Here's your mini cheat sheet on what the trials are, who's running and why it matters.

With one of the top marathon times in the country, she hopes to put on a grand show at the Olympic Trials Marathon.

And we bet you've never heard of or been given this advice before—or have you?

18-year-old Alana Hadley will run the New York City Marathon this year—and probably the Olympic Trials in 2016.