The 1988 United States Olympic Trials for track and field were held at IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the only time this venue has been used for the Olympic Trials. With the 2013 installation of Field Turf, it is unlikely to host the event again. Organised by The Athletics Congress (TAC), the nine-day competition lasted from July 15–23. The national championships in track and field for the United States was a separate event that year, held a week earlier in Tampa, Florida, the last time the Olympic Trials were not also the National Championships. The Women's Marathon Olympic Trials were held on May 1 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Men's Marathon Trials were in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 24. That same day, the 50K Racewalk trials were