As we get ready for the true start of the 2017 outdoor track season, we’re going to dedicate some time this week to examining the U.S. track and field record book, and see what marks could fall.

We saw a slew of American and world records lowered indoors, but how will that translate to the outdoor season? Will the good (read: fast) times continue to roll? (Keep in mind that some of the records that fell indoors were records at off-distances or in events that were contested until recently.) Will fitness gains be made ahead of an outdoor season with World Champs berths on the line? We’d like to think so; and we’re calling out which records we foresee being made obsolete.

We’ll also share our thoughts on some of the records that we don’t think are in reach for some current U.S. athletes – mainly in the women’s short sprints.

It’s the year following the Olympics. But 2013 showed us that fast times could still follow an Olympic year, ahead of an IAAF World Championships. We’re seeing many American greats at the apex of their abilities, as well as a new generation of upstarts lighting a youthful fire beneath their asses and this changing-of-the-guard scenario is especially true in the handful of events we’ll focus on.

As always, if there’s an event or athlete you’d like the Citius Mag brain trust to harp on in particular, shoot us an email at citiusmag@gmail.com or tweet. And if not, sit back, relax, and enjoy some American Record-focused speculation!

To take a gander at the individual running and hurdling American records, take a look below (via Track and Field News):

Men’s records

100	9.69	Tyson Gay	Shanghai, China	9/20/09
200	19.32	Michael Johnson	Atlanta, Georgia	8/01/96
400	43.18	Michael Johnson	Seville, Spain	8/26/99
800	1:42.60	Johnny Gray	oblenz, Germany	8/28/85
1500	3:29.30	Bernard Lagat	Rieti, Italy	8/28/05
Mile	3:46.91	Alan Webb	Brasschaat, Belgium	7/21/07
Steeple	8:00.45	Evan Jager	St.-Denis, France	7/04/15
5000	12:53.60	Bernard Lagat	ntvieille, Monaco	7/22/11
10,000	26:44.36	Galen Rupp	Eugene, Oregon	5/30/14
110H	12.80	Aries Merritt	Brussels, Belgium	9/07/12
400H	46.78	Kevin Young	Barcelona, Spain	8/06/92

Women’s records

100	10.49	Florence Griffith Joyner	Indianapolis, Indiana	7/16/88
200	21.34	Florence Griffith Joyner	Seoul, South Korea	9/29/88
400	48.70	Sanya Richards-Ross	Athens, Greece	9/17/06
800	1:56.40	Jearl Miles Clark	Zürich, Switzerland	8/11/99
1500	3:56.29	Shannon Rowbury	Fontvieille, Monaco	7/17/15
Mile	4:16.71	Mary Slaney	Zürich, Switzerland	8/21/85
Steeple	9:07.63	Emma Coburn	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8/15/16
5000	14:38.92	Shannon Rowbury	Brussels, Belgium	9/09/16
10,000	30:13.17	Molly Huddle	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8/12/16
100H	12.20	Keni Harrison	London, England	7/22/16
400H	52.47	Lashinda Demus	Daegu, South Korea	9/01/11

This year’s U.S. Outdoor Championships will be held in Sacramento from June 23 to 25. Worlds will be held in London from August 4 to 13.