Ben Blankenship talked today a little bit about his break out year and why races at USAs in the 1500 are often sit and kick. On that subject he said there are 2 reasons:
"(One reason is) I think everybody wants to be in the spotlight just that much longer and the other answer is I think the US is very deep. There are a lot of guys who don't want to sacrifice themselves or their chance to make the team . Who wants to lead for 2 laps or 3 laps and get outkicked and get seventh. That doesn't sound like too much fun. I think a lot of people have confidence in their abilities."
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