Should the Emily Infeld/ Molly Huddle 10K Beijing race video be shown to every kid who takes up track?

She'll probably never fully get over that.

Yes. Every aspiring competitive runner needs to see this.

I can't believe that Molly Huddle did that, it's such a shame, but I have no sympathy because this was the world championships, and to get to that level Huddle knows that you can't switch off before the line, the margins are way too tight. Maybe she was just too fatigued, mentally and physically and went to a silly place, I don't know, it seemed like she had enough to get 3rd though.

Emily Infeld ran through the line. Simple. She deserves her medal. It's a very painful lesson for poor Molly Huddle, ouch!

She'll get plenty more chances to put it right though.

Where is the video? I have yet to see it.

It is something I will talk about at practice today

Read the article you posted...very sorry to hear that Infeld feels guilty about beating Huddle, because she shouldn't in the slightest. I bet we all heard our high school coaches in our heads yelling, "All the way through!" while watching that race.

I also loved what Flanagan told her after USAs about running through the line. Shalane Flanagan is a consummate professional and I'm sure Infeld is a better runner for having her as a mentor.

As a professional it was incumbent upon Huddle to prepare for a variety of race scenarios, including a close finish. I can appreciate that she was mentally and physically exhausted, but she wasn't able to execute the race plan. Imagine if it hadn't been Infeld, but an African!? She is just lucky it was her teammate.

And yes, I'm sure Huddle will go down as the cautionary tale.

It should be emphasized that Molly made TWO mistakes:

1) Drifted wide on the stretch, with no one on her outside (unlike her 5000 against Shannon)

2) Premature celebration/didn't run through.

I wonder about her mindset pre-race. Given her abilities, she should consider third as only a decent result, if it was for silver that would be understandable that she wouid celebrate (AFTER the line, of course)

I'm not sure a World-level Championship medal has ever been lost in this way; lots of lower-level examples, of course.

I kind of feel sorry for Molly even though she got what she deserved for making such a childish error.

The one that should be shown is the women's finish at the Chicago marathon a few years go when the woman who easily had it won was celebrating with the crowd, looking to her left as another runner came from a long way back sprinting with everything she had and passed her on the right just before the finish and won.

There's another lesson too: once you're on the start line believe that you can perform to 100% of your capability. Emily was close to her personal best in this race. Molly was nowhere close to hers.

No. There are literally dozens of examples of people doing this. I think a montage would be better to drive home the point.

But more important than watching one video, actually practice this situation in practice and teach them not to let up until after the finish line.

I personally love the one of Steve Ovett against John Treacy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVxxaj1j9nE

Poor girl wrote:

I kind of feel sorry for Molly even though she got what she deserved for making such a childish error.

What's "childish" about that?

Mental error. Happens to the best. Happens at the highest level of every sport. Take away lesson: We are all human, we all make mistakes.

Yes, there is a right and wrong way of celebrating early.

Bolt - Beijing 2008 - good

Huddle - Beijing 2015 - bad; give Huddle a cuddle and a fuddle.