Over and over. Americans go in w/ PR's much faster than winning race times. Slow race, fast last 400. Americans outkicked in last 200. Men's steeple, women's steeple especially, maybe women's 1500. Extenuating circumstances in men's and women's 10,000, I guess. But is it really impossible to run out front when you know your recent times (DL, etc.) would quite possibly keep you there in the end and likely is your ticket to win something? Sure, if you are Brave Slow Runner from some Small Forgotten Place, they won't go with you figuring you will die at the end but, if you are JAGER, for instance, SURELY someone will go with you and it will be a fair fight.