dont get me wrong i love it and its great to see and american marathoner toeing the line more than a couple times a year, but i wonder what her/alsal's thought process is behind doing so many tuneups. She ran that half a little while ago where the american record seemed like it was on the table but finished way back from huddle and didnt go with the leaders, and then a 15k a couple weeks later when she once again was handily beaten by huddle, and now she's racing again this weekend and theres more AR talk.