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April 01, 2021

Great Britain Controversially Picks Final 2 Women's Olympic Marathoners - Did They Make The Right Call?

Charlotte Purdue was left off the team despite having a marathon pb (2:25:38) more than a minute faster than Steph Twell (2:26:40). If we'd picked the team, we might have picked Twell and Purdue and left off the fastest of the bunch, Jess Piasecki (2:25:29), as a messageboard poster claims her pb came on a short course. *