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I expected at least a minute faster from Cam, considering his last block of training (I follow him on strava).

He was in that lead group operating at sub 59 minute speed for the first few kilometers so he may have overdone it.

I agree. I was shocked when I saw a 6k/5k/4k/3k/2k/1k (off 5—>1min jog rest) from Cam averaging 2.46/km (58.30 half marathon).

Ben Flanagan vs Cam Levins strava is interesting. Some weeks Cam was hitting ~40k at 2.50/km or under (in what I assume were >100 mile weeks) while Ben was running 75 miles a week, only one modest workout, and taking a day off.

I agree. I was shocked when I saw a 6k/5k/4k/3k/2k/1k (off 5—>1min jog rest) from Cam averaging 2.46/km (58.30 half marathon).
Ben Flanagan vs Cam Levins strava is interesting. Some weeks Cam was hitting ~40k at 2.50/km or under (in what I assume were >100 mile weeks) while Ben was running 75 miles a week, only one modest workout, and taking a day off.

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This is why Ben has a limited career. Can’t handle the workload to ever be a marathoner and doesn’t have the speed to ever run 27:20 on the track. NO OLYMPICS

That’s a pretty uneducated thing to say about a 7:47 3k guy who won 3 Falmouths and a Canadian record. Everyone has limits but he’s proving to have a pretty high ceiling

good win for koko. some fairly impressive scalps in there. Would chelimo have been the pre race favorite?

What are you going to say now? I thought only doped East africans could run 65 and faster nowadays!!!

But wasn't she with Salazar and Kejelcha in NOP? Thought that meant they were obvious dopers - isn't that the deal? Didn't they all get caught doping? Thought that was what the fuss was all about. Jerry's group would never do that - real Americans would never cheat or lie.

What’s goin on with Parker Stinson?? Seems to be putting in the work in training (via his IG), but in races he can’t seem to put it all together.

To put those things in context, 7:47 is a good time for a college athlete and Falmouth is a B-race. Flanagan will be a road warrior guy, and that's fine. Levins has the Canadian record in the marathon at 2:07. Entirely different level of athlete.

The same thing that's been goin' on since high school, unfortunately. Talented but immature.

And yet Flanagan beat Levins in the race (61.00 to 61.05). Bad race by Levins I presume, since he must have run faster before (or not).

If I had my way I would get rid of the marathon and 10000m at Championships - both way too boring, and the 10 too often is won by the 5000m runner. Replace the Marathon with the Half.

Koko. Koko. Koko.

What do you have to say to her result today?

I thought it's only the doped Kenyans who can run 65s????

It's a good thing it wasn't a windy day of she would have blown away.

Any doped athlete can run 65s, even Germans.

I remember a time when 7:47 was a time which was only run by the running gods.

Now, U18 European can run 7:48

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