A Aussie competitor said on Inside Running Podcast.
That ridiculous It's a Knockout gimmicky course?
I guess they just absolutely skimped on paying for proper TV production so that could be fixed, but the course itself is beyond redemption. So bland, and the obstacles aren't enhancements of natural features, they're just artificial and ridiculous.
This will be the gradual end of World Cross if so.
I know it won't happen, but they should obviously swap out olympic 10,000m for Olympic XC.
Yes the championship track 10,000 finals have been good lately, but there is almost no grass-root competition to support it, so it's just a couple of time trials to qualify, and a set piece event. XC at its proper position in the Summer Olympics would immediately become iconic and THE T&F Gold medal all the stars wanted.