Did O'Keeffe really run a 6:30 final mile? If so, that must have been pure pain
There is definitely something wrong about the splits shown for O'Keeffe and Sisson mile 26. At 24 they have O'Keeffe ahead by 39 seconds. At 25 they have O'Keeffe ahead by 40 seconds. At 26 they have Sisson ahead by 34 seconds. And then at 26.2 they have O'Keeffe ahead by 31 seconds. These splits are from the official race tracker site.
Agreement to split if they (effectively) tie? No secret who was winning that race
Can’t really split as the person who wins pays taxes on that money while the person who gets the money as a gift would not. I’d rather be the person who was given half the difference - tax free money.
That said, they could have agreed to give the difference to the church, but they at still gives he gifter a tax deduction.
No easy way to “share” winnings.
It’s easy to do tax wise. You just 1099 the other person. Happens all the time especially in professional gambling
I’m sure they discussed this ahead of time and how they would divy up the pot. Mantz probably has a much larger contract bonus for a trials win resulting in more total money for them to split.
If true ASICS should drop Young immediately and get their money back. Well, don't give Young any Trials bonuses and wait until after the Olympics before firing him.
Obviously O'Keefe deserves immense props but also have to give a shout out to McClain for 4th. Had never heard of her and just looked up her PRs. Had a big PR for 2:29 foe her entry into trials and then just dropped another 4 min on the big stage. Based on her track PRs didn't expect that, so clearly the marathon is her niche. Bravo to her and O'Keefe!