vmg wrote:
Quibbling about the course length and time ignores that fact that Valby crushed the field, which included an NCAA champion.
The operative question — which will not be answered by analysis or opinion until the race is run in Stillwater — is whether or not Valby can perform to a similar level on a course with the extended uphill pieces that Stillwater presents. In the past, she has shown some weakness on courses that present some climbing dimensions after 4K. Oxford was run on a very flat and dry course, and the weather conditions were perfect. Stillwater will challenge everyone.
This is the unknown
