Hot Takes wrote:
When there are 3 women with 13:58-14:04 season bests, plus Faith Kipyegon's 14:05 PR (only 14:56 season best but never tried to run a fast one), the top 3 is pretty much a lock out of those 4. Odds of two of them completely crapping the bed is not high, and then even if that happens the 'next one up' has to beat everyone else in the field.
Absolutely agree. I'll always root for an athlete from the US of course, but the top 5 or 6 look impenetrable with Chebet, Ngetich, Tsegay, Kipyegon, Eisa, and even Battocletti.