Clay wrote:
This thread really devolved pretty quickly, then again, this is Letsrun.
However, this is not an official, sanctioned event. It is a race director trying to provide some entertainment to fill the vacuum of Covid related sports cancellations.
Who cares that much about what athlete 'wins' in a scenario like that. Team C seems more than happy to partake and we the fans get to enjoy it.
There will be plenty of chances for sanctioned events and racing on equal footing. That is not the focus of Bislett this year though.
Not sanctioned? Promotional materials/interviews have explicitly mentioned 300mH WB, 1000m NR, and 2000m AR attempts, to name a few. Cram is commentating. It certainly seems to be an “official, sanctioned event”, despite your assertions to the contrary.