Let it Rupp wrote:
you sir are an idiot wrote:
Just compare the results to years past. 2019 was slow because it was in texas, but 2018 in Oregon was normal.
1st - 28:34
5th - 28:39
6th - 28:40
7th - 28:55
8th - 29:13
12th - 29:32
Even if you would consider it a really strategic race, people were still getting DROPPED at a slow pace. This year, 29:32 was 22nd.
You also have to consider that 2018 didn't really have a lot of quality runners in the field. Kiprop, who got 2nd in the 10k that year, got 14th this year running a faster time. The quality of the fields this year are just good, why can't people see that XD
2018 had Matt Baxter, Tyler Day, CONNER MANTZ AND CLAYTON YOUNG, Robert Brandt, and other talented guys.
In 2021 it's safe to say most of the favorite choked and the results were still insane. Kurgat DNF, Kiptoo and Kiprop got dropped, Wildschut barely scored. A no-name won, and a random kid from Colorado state was 5th.