joed|rt wrote:
When someone is chasing a record (national record, personal record, etc.), they operate on a razors edge. She pushed herself to the limit and came up short. Jager did the same thing. I appreciate the effort and putting herself out there. You only lose when you don't try. Hats off to her effort.
JoeDirt got it right. RoJo is wrong.
Emma Coburn wasn't just trying to win. She was running for time, specifically to break the American Record and hopefully also break 9 minutes. She was a little behind on both of those time related goals, so she had to push.