Yes, her performance was legendary. However, the field she competed against was super weak in part due to the late announcement of the event and also in part to the upcoming World Championships. She ran against sub-elites.
Sorry I stooped to your level. Emily is on the front of website. I assumed that the title Emily S. And half marathon would have made sense to most. Good luck to you in whatever capacity that you are involved in the sport.
US Mens distance running is in the toilet, that’s why. It’s embarrassingly poor at the moment. No slight on Emma though at all - fabulous run and rightly deserves her place in the history books.
US Mens distance running is in the toilet, that’s why. It’s embarrassingly poor at the moment. No slight on Emma though at all - fabulous run and rightly deserves her place in the history books.
The USA half-marathon is not a prestigious race. The top 5/10 guys are not going to run a HM in the middle of a track season and especially so with the USATF championships coming up.
US Mens distance running is in the toilet, that’s why. It’s embarrassingly poor at the moment. No slight on Emma though at all - fabulous run and rightly deserves her place in the history books.
The USA half-marathon is not a prestigious race. The top 5/10 guys are not going to run a HM in the middle of a track season and especially so with the USATF championships coming up.
Of course that’s true, but there should be more than enough depth to ensure this doesn’t happen. There is no depth, just extremely average/poor with 1-3 decent guys.
US Mens distance running is in the toilet, that’s why. It’s embarrassingly poor at the moment. No slight on Emma though at all - fabulous run and rightly deserves her place in the history books.
The USA half-marathon is not a prestigious race. The top 5/10 guys are not going to run a HM in the middle of a track season and especially so with the USATF championships coming up.
Most serious runners I know generally avoid national USATF sponsored events and only go occasionally despite USATF involvement and not because of it. The exception being trials events which for some reason USATF gets to control.