Ouchhhhh, the flag situation cost her the record I think. Hope she's not too upset, she did have a good race despite fading with her 1 and 2 mile splits!
Ouchhhhh, the flag situation cost her the record I think. Hope she's not too upset, she did have a good race despite fading with her 1 and 2 mile splits!
For those who didn't see --
The camera golf cart was alongside runners, in a different track separated by flags. At one point maybe 700m? meters out, the flags stopped and it was unclear to Riggs which way to run. Def not her fault, unfortunate, but she crushed it regardless. Helluva run.
Abby Ritz, future champ. Wind and flag confusion definitely cost Riggs the record.
And pacing
It was raining when Tuohy set the record. Nike being based in Oregon doesn't like to admit Portland is a terrible place to run meets as far as conditions go. Even the Pre classic is often bad weather.