Once again we have the lapped women refusing to get out of lane 1 for Valby's record and ALL of the lapped men moving out of

The women seem so selfish. Not one lady moves out but every lapped guy does.

To be fair, I think some officials need to tell runners to move into lane 2. When you're grinding that hard in a race, you probably aren't totally aware of what's going on behind you. And what if they moved out and collide with a runner trying to lap them?

Agree, Parker lost a few seconds from going around runners.

I rewatched the men’s race and not ALL moved out of lane 1 when being passed. In fact Graham made his move when the lead group passed Kiprop who stayed in lane 1. Might not be a big deal but just stating the facts. Also, even if the girls moved to lane 2 would Valby even had a shot at the Olympic standard?

Sally isn’t known for accurate statements.

I think it was nearly a "few" less than a "few". She ran maybe an extra 5 or so meters in passing runners.

Sally isn’t known for accurate statements.

The guy in red didn't move out but all the other guys did.

Yes. Most guys moved while most women did not move. I estimate 1-2 seconds for Valby.

The coaches of these women should have a chat with them and make sure it never happens again. They’re probably in their own little world oblivious to the race going on, except for themselves. And yes selfish. I agree that officials should be reminding them to move. I see this way too often in the past few years. Track etiquette has gone to pot

There was a thread on here about a year ago discussing this issue, and most of the outspoken posters were saying to NOT move out, as they might be moving into the path of the leaders.

Maybe these young women were instructed the same way.

Personally I feel lapped runners should move out when it's possible and safe to do so.

Especially on curves.

This is splitting hairs.

How is it any different than simply having to pass runners during the course of a normal race? Valby had a pacer for 4000 meters which probably saved her a few seconds so its a wash anyways.

this topic has been done to death on LetsRun.

if you’re passing you go around. lapped runners can’t be expected to know what’s coming behind them and moving can be dangerous.

Maybe certain groups of people just have worse spatial reasoning abilities?

Parker herself says she doesn't understand tangents. Athing Mu prefers running almost in lane 2.

That was the perfect time for Blanks to make his move btw. He was already running a bit wide and was able to use the lapped runner to gain an advantage on the leader he was overtaking.

I’ll admit I was annoyed with all the women not moving out while watching the race live, but if they had all given Valby the inside maybe she runs 14:54.xx instead of 14:56.11, not hugely significant.

I would be scared to move. I don't know what's going on behind me. Don't want to screw anyone up.

She doesn’t run tangents, so this is in her wheelhouse