FOR THE LOVERS
Doesn't he always brag about how great of a closer he is? It sure did not seem like it there.
Do you really think that he would DNF? He reads these boards and would have gotten blasted and "exposed". Everyone ran in the same weather, it is no excuse. It is not a great effort just to finish. We have all finished plenty of bad races.
FOR THE HATERS
He had a bad day! Give him a break. He faded who cares. We have all had plenty of bad races.