Just my opinion, but as good as Western looked today at the shootout, Abilene looked even better at the Oklahoma St. meet. They had five guys under 25:00 and a sixth just over that. For anyone who has ever run that course, and it has ben the same for years, that is just flying.
yeah, my coach measured it to be accurate... just way fast... on the course it feels like you are el g.
Not that AC isn't a great team ... but they've won the shootout before and still gone on to get beat by WSC at Nats. The times at the shootout are a little deceptive because it is such a fast course. I'm still putting my money on WSC, especially over 10K on a tough course. Either way it should be a great meet in November.
the o-state course may be fast, but it is by no means easy.
the wood chips made the uphills slow and got stuck in spikes.
major props to anyone who can run it fast.