Withrow pushed the pace in the middle got passed then was able to come back all Billy Mills at the end.
I think it's unusual for a race to unfold like this?
Withrow pushed the pace in the middle got passed then was able to come back all Billy Mills at the end.
I think it's unusual for a race to unfold like this?
What race?
Footlocker(I think), back then Matt raced like that a lot.
Wisco Fan wrote:
What race?
He is talking about Flottracks countdown of the top 6 Footlocker moments. I believe Withrow's win was #4 and I personally think it should have been first or second.
Astro wrote:
He is talking about Flottracks countdown of the top 6 Footlocker moments. I believe Withrow's win was #4 and I personally think it should have been first or second.
It was a great race, but not first or second. Both of Ritz's victories rank above it in my opinion. You could also argue that Solinsky's ranked above that as a performance. I guess it's a matter of whether you're looking at best Footlocker performances, or most exciting races. Withrow's victory was definitely a more exciting race than other victory's, Solinsky's being a great example, but not necessarily a better performance.
I think 4th is maybe about right for the last decade, but they picked the wrong three ahead of it. Ritz '99, Ritz '00, and Solinsky '03 should be ahead of it, at least from modern times. The flotrack people have short memory to pick Fout over Withrow. The McDougal/Rupp/Kiptoo showdown was every bit as hyped as the Fernandez/Puskedra/Derrick one was (and both ended up being taken by a midwesterner who most thought would finish 4th or 5th), but the Withrow race was much more exciting and close than the Fout victory.
I just realized Ritz '99 doesn't fit the criteria since it's supposed to be last decade.
I also realized I was neglecting girls races. Forgive me for not being excited by the 'battle of the past 3 champions', but I just can't get excited about the girls races. Maybe I'm' sexist, maybe I just don't follow girls racing enough to know who people are and get excited about it. But I can't see ranking many girls races very highly. Trotter's total domination in '01 is the only one I can think of.
So I'd rank them like:
Ritz '00
Trotter '01
Solinsky '02
Withrow '03
Cuffe '10
Goethals '09
Fout '07
I'd have to educate myself and review some of those girls races before trying to go any deeper than that.