Nor Cal wrote:
If you can go sub 2:20 why would you ever want to run a 60 mile race? 60 miles is hard...doing it at 6:45 pace is very hard!
That's kind of the point I'm making.
No truly elite guy will go run the 100k championship in his/her prime. It doesn't mean the race is easy it just means a lot of the best runners overlook the race.