In light of the recent 4:13 mile run at the Texas Relays, I will go on record saying that Tactical Races at non-qualifying, seasonal races are perhaps the biggest waste of time an athlete can participate in. A hard effort is replaced with ONE 400 meter sprint. Why don't these runners stay home and do a workout instead? Who cares if you blow your wad by trying to make it an honest race, It's THE TEXAS RELAYS, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
The most common thing I hear these elites say is that it was "Good experience for championship races". Oh please, Manzano, an olympian, gets 4th to college students. The experience gained from that should be to NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
Americans seem to rarely race, and then when they do, it severely lacks quality.
Discuss.