You didn't understand my post. And I think I was clear enough. Of course he should have gone for gold. That's just it. He could have given himself the best chance by simply sticking to his race plan. I'm not going to break down the race, but suffice to say it didn't call for sudden surges just for the sake of capturing the lead with over 400Ms to go. I said Pre would have won silver because we obviously have the luxury of being able to view it in hindsight. We know that Viren was just too strong and he had his own race plan that was well executed.
State Trooper W. D. Davis wrote:
Hate to sound like a Pre fanboy, and don't consider myself one, but...
I have issue w/ the "if pre had just run a smart race der, he'd've knabbed that there silver!" That sounds so lame. He didn't want the silver. He didn't want to settle for that 2nd best (aka 1st looser). It's ok for some to want that, but don't call someone's race the 'dumbest in history' when their goal is different from what yours might be.
It's alright to be a beta male who's content with silver (aka 1st looser), but some of us our alpha and go for the win or go home. We leave our balls on the track, whereas you leave them tucked up in your abdomen.
Peace.