That article by Jonathan Gault of LetsRun.com had some really brilliant insight.
Jonathan Gault can see the future.
For example, here is what Jonathan and LRC says in this LRC brilliant insight:
"Radcliffe’s world record is 2:15:25, and she ran two other marathons in the 2:17’s. It’s just been so long since anyone ran that fast that it’s begun to seem like an unreachable target. That doesn’t mean that someone’s going to go out and run 2:17 in London this year, but with so many women running in the low-65:00s or under for the half marathon, elite marathoners like Keitany or JEMIMA SUMGONG may set their targets higher when it comes to a goal time for the full distance."
Whoops.
LetsRun.com does it again!