Flash women's recap:
Women’s race
The top women weren’t messing around early in this one as by the three-kilometer mark, seven women had broken away: Infeld, Seidel, World Champs steeple medalist Courtney Frerichs, Hoka One One NAZ Elite’s Stephanie Bruce, Susan Tanui, Emily Durgin, and Katrina Spratford.
The pack was tight, but it was clear that Infeld and Seidel were the ones in control, with those two leading the group and dictating the pace. One by one, the others faded away. At 6k, the lead pack was down to five and once Bruce fell off at the eight-kilometer mark, Infeld and Seidel were the last two women standing. Neither Infeld nor Seidel had ever won a USATF national title -- which drought would end in Tallahassee?
Both women surged hard on the downhills approaching nine kilometers, but neither gave an inch. Only one extended crushed-gravel hill remained before heading back onto the grass and the finishing straight, and that hill is where Infeld decided to go for broke. She opened up a gap of a couple meters halfway up and continued to push up and over it as the gap widened.
Once she hit the grass, only 500 meters remained and Infeld could smell her first national title. She left no doubt, going to her arms and powering down the home straight for a 3.4-second victory in 31:18.7.
Top 12 Results (everyone with in 3 minutes of the winner).
PLACE
1 Emily Infeld NIKE / Bowerman Track Club 33:18.7
2 Molly Seidel Saucony 33:22.1
3 Stephanie Bruce HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite 33:34.1
4 Courtney Frerichs NIKE / Bowerman Track Club 33:55.1
5 Emily Durgin New Balance 33:56.9
6 Susan Tanui U.S. Army 34:39.0
7 Katrina Spratford NE Distance 34:45.3
8 Obsie Birru NE Distance 35:32.1
9 Rachel Schilkowsky rabbit / NE Distance 35:49.0
10 Sandie Raines Mammoth Track Club 35:51.9
11 Veronica Eder Roots Running Project 35:56.6
12 Chelsea Blaase Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 36:19.5