General Tso wrote:
The motivation makes no sense to me. Idk, maybe in some warped way, he's trying to inspire the kids he's coaching or something.
Recently, at the larger races, I've been noticing a lot more automatic cameras and random timing mats (not just at mile-to-mile checkpoints). I never understood why anyone would want to see poor quality video of runners in agony at random sections of a race, but it makes a lot of sense now.
He beat Gene’s record by less than a minute while slowing down significantly the last leg. In my opinion , the motivation is clear.