I mentioned in another thread two weeks ago that marathoners struggling to hit the 2.12.30 mark that qualifies them for whatever big event they want to compete in, Olympics or world champs, should run in Riga, Latvia, in the north of Europe yesterday. First year as a gold label, top five qualifies. Well, third was 2.14.04 so beating fourth or fifth should have been a canter for some of your top ten thoners.
Too far for 90% of our weak suckass 2:13 - 2:18 wannabes to travel.
It was around 27C, so not quite the weather for good results.
Obviously, Gold Label status should be determined by the prize money on offer, not by some arbitrary standard Eurotrash pulled out of their butt. As the Trials offer more prize money than the Latvian marathon, the Trials are obviously more important. Just another example of the IOC/IAAF trying to take power away from America - it won't work!
Making America Yuge Again wrote:
Obviously, Gold Label status should be determined by the prize money on offer, not by some arbitrary standard Eurotrash pulled out of their butt. As the Trials offer more prize money than the Latvian marathon, the Trials are obviously more important. Just another example of the IOC/IAAF trying to take power away from America - it won't work!
Only if the trials were open to foreigners
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