A big challenge USATF faces is that they can’t assume the top 3 misled runners would have been top 3 at the end.. a lot can happen. Designating a new race as the official team selection wipes the slate clean and provides those runners the opp to race their way onto the team.
IMO, the best remedy for the @usatf wmns half fiasco is to designate an alternative half b/w now-May (when team selection is due) as the official team selection race. Prob an unpopular opinion, but I also think USATF should be on the hook to comp entries to that half. Thoughts?
Busiest runner in America? 😅
Joey Whelan currently leads the 2025 California International Marathon at halfway in 64:30, which also doubles as the USATF national marathon championship.
Whelan has a 42 second lead on the nine-man chase pack as he contests his fifth marathon of the year, also his third since September. Just four weeks ago he won the Indy Monumental Marathon in 2:12:49.
@CitiusMag A lot of people choosing to misinterpret this comment. This was stated because the men’s kit had a unique look.. whereas the women’s kit looked very similar to ones we have already seen. This was not regarding the cut of the kit. Read the context of the tweet.
What a run by @JessTonn to come in 4th.
She ran her race, let the lead pack go. Was almost a minute down at halfway and 13th place.. Clawed her way back to 4th.
Nearly even split the race on a hot day. Super hard to do.