ATHLETES SUX wrote:
Why is this the fault of USATF? Athletes like Culpepper and Ritz and Goucher and Torres all hurt other athletes by running in the trials and not Worlds. I hope that if Hall and the others that step on the starting line in San Diego, that they plan on going to Worlds. If not, then they are stabbing another athlete in the back. No one is forcing them to run in San Diego.
Great logic. Why exactly should their decision hurt other athletes? No one is forcing the USATF to only take 6. Why can't it be the best of both worlds where people can freely decide and USATF takes a full team to the one international cross country race a year. Why call the race the USATF Cross Country Nationals and 2008 World Team Selection instead of just 2008 World Team Selection? Should they not be allowed to compete for a National title just because the race is also the selection criteria for the world team?