A couple weeks before Grant ran his 26:33 last year, he ran his then-AR 12:53 . . . Woody just broke that record while Joe K almost did.
Possible that Woody and/or Joe are going for Grant's AR but have kept quiet about it. If that's the case, then they will need their own rabbit to go out in around 13:20 or so. Should that happen, possible that the rabbit will be none other than Grant himself.
One other possibility . . . Grant and Mo are racing . . . just being dramatic about a last-minute announcement . . . and are targeting their own national records .
Who knows who will be announced as new competitors within the next few days?
Eiiish McColgan was just added today . . . her 30:19 pr from Hengelo last year puts her as the 3rd fastest in the field behind Dibaba (!) and Cranny.
Cheptegei and Kiplimo will be racing the NY Half in a few weeks . . . if they are already training in the US, maybe they'll jump in at the last moment.
One can dream.
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