Not a chance for a medal.They, once again we're not even in the hunt. Emma and The Courtney's didn't even PR. Emma has wanted to break 9 for YEARS now. She could at least stick her nose in it. 8th place is not worth being cautious.
Emma told Kata Goucher she felt like she was in 8:55 pace. What did she run? 916. Why didn't she at least try to go with the faster pace even if she blew up? At this point in her career I think any chance to break 9 is rapidly diminishing.
Why didn't she at least try to go with the faster pace even if she blew up?
Isn't that what she did?
yeah, what race did you watch? she went out aggressively thinking she was in sub 9 shape (source: post race interview) then died later on because she "[stuck] her nose in it"
I'll admit that I was multitasking a bit but she was squarely in the lead pack at that hot pace for a while, clearly ahead of the other two Americans but then faded badly and ended up behind Courtney F.
Obviously you did not watch the race…. Gutsy race for her but didn’t end up how she wants, I give her the credit for at least putting herself in the position to stick with the leaders. That is the type of race I want to watch even if she doesn’t medal