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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I get this. But if the point of the seeding is to spare the elite runners from having to run with all the other runners in the race, then they can't really complain about the unfairness of being "caught" by someone in that pack who posts a better time.
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Well, what if the declared winner was told by race officials or her coach that her nearest competitor was way behind her, so she took her foot off the gas and cruised in? Isn't that basically the race's reasoning? If the elites were really that slow (relatively speaking), then it's the race's fault for not seeding Arien as an elite...unless Arien never provided a previous race time.
ETA: If I were as fast as Arien, I would have looked up previous SF race times to see if I could contend. This is an experienced runner we're talking about. If there is a good chance I'll be in the top ten of a race, I'm calling the race organizers to get an "elite" start.
