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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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I guess. On the other hand, if you do not know you are being caught, you cannot react. Although not as tactical as a bike race, I assume the point of the marathon (for the elites) is to beat everyone else, not necessarily to go as fast as you can. I think the way it worked out, it would be unfair to somebody no matter what they did.
