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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
She also beat her best time ever by 12 minutes. From the article, she seemed like she had no clue that she'd end up running that fast. And if her preconceived notion of elite was 2:40 ish, and she tended to run around 3:10 in the past, it makes perfect sense that she wouldn't sign up for the elite status.
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The women's "B" qualifiying time for the Olympic Trials is 2:47. Her goal was to run sub-3, less than 13 minutes off that qualifying time. She is running a race that has no true elites. Anyone who is that fast should know that she had a chance of placing. Again, I agree that she should be declared the winner, but I also believe that she is partially to blame for being so naive.
If my best time is 2:42 (20 minutes slower than the men's "B" Olympic Time Trial Qualifying time), and I'm running in a non-major marathon, I am calling to ask for elite status.
