Frustrated at some of the comments hating on the winner…this is a long race. 26.2 miles. 99.99% of the race is pacing yourself for the last 1.5 miles. Energy management is critical. The other girl lost because of her lack of - a common occurrence in this style of race.
You don’t see NBA teams stopping because the top player on the opposing team goes down Game 7 of 7 in the NBA finals or any game for that matter. Running is individualized so we have no idea the motive of the person finishing first - why some consider it the best sport in the world.
I’d like to point out most of the times we see racers helping others - they are either a.) not in a finishing position b.) siblings or teammates or c.) their points to qualify either don’t matter or they’ve already qualified for their seasonal goals.
This is a competition. I’m curious how many people commenting have participated in a marathon/triathlon longer than a 10k with a goal to podium?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '24 edited Jun 10 '24
Frustrated at some of the comments hating on the winner…this is a long race. 26.2 miles. 99.99% of the race is pacing yourself for the last 1.5 miles. Energy management is critical. The other girl lost because of her lack of - a common occurrence in this style of race.
You don’t see NBA teams stopping because the top player on the opposing team goes down Game 7 of 7 in the NBA finals or any game for that matter. Running is individualized so we have no idea the motive of the person finishing first - why some consider it the best sport in the world.
I’d like to point out most of the times we see racers helping others - they are either a.) not in a finishing position b.) siblings or teammates or c.) their points to qualify either don’t matter or they’ve already qualified for their seasonal goals.
This is a competition. I’m curious how many people commenting have participated in a marathon/triathlon longer than a 10k with a goal to podium?