This has come up in a discussion on Twitter... has there ever been a B final of the 10k at USAs or the Olympic Trials?
There are already a large number of women qualified for the 10k, and my guess is that with the new shoes on the market we will see more this spring.
Normally they would just adjust the standards, but Rose told me a few weeks ago that she doesn't want to do that, because they don't want to force previously qualified athletes to have to compete more during the middle of a pandemic if they weren't planning to.
B final seems like the best solution if the field becomes way too large to run all at once. That would be safer, both in terms of being able to run a clean race, and in terms of athletes having to breathe in each others' faces.
Has it been done before?
There are already a large number of women qualified for the 10k, and my guess is that with the new shoes on the market we will see more this spring.
Normally they would just adjust the standards, but Rose told me a few weeks ago that she doesn't want to do that, because they don't want to force previously qualified athletes to have to compete more during the middle of a pandemic if they weren't planning to.
B final seems like the best solution if the field becomes way too large to run all at once. That would be safer, both in terms of being able to run a clean race, and in terms of athletes having to breathe in each others' faces.
Has it been done before?
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