What We Didn't Learn from the Olympic Women's Marathon by Jon Gugala, note

The Olympic women's marathon showed us... Well, it left us with several questions, actually. My @RunBlogRun story:

What We Didn't Learn from the Olympic Women's Marathon by Jon Gugala August 6, 2012 LONDON--I'll be honest: This title came to me before I even thought about what it meant. (Something like, "Huh. I like the sound of that.") But then I got to thinking about it, and after Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana earned the gold and an Olympic record of 2:23:07, with Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo in the silver and Russia's Tatyana Arkhipova in the bronze, there are many points that remain ambiguous despite the definitive nature of a race. Tiki Gelana wins Marathon at 2012 London Olympics Photo by PhotoRun.net Question: Isn't an Olympic medal sacred? Answer: No, nothing is sacred. And there is no Santa Claus. So let's dig in! The first question left unanswered by the women's Olympic marathon is just how good exactly Gelana is. And why? Because we've never really seen her truly compete internationally ...

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