Women's 5k: It Doesn't Get Better Than This!

"This race is what the Olympic Trials are all about.

It had the American record holder, it had seven women with the Olympic 'A' qualifying standard, and it had a bunch without the 'A' who dreamed of the 'A' and were willing to do the work to try to get it.

And in the end, it will be remembered for one thing - the most thrilling of victories and the most agonizing of defeats - and by victory and defeat we mean the victory of finishing third and defeat of finishing fourth.

A truly, truly epic race."

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Original article courtesy of letsrun.com.