Men's McDonnell Memorial 8k - Chile Pepper XC Festival 2024 [Full Replay]

[@matthewkelly6012]

They have bibs on with numbers that identify them, the results came over the timing mat, and Kirami Yego has been a top 15 guy in the NCAA for 1-2 entire years. It's so pathetic for these commentators to incorrectly identify Kirami Yego for so long. Give the man his respect.

[@matthewmyers7826]

And has been doing the glasses for awhile now, which makes him stand out even more

[@ProMaster7456]

I got a autograph from Timothy Chesondin while I was here, he signed my Air Maxes.

[@taylorjones3083]

You can see Yego had dust in face the whole race and still didn't care. Just took of business!

[@coleface8707]

the dust there was pretty bad, breathing killed my lungs in this race before my legs could even go lactic lol

[@wayneelliott9249]

I think most of the dust is coming from the atv that is recording. Very unfair to the leaders!

[@mrrob6730]

First 4 Kenyan

[@Hhhhhsgaga]

Cause they’re better

[@T1MB05L1C3]

@@Hhhhhsgaga No it's because they're 27

[@dominicgonzales384]

They are basically signing pros to 4 years that haven’t ran college before loop hole because of the NIL deals I believe

[@robertkraus2585]

Ran at Southern Arkansas University for 5 years in the Great American Conference. My last year East Central began mainly recruiting guys from Kenya. The year after I left(2023 last year), East Central's entire top 7 were all Kenyans. Harding recruited someone from there too(likely gonna win the GAC meet).

[@drewk3805]

@@dominicgonzales384 yep, I just went to a meet where a 27 year old freshman from VT named Nicholas kipchirchir went sub 23 for 8k

[@joshuasmith1215]

there's a 5'1" runner out there?

[@olivervarney2032]

lol this is not XC. You should see what we have to run on in the UK...

[@MDAOS]

Bro not every course in the US looks like this. Trust me it gets way worse

[@haucks]

Yeah, you are totally right. UK XC courses usually have tons of hills, poor footing, mud, and haybales thrown in. NCAA teams would refuse to race on such a course out of concern for injury.

[@sgheindel]

Each course, and region, has its own personality. I love that about xc, as well as trail running, here in the States!

[@runnerspace]

The fun thing about cross country is you get to use what is available to you in your area.

[@judegiolitto3972]

Yet the top UK college runners come to USA to run cross country

[@benchavis1624]

The announcers were awful. Totally ignored the fourth place runner with blonde hair at the finish.