i am a little surprised they are going from Portland to Bend, the reasoning doesn't make sense to me. My bet is something else is the cause for the change. On another note, Worlds is being run the correct way with heats. Having no field limits as nationals is foolish and an insult to folks spending a lot of money to go there and race.
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So what is the situation, one big race? No qualifying rounds? Having hundred plus in a field just does not work.
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