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@Sheril @design_law
My high school cross country coaches very explicitly used this philosophy for both races and training: form strategic clumps where faster runners hold back a bit to bring along the ones slightly slower. This not only optimized the CC scoring system, but created a deep field of ever-improving runners at all levels instead of a few make-or-break stars. Got me from “barely finishing” to pretty respectable times in my 3 years. Oh, and yeah, it won championships.