Iowa State’s Katy Moen heads toward the finish line in the 10,000-meter race at the Big 12 championships at the Cyclone Sports Complex on Friday. Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribne
Let her go, Katy Moen thought as West Virginia’s Katie Gillespie pulled away from the three-women lead pack that ran step-for-step for the previous 11 laps. With 13 laps remaining in the Big 12 championship 10,000-meter women’s run at the Cyclone Sports Complex, there would be plenty of time to reel her back in.
But Gillespie never slowed down. She churned out 80-second splits, lap after lap.