There is plenty of agony and disappointment that comes with near misses in running, especially when there are spots for an Olympic or world championship team on the line. At U.S. championships, typically the top three men and women who finish in their respective race or event and have hit the requisite qualifying time will go on to wear the red, white and blue at a global championship. The rest of the field returns home to training with varying degrees of heartbreak.
For Ben True, the list of close calls at U.S. championships or Olympic Trials is long.