Attended Lake Placid as a spectator, saw a friend off at 6ish AM and stuck around to see them transition to bike. 3 hours later, the top men were running by. The 3rd guy’s leg was covered in blood from what was likely a bad spill on the bike. Almost certain that dude was in top 5.

It always amazes me, no matter the activity, the top 0.0001% of competition is always, 100%, without question, so very impressive.