That was my thinking all weekend(Supercrawl). How many times has Chris placed top 3 since he won RCAA series a few years ago? Also keeping in mind that he enters a LOT of events. Okay, now who DID place top 3 in all those events? From the spectator standpoint, WHO CARES! Everybody is always talking about Durham. It was hilarious to see the crowd follow him at the Supercrawl. Everytime he finished an obstacle, it was almost like the ground was moving. Everybody was heading over to see him on the next obstacle. From a spectator standpoint, it's great to follow who's winning, but they really show up to see the SHOW. If you had a pile of cash, who would you rather sponsor to get your name exposed?
That's why Durham compete's as a full time job(if my sources are correct), and a lot of 1st place guys don't.
Anyway, that's my $.015