By Bill Chappell Elite female distance runners take off at the start of the Atlanta Half Marathon on March 1. Jess McClain, middle left, led much of the race before an official car led her off course. Matthew Demarko/via Atlanta Track Club hide caption A big road race with national team implications usually ends in jubilation and relief. But since the USATF Half Marathon Championships ended in Atlanta on Sunday, athletes and officials alike have been searching for ways to salvage a women's race that ended in sadness and frustration. "I do not feel like the winner of the 2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships, because I know I should not actually be the winner," Molly Born, who is the official race winner, wrote on Instagram. Born had been running fifth late in the race, when the group of women well ahead of her with about a mile to go was misdirected off the course by an official race vehicle.…