Boston Marathon 2006 Elite Field

hmmmm, no Ndereba this year?? Anyone know what's going on with Catherine the Great?

Ndereba won the Osaka Marathon in 2:25:05 on Jan. 29th and followed with a mediocre performance at the Fukuoka XC 6K in 20:24 to place 6th. Knowing the Japanese, Ndereba probably received a hefty sum of appearance money to run Osaka and perhaps bypass Boston for 2006. Look for Ndereba to run a Fall Marathon, perhaps Chicago in a quest to lower her personal best and former World Record 2:18 run.

Looks like a good field on the men's side. No free ride for the Americans.

Avocado's Number wrote:

Looks like a good field on the men's side. No free ride for the Americans.

No, it won't be. However most of the guys with the superior PRs all ran them several years ago.

Should be a much better race than last year. Hopefully our guys will all be mixing it up with the leaders.

What about American women? Do we have anyone?

Wyco Loco wrote:

However most of the guys with the superior PRs all ran them several years ago.

Yes, I noticed that, too. But there are a few younger and less seasoned marathoners in the mix.

I'll be interested to see if Yuda can finally have a breakthrough in the event. A few years ago, he was a half-marathoner wonderkind, seemingly on the way to a great marathoning career. It never happened.

how the heck is Verran still considered elite?

I hear that John Korir won Boston this year.

I am going to be chearing on my favorite women's marathoner Elfenesh Alemu. I hope she finally gets one here.

Alemu won't miss her.

No Gilmore?

Anyone know if the race will be televised nationally?

limon wrote:

how the heck is Verran still considered elite?

You get the vote for idiot if the day.

I really hope someone who is respected by the field decides to make it a fast contest from the gun. Mebrahtom and Alan are capable setting personal best even on Boston's course and Brian have a realistic shot at sub 2:10. It will be a thrilling race and hopefully a fast one with John Yuda in the field.

sorry, is 2:17-2:18 an elite time now?

Nacho wrote:

Anyone know if the race will be televised nationally?

On OLN

April 17

Live Coverage:

11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. ET

Same day re-air:

5:00 p.m.- 7 p.m. ET

limon wrote:

sorry, is 2:17-2:18 an elite time now?

He is a guy who everyone on the board should be pulling for, instead this snotty little shit makes a post like this. Amazing.

How many other posters here have run 2:18 or lower? Have you? Who are you to say he won't lower that time substantially this year?

why should we be pulling for him anymore than Culpepper or Meb or Gilmore?????

And it doesn't matter what I've run or not, this guy has flatlined for a long time now. that much is true.