OFFICIAL BOSTON UPDATE THREAD

captain and me wrote:

Is it too late to put Wesley Korir on the Canadian Olympic team - since he married a Canadian!!??

We don't need him!

Three homebread sub-2:11:29 earned it, 2 sub-2:11. Our team is set.

True North Strong and Free.

I am sitting here at school following this, Who got 2nd and third? and who won the womans?

So what were the final winning times?

agip wrote:

randall at 35k on 2:33 pace - running at 6:48 pace. goof.

you're the one who seems to be a goof

Happy2011finisher wrote:

OK, in-studio commentators, get it together. Korir will not be representing the US at the Olympics. How is that even a topic?

Really, WTF? "The coaches are going to have to look at him for the Olympic team"?? Don't tell Abdi, Meb and Hall!

Do they know that there was an Olympic trials marathon?

Tim Chichester, 11th Overall, 2nd American. 2:21:10.

7/14 elite women finish.

Big shout out to Timmy Chichester with a huge performance to finish as the 2nd American and the 11th overall finisher. SUNY G DO WORK

Place Bib Name Official Time State Country Ctz

1 8 Korir, Wesley 2:12:40 KEN

2 4 Matebo, Levy 2:13:06 KEN

3 9 Kipyego, Bernard 2:13:13 KEN

4 17 Hartmann, Jason 2:14:31 CO USA

5 5 Chebet, Wilson 2:14:56 KEN

Women's results:

Place Bib Name Official Time State Country Ctz

1 F4 Cherop, Sharon 2:31:50 KEN

2 F16 Sumgong, Jemima Jelagat 2:31:52 KEN

3 F11 Rono, Georgina 2:33:09 KEN

4 F6 Dado, Firehiwot 2:34:56 ETH

5 F15 Sigei, Diana 2:35:40 KEN

6 F8 Jeptoo, Rita 2:35:53 KEN

7 F20 Fujita, Mayumi 2:39:11 JPN USA

8 F17 Leonteva, Nadezdha 2:40:40 RUS

9 F102 Pretot, Svetlana 2:40:50 FRA

10 F104 Piers, Sheri L. 2:41:55 ME USA

williams was just humoring that goober

Men's full top 10 list:

Place Bib Name Official Time State Country Ctz

1 8 Korir, Wesley 2:12:40 KEN

2 4 Matebo, Levy 2:13:06 KEN

3 9 Kipyego, Bernard 2:13:13 KEN

4 17 Hartmann, Jason 2:14:31 CO USA

5 5 Chebet, Wilson 2:14:56 KEN

6 7 Korir, Laban 2:15:29 KEN

7 19 Butter, Michel 2:16:38 NED

8 10 Barmasai, David 2:17:16 KEN

9 41 Tamura, Hideaki 2:18:15 JPN

10 15 Kisorio, Mathew 2:18:15 KEN

joho wrote:

redux wrote:

Haaaaaartmaaaannnnn 4th.

Good smart run by Hartman.

Congrats to Wesley Korir.

Wasn't Korir working as a janitor or maintenance staff and caught a ride to Chicago or some other marathon close to Louisville. Had enough cash for 2 subway subs, gave one to a homeless man and went off and got like 2nd or 3rd?

Either way congrats to him on a solid victory.

@running_comment wrote:

Happy2011finisher wrote:

OK, in-studio commentators, get it together. Korir will not be representing the US at the Olympics. How is that even a topic?

Really, WTF? "The coaches are going to have to look at him for the Olympic team"?? Don't tell Abdi, Meb and Hall!

Do they know that there was an Olympic trials marathon?

Maybe talking about the Kenyan team?

Place Name Ctry Time

1. Wesley Korir KEN 2:12:40

2. Levy Matebo KEN 2:13:06

3. Bernard Kipyego KEN 2:13:13

4. Jason Hartmann USA 2:14:31

5. Wilson Chebet KEN 2:14:56

6. Laban Korir KEN 2:15:29

7. Michel Butter NED 2:16:38

8. David Barmasai KEN 2:17:16

9. Hideaki Tamura JPN 2:18:15

10. Mathew Kisorio KEN 2:18:15

HOLY CRAP these commentators are awful!

They just said that Wesley Korir might be on the U.S. Olympic Team for London? That the coaches and committee might have to take a look at him?

WHAT THE EFF are they talking about?

1. He's Kenyan.

2. The US Trials were months ago.

3. Boston performances don't matter for US team selection.

HOLY CRAP. How did anyone let them get hold of a microphone in this sport?

Butters and Cartman the fastest non-kenians... well done colorado!

old coach man wrote:

joho wrote:

Good smart run by Hartman.

Congrats to Wesley Korir.

Wasn't Korir working as a janitor or maintenance staff and caught a ride to Chicago or some other marathon close to Louisville. Had enough cash for 2 subway subs, gave one to a homeless man and went off and got like 2nd or 3rd?

Either way congrats to him on a solid victory.

Yeah, that is him. Real good guy. As far as I know he still works at UofL as a maintenance guy. I'm sure we will hear a LOT more about him after today.

Dumb question: Does Hartmann just handle the heat better than most others? or could he really turn in a marathon just 2 minutes slower than the top Kenyan guys on a better day?

I realize he ran smart, for time, but didn't Korir also run smart?