Official 2017 Dubai Marathon Live Discussion Thread

broken arrow wrote:

sound went off on the UAE feed

didn't really mind, although he said mother f*cker quite a lot.

I don't speak arabic.

4th place dude is nowhere to be seen. Gapped by 1min+?

HardLoper what are your thoughts?

Well, ladies and gentlemen. Whatever drugs Bekele was on didn't interact well with his body today or it didn't do its job of preventing cramps. Next time.

It's a shame but this was the right decision for him. Anyone planning for him to run 2:03 in Berlin and then come back in under four months to run 2:02 was a fool--but even more the fool who wanted him to run that in almost 70 degree weather AND then come back and run London three months later and then maybe run World's in the marathon. Respect the marathon by taking proper rest between.

rojo wrote:

xyzq wrote:

Can you all ban the spammer on this thread?

He's been banned and all of his posts deleted.

If Bekele is not hurt, here is my favorite tweet of the night. Bekele just ran a 62:48 half. Not bad 3 months out from London.

https://twitter.com/JRNHeadlines/status/822287587180064774

I'll tell you now I dont think there will be a course record. Same logic applies. You don't hit a CR in 69 weather. End of story. We wanted to fool ourselves.

They still have a good shot at the CR

check here post of itai333

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7996551&page=2

this just in, Bekele is taking a cab to mile 20 to continue the race and get the WR.

Well wrote:

Well, ladies and gentlemen. Whatever drugs Bekele was on didn't interact well with his body today or it didn't do its job of preventing cramps. Next time.

What about the magic carbo drink?

Sad when the wheelchair finish is the highlight of the race.

Kenny B. did not fail, because unlike most of us he dreamed big and put himself in a race where few would dare.

Expect Great Things, for America.

Gotta goto bed now.

broken arrow wrote:

what will kipruto do at 30K?

Seriously!!! Good race here still between Kipruto, Sisay Lemma, and Tamirat Tola. All just a shade slower than 2:03 pace.

Side note: What happens when the East Africans start competing in the wheelchair race in appreciable numbers?

Did anyone else notice that Ethiopia cheering sections looked totally edited (like maybe even flown-in footage from a previous year?). At the beginning of the race when it was totally dark outside, it was already totally light out by the Ethiopia crew

I said at 10k Tola looked great, he still looks serene

jjjjjj wrote:

It's a shame but this was the right decision for him. Anyone planning for him to run 2:03 in Berlin and then come back in under four months to run 2:02 was a fool--but even more the fool who wanted him to run that in almost 70 degree weather AND then come back and run London three months later and then maybe run World's in the marathon. Respect the marathon by taking proper rest between.

OK DAD

The magic carbondrink didn't sit well in his stomach and didn't get digested as well. So the drugs in them were ineffective.

I can't decide now whether it was gutsy, for publicity, or plain stupid to make a blatant challenge to the WR in such crappy conditions. Leader seems to be handling somewhat well though, allegedly only +20 at 30k

Oh no! Lemma gone???

Meanwhile, Tola is drafting machine!

he called it

Kenenisa Bekele wrote:

They're saying something's wrong with his left side.