asecifre wrote:
crosscounts wrote:
Don't blame Boston because the elites don't know how to run in the cold.
You sound like a fat fool.
Sounds like someone who stays on the couch when the weather drops below 60
asecifre wrote:
crosscounts wrote:
Don't blame Boston because the elites don't know how to run in the cold.
You sound like a fat fool.
Sounds like someone who stays on the couch when the weather drops below 60
what makes this a C level marathon and what makes a marathon A level?
It will be a good choice for Bekele when he is in his 60s, and looking for a casual win. He won't have to worry about anyone is a shiithole place like this. Boston sucks.
Actually the Mystique of Boston just got a massive boost. Way more drama than anything that will transpire in the other majors
I would have run crap there. I would never run Boston because the weather is shiit the whole year around. I'd go to Mauritania where the sun always shines.
SorryToSay wrote:
I say yes. Well done to Desi and Yuki, of course. Great athletes. But they have no business winning a major marathon. Both men’s and women’s top-10s were filled with C-level athletes. Most of the top Africans and even some Americans dropped out. Next year, do you think top athletes are going to be lining up to come to Boston? I do not. It’s already a low-preference choice for Africans, and it potentially became even more so today.
What! Nearly every poster says the race was terrific! I'm British with no real interest in who won but I was so entertained.
Of course, very hot marathons favour the Africans but this took me back to 9 mile cross country races with horizontal freezing rain ripping through everything.
Ah, happy days.
portsea57 wrote:
SorryToSay wrote:
I say yes. Well done to Desi and Yuki, of course. Great athletes. But they have no business winning a major marathon. Both men’s and women’s top-10s were filled with C-level athletes. Most of the top Africans and even some Americans dropped out. Next year, do you think top athletes are going to be lining up to come to Boston? I do not. It’s already a low-preference choice for Africans, and it potentially became even more so today.
What! Nearly every poster says the race was terrific! I'm British with no real interest in who won but I was so entertained.
Of course, very hot marathons favour the Africans but this took me back to 9 mile cross country races with horizontal freezing rain ripping through everything.
Ah, happy days.
difference between entertaining and quality
Guhh wrote:
Boston is a C-level marathon in general.
Today, it just so happened to have C-level winners.
You can then enjoy that d level clusterfuk that is London. Isnt Bekele the main draw there? The one that dnfs in perfect conditions. Yeah go and watch losers like that
weird wrote:
portsea57 wrote:
What! Nearly every poster says the race was terrific! I'm British with no real interest in who won but I was so entertained.
Of course, very hot marathons favour the Africans but this took me back to 9 mile cross country races with horizontal freezing rain ripping through everything.
Ah, happy days.
difference between entertaining and quality
Uh wrong. It's a sport for entertainment
Is London even in the top 10 in prestige? Ive even watched Houston but never London.
Banana Bread wrote:
I would have run crap there. I would never run Boston because the weather is shiit the whole year around. I'd go to Mauritania where the sun always shines.
Wrong ...
weird wrote:
portsea57 wrote:
What! Nearly every poster says the race was terrific! I'm British with no real interest in who won but I was so entertained.
Of course, very hot marathons favour the Africans but this took me back to 9 mile cross country races with horizontal freezing rain ripping through everything.
Ah, happy days.
difference between entertaining and quality
But there was quality there...but it crumbled in tough conditions.
I think today’s weather hurts the race a lot. Unless you’re getting a huge appearance fee why would any African risk having to run in weather they’ve never encountered much less run in. And before the “you have to deal with the conditions” idealists jump down my throat , at some level the weather turns it into something else, a tough mudder, etc. just look at the no names in the results , kudos to those people for their performance but this was a freak show of a race and would never have occurred had postponement been logistically possible
It's hardly much of a risk. When this kind of weather starts happening every other year, then come back and talk to us.
Were the crowds sparse? Part of the draw to run this was the crowd support. It was average. Good, but not worth returning especially with the shirt weather.
Not even close. Boston went up today. It's about handling what the course gives you.
hokay wrote:
Actually the Mystique of Boston just got a massive boost. Way more drama than anything that will transpire in the other majors
Yep, this. Fighting the elements, the hills. Goes along with the whole Boston strong work ethic. I loved it. Totally worth getting up at 6:30 am to watch live.
The bottom line is that this is an outdoor race, not a lab experiment. As such, a professional marathoner that aspires to compete at the top level of marathoning must be prepared to run in all conditions. I suppose the OP is the type to make excuses if an earthquake strikes in the middle of the London marathon this weekend and a sinkhole envelops the entire elite field, save the intrepid 2:12 guy that has the reflexes and dexterity to leap nimbly across the chasm and claim victory while the city burns around him.
Hurtsraceyes wrote:
I think today’s weather hurts the race a lot. Unless you’re getting a huge appearance fee why would any African risk having to run in weather they’ve never encountered much less run in. And before the “you have to deal with the conditions” idealists jump down my throat , at some level the weather turns it into something else, a tough mudder, etc. just look at the no names in the results , kudos to those people for their performance but this was a freak show of a race and would never have occurred had postponement been logistically possible
It was refreshing to see a couple of hard core strength runners win the race this year due to the conditions. Guess what, the African runners did risk running in weather they are not used to and they will again next year.
Boston is a great race. It always has been and always will be. No pacers and changing conditions make it an interesting race.
I like the time trial races also but not as much. Yeah, I’ll watch London this year but I already know it will be less exciting than what I saw today. No doubt about it.
Also, comparing it to a tough mudder race? Are you joking? The Boston Marathon has defined the event for well over 100 years. I hate to break it to you but nothing you say will change that.
No it did not since the overall performances were affected by an act out of thie control: REAL BAD WEATHER. Let me know when we are able to control the weather at our desires, deal?