2014 National 1/2 Marathon Champs

You didn't make any predictions though. You want to take credit for discussing the favorites who should be discussed?

Meb, then Braun, Boit, Pennel, Llano, Puskedra, ???, Cabada 8th at 62:00.

Hall bonked hard, out of the top 8.

Burla at 80:48, Kleppin, Comfot, Thomas, Santucci, Suver, Moody, Dinius at 73:something.

No audio on Meb's interview

texts from last nite LRC-style wrote:

Rojo, you questioned Meb's age + Braun's half ability/PR in the text, and they end up 1-2...sure you want to take 'credit' for this??? ;)

Yes. She asked for my thoughts about the race so I broke it down like i thought an analyst would - conversational style. You look at the guys enetered and you realize instantly Meb and Braun are the best ones in terms of absolute performance. The question was : is MEb too old and is Braun good at thelonger stuff.Answer: No and yes.

Thats big. A big group, 10 or so together.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/livenow?id=8789675

Local broadcast, no embedded clock or commentary.

I think he is a pacer

Great to see Burla get the win today. This NYTimes article tells a little more about her and the cancer and surgery she's dealt with.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/sports/19burla.html

douglas burke wrote:

in the full marathon jeff eggleston is with the leaders at the half marathon mark in 1:03.15

Eggleston had the flue last week, so he scratched from the half, but was feeling better so he decided to pace the marathon as a workout.

Rojo, Braun won the Go!StLouis 1/2 marathon last year in 1:03:13, and set a Missouri state all-comers record in doing so, on a less than flat course, so was showing some distance ability with that. That record bettered the time of Gert Thys, a 2:06 marathoner, as well as Mark Curp's resident record.

Great fan turnout in spite of the 64 degree temps. Hundreds of fans came out to see the race. At some points clusters of as many as 15 fans could be seen enjoying the race. Many gathered at bus stops taking advantage of the sheltered seats.

32 OT qualifiers for the men.

1 Meb Keflezighi

San Diego, CA 14:39 29:10 43:34 58:12 1:01:23

2 Aaron Braun

Englewood, CO 14:38 29:10 43:38 58:25 1:01:38

3 Josphat Boit

Mammoth Lakes, CA 14:39 29:10 43:37 58:25 1:01:41

4 Tyler Pennel

Blowing Rock, NC 14:39 29:10 43:37 58:31 1:01:44

5 Matthew Llano

Flagstaff, AZ 14:40 29:11 43:40 58:33 1:01:47

6 Luke Puskedra

Beaverton, OR 14:39 29:11 43:39 58:33 1:01:48

7 Shadrack Biwott

Folsom, CA 14:39 29:10 43:38 58:36 1:01:56

8 Fernando Cabada

Boulder, CO 14:39 29:10 43:38 58:46 1:02:00

9 Tim Ritchie

Brighton, MA 14:38 29:10 43:41 58:46 1:02:00

10 Gabriel Proctor

Mammoth Lakes, CA 14:40 29:11 43:43 59:04 1:02:22

11 Sean Quigley

Lafayette, CO 14:39 29:13 44:18 59:35 1:02:46

12 Jonathan Grey

Minneapolis, MN 14:39 29:11 44:03 59:29 1:02:51

13 Ben Bruce

Flagstaff, AZ 14:43 29:37 44:33 59:44 1:02:53

14 Scott Macpherson

Columbia, MO 14:47 29:37 44:29 59:39 1:02:56

15 Ahmed Osman

Flagstaff, AZ 14:40 29:10 44:07 59:40 1:03:02

16 Elliot Krause

Madison, WI 15:00 30:05 45:04 1:00:06 1:03:15

17 Tyler Mccandless

Boulder, CO 14:47 29:55 45:04 1:00:10 1:03:25

18 Craig Curley

Tucson, AZ 14:41 29:49 45:04 1:00:15 1:03:27

19 Joe Moore

Manhattan, KS 15:00 30:05 45:04 1:00:15 1:03:33

20 Joseph Gray

Colorado Springs, CO 15:01 30:07 45:04 1:00:23 1:03:42

21 Jeremy Freed

Longmont, CO 15:00 30:06 45:04 1:00:30 1:03:51

22 Enoch Nadler

Richardson, TX 15:01 30:06 45:04 1:00:31 1:03:55

23 Sergio Reyes

Palmdale, CA 14:56 30:06 45:04 1:00:40 1:04:06

24 Brandon Birdsong

Manitou Springs, CO 15:00 30:05 45:04 1:00:58 1:04:21

25 Dan Kremske

Woodstock, IL 15:04 30:18 45:32 1:01:06 1:04:27

26 Daniel Tapia

Castroville, CA 15:00 30:06 45:32 1:01:16 1:04:32

27 Craig Leon

Eugene, OR 15:00 30:06 45:25 1:01:11 1:04:34

28 Anthony Solis

Sacramento, CA 15:00 30:06 45:30 1:01:18 1:04:35

29 Cole Atkins

Blowing Rock, NC 15:14 30:16 45:31 1:01:11 1:04:37

30 Thomas Dialynas

Denver, CO 15:21 30:47 46:09 1:01:34 1:04:49

31 Benjamin Sathre

Chaska, MN 15:00 30:18 46:02 1:01:34 1:04:51

32 Michael Reneau

Minneapolis, MN 15:09 30:42 46:09 1:01:42 1:04:59

Read more: USATF.TV - Events - USA Half Marathon Championships - Official Website

http://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365#ixzz2qr8PYcAr

20 OT qualifiers for the women:

1 Serena Burla

Falls Church, VA 17:02 33:28 50:07 1:07:08 1:10:48

2 Lauren Kleppin

Mammoth Lakes, CA 17:02 33:43 50:47 1:08:26 1:12:12

3 Caitlin Comfort

Madison, WI 17:03 34:10 51:12 1:08:33 1:12:16

4 Wendy Thomas

Windsor, CO 17:02 34:02 51:12 1:08:41 1:12:29

5 Clara Santucci

Dilliner, PA 17:05 34:25 51:39 1:09:12 1:12:58

6 Mattie Suver

Colorado Springs, CO 17:03 34:18 51:54 1:09:23 1:13:06

7 Tera Moody

Boulder, CO 17:03 34:11 51:42 1:09:28 1:13:25

8 Stephanie Dinius

Palo Alto, CA 17:22 34:57 52:26 1:09:53 1:13:28

9 Alia Gray

Boulder, CO 17:11 34:32 52:02 1:09:55 1:13:34

10 Kara Lubieniecki

Boulder, CO 17:12 34:31 51:59 1:09:54 1:13:38

11 Sara Hall

Flagstaff, AZ 17:03 33:50 51:26 1:09:47 1:13:38

12 Meghan Peyton

Richfield, MN 17:16 34:48 52:28 1:10:14 1:13:56

13 Meaghan Nelson

Boise, ID 17:25 35:03 52:31 1:10:12 1:14:02

14 Allison Morgan

Lexington, KY 17:34 35:11 52:43 1:10:21 1:14:04

15 Sarah Cummings

New York, NY 17:34 35:11 52:43 1:10:21 1:14:06

16 Melissa Johnson-White

Lake Orion, MI 17:34 35:11 52:43 1:10:21 1:14:06

17 Dot Mcmahan

Oakland Township, MI 17:35 35:11 52:43 1:10:31 1:14:16

18 Katie Dicamillo

Providence, RI 17:16 34:48 52:26 1:10:22 1:14:16

19 Ariana Hilborn

Tempe, AZ 17:35 35:11 52:43 1:10:29 1:14:22

20 Renee Baillie

Bend, OR 17:02 34:18 52:18 1:11:07 1:14:55

Read more: USATF.TV - Events - USA Half Marathon Championships - Official Website

http://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365#ixzz2qr9bCTtV

Going to pickup my Skechers GoMeb Race shoe later this week...may even spring for those new gorun ultra's, that have vomero like cush but 8mm drop with insole. I believe these are Meb's trainers as he only does drills, shorter runs, and gym in the goruns.

Nice to see Wisconsin represented by the top three! First two are from Wisconsin and Caitlin ran for the Badgers.

Nice! New PR by Tim Ritchie.

I'm really impressed by Matt Llano. I never thought he was a 61:xx guy. That's really good.

Any news on the full marathon? Nice result for Eggleston at the half as a pacer. Wonder how he would have done if he had run the half.

Heard the coverage was solid. Pissed I missed it. Anyone know if it will be posted later for viewing for those who missed this morning? Or not worth watching?

nice race wrote:

32 OT qualifiers for the men

22, actually. USATF moved the standard from 1:05:00 to 1:04:00 when they tightened the full-distance standard from 2:19:00 to 2:17:00.

Top 20 in the marathon...three Americans under the standard and Wietecha missing it by 17 seconds.

5K10K15KHALF25K30K35K40KFINISH

Pos. Name State BIB Division Age Pred. Finish Pred. Daytime Diff Time

1 Worku, Bazu (ETH) PA 1 20-24 23 - - +00:00 02:07:32

2 Terfa, Getachew (ETH) PA 4 30-34 30 - - +00:22 02:07:54

3 Uribe, Jose Antonio (MEX) 4155 25-29 28 - - +01:23 02:08:55

4 Gemeda, Dadi Yami (ETH) 2 30-34 32 - - +03:36 02:11:08

5 Ondoro, Dominic (KEN) NM 6 25-29 25 - - +04:11 02:11:43

6 Cheruiyot, Kimutai (KEN) NC 53 25-29 28 - - +05:50 02:13:22

7 Burrell, Ian (USA) AZ 17 25-29 28 - - +05:54 02:13:26

8 Geneti, Senbeto (ETH) MA 15 20-24 20 - - +06:14 02:13:46

9 Chavkin, Nikolay (RUS) NY 12 25-29 29 - - +06:30 02:14:02

10 Young, Tim (USA) VA 22 25-29 26 - - +07:42 02:15:14

A 11 Rizzo, Patrick (USA) CO 13 30-34 30 - - +08:21 02:15:53

12 Tuwei, David (KEN) MN 14 30-34 34 - - +08:50 02:16:22

13 Humphrey, Luke (USA) MI 18 30-34 32 - - +09:02 02:16:34

14 Wietecha, Scott (USA) TN 16 30-34 32 - - +09:45 02:17:17

15 Mcaneney, Lucas (CAN) ON 23 25-29 27 - - +10:43 02:18:15

16 Ashkettle, Benjamin (NZL) 20 25-29 25 - - +11:44 02:19:16

17 Gebrehiwet, Desta (ETH) MA 8 25-29 25 - - +13:34 02:21:06

18 Macdowell, Adam (USA) LA 21 30-34 34 - - +16:25 02:23:57

19 Daum, Jeremy (USA) TX 220 25-29 27 - - +16:51 02:24:23

20 Harwell, Stewart (USA) TX 60 25-29 29 - - +17:19 02:24:51

Nathan Pennington produced an opening 5K at 5:20 pace and no other splits.

Women:

22 1 1 » Bekele, Abebech (ETH) 101 20-24 23 02:25:52 02:25:52 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

23 2 1 » Assefa, Meskerem (ETH) PA 102 25-29 28 02:25:59 02:25:59 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

24 3 2 » Burka, Gelete (ETH) PA 107 25-29 27 02:26:03 02:26:03 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

25 4 2 » Degefa, Biruktait (ETH) 115 20-24 23 02:26:22 02:26:22 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

27 5 3 » Haji, Makda (ETH) 106 25-29 25 02:27:37 02:27:37 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

33 6 1 » Aryasova, Tatiana (RUS) NY 103 30-34 34 02:34:19 02:34:19 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

41 7 4 » Bazeley, Kate (CAN) NF 207 25-29 29 02:40:49 02:40:49 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

44 8 5 » Erdelyi, Zsofia (HUN) 111 25-29 26 02:41:53 02:41:53 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

45 9 1 » Tanner, Heather (USA) CA 218 35-39 35 02:42:19 02:42:19 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

48 10 2 » Juarez, Paula (MEX) Guanajuato 226 35-39 35 02:44:02 02:44:02 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

49 11 6 » Spadafino, Angela (USA) TX 160 25-29 26 02:44:50 02:44:50 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

68 12 3 » Santa Maria, Jennifer (USA) CA 219 35-39 35 02:50:58 02:50:58 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

71 13 7 » Steffan, Hannah (USA) TX 1519 25-29 25 02:52:04 02:52:08 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

88 14 3 » Mojtabaeezamani, Laleh (USA) TX 204 20-24 24 02:55:05 02:55:05 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

107 15 2 » Caron, Anngela (USA) TX 163 30-34 32 02:57:39 02:57:39 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

110 16 1 » Bennett, Laura (USA) TX 162 45-49 46 02:57:52 02:57:52 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

133 17 3 » La Sala, Michelle (USA) CA 1232 30-34 33 02:59:35 02:59:52 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

144 18 4 » Garcia, Kristin (USA) TX 1317 30-34 33 03:00:08 03:00:23 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

148 19 1 » Mac Namee, Kimberly (USA) TX 161 40-44 42 03:00:49 03:00:49 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

150 20 5 » Kostka, Kristen (USA) IL 1320 30-34 31 03:01:13 03:01:31 Add Runner To 'My Favorites'

Coverage wrote:

Heard the coverage was solid. Pissed I missed it. Anyone know if it will be posted later for viewing for those who missed this morning? Or not worth watching?

Julie Benson wasn't bad--she must have a lot of time on her hands to practice now that Jenny Simpson fired her.

Jorge Torres? Maybe he knows a lot, but the only thing missing from a complete meltdown in his commentary was a "Boom goes the dynamite."

I'm gonna make a rojo-esque prediction about today's NFL playoff games. Either the Broncos or the Patriots will wind up facing an NFL adversary in the Super Bowl, probably a West Coast team. I'm thinking the combined score of the two games today will be more than 15 points but less than 200. The team that wins will both run and pass the ball and also play enough defense to ensure a solid outcome, because that's how football is played these days by the new generations of pros -- none of this "score fewer points and advance to the next round anyway" shit from these 'roided-up monsters.