Official 2014 TCS New York City Marathon Live Discussion Thread

Blake Russell has dropped out.

Imai to the lead. The last mile was 5:11. He was 6th last year in 2:10:45 and has a 2:09:30 pb.

30 years old. Go Japan...

Men’s Mile Splits

Mile 1: 5:51 (unofficial -mile marker has blown over)

Mile 2: 4:49 (10:40)

Mile 3: 4:47 (15:27)

Mile 4: 5:03 (20:30)

Mie 5: 4:57 (25:27)

Mile 6: 4:58 (30:25) - 10k 31:30

Mile 7: 5:15 (35:40)

Mile 8: 5:06 (40:46)

Mile 9: 5:05 (45:51)

Mile 10: 5:05 (50:56) - Still 2:13:30 pace

Mile 11: 5:14 (56:10)

Mile 12: 4:54 (1:01:04)- pack at 1:01:07

Mile 13: 5:12 (1:06:16)

Halfway - 66:55

Mile 14 - 5:04 - 1:11:20 11 in lead pack at 1:15…Meb, April, Mutai, Kiprotich, Kiypego, Kogo, Kirui, Kipsang, April, Gebremariam, Benti

Mile 15 - 5:09 (1:16:29)

Mil 16: 5:22 (1:21:51)

Mile 17: 5:11 (1:27:02) pack is 5 seconds back.

Imai strikes. Wow... Has 30m already. Will they let him go?

BACK IN THE LEAD PACK!!!

This is going to be a crazy last 10k

The women's race is starting to string out. Keitany and Sumgong are pushing it at the front, followed by Dado. Then a gap to El Moukim, Moreira, Prokopcuka.

We wouldn't know. Been too busy talking to Bernard king

Half of the Bernie and Ernie show!

Thank you Rojo.

I like Mr Automatic, BK, but get back to the race.

I have no problem with ESPN talking to Bernard King. However if they do it they should do a picture in picture. Have him ideally in a small screen, but if they want to have him in the big screen fine but still show the race.

During any other pro sport when they interview someone during the competition they still show the competition.

Is Imai going to pull a Meb?

Damnit.

The ESPN people didn't listen to me.

The scrolling timebar showing how far back people is back and again they are showing times to the hundredths of a second. So someone who is with the lead pack looks like they are 32 seconds behind.

Please.

Ridiculous:

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/10/good-bad-ugly-last-years-new-york-city-marathon-broadcast-espn2/

YUKI YUKI YUKI wrote:

BACK IN THE LEAD PACK!!!

Go Yuki!!!!

Imai pulled back by Kipsang mostly.

Great racing! I'm starting to think this might come down to a kick. Actually, I'll make a prediction that one of the races does.

Women

Mile 1: 6:30 first mile unofficial (can’t be right)

Mile 2: 5:34 second mile (12:04 at 2 miles)

Mile 3:4:52 (16:56) 17:31 at 5k

Mile 4: 5:42 (22:38)

Mie 5: 5:36 (28:14)

Mile 6: 5:34 (33:48) 35:01 at 10k. 17:30 second 5k.

Mile 7: 5:35 (39:23)

Mile 8: 5:40 (45:03)

Mile 9: 5:29 (50:32) 52:18 at 15k. 17:17 third 5k.

Mile 10: 5:29 (56:01)

Mile 11: 5:45 (1:01:46)

Mile 12: 5:29 (1:07:15) 1:09:45 at 20k. 17:27 fourth 5k.

Mile 13: 5:45 (1:13:00). 1:13:40 at halfway (2:27:20 pace)

Mile 14: 5:40 (1:18:40)

Mile 15: 5:42 (1:24:22) 1:27:36 at 25 k. 17:51 fifth 5k.

Mile 16: 5:47 (1:30:09)

Mile 17: 5:30 (1:35:39)

Mile 18: 5:24 (1:41:03) 1:44:33 at 30k. 16:57 sixth 5k.

Mile 19: 5:29 (1:46:32)

Mile 20: 5:33 (1:52:05)

Mile 21: 5:35 (1:57:40) 2:01:48 at 35k. 17:15 seventh 5k.

Mile 22: 5:22 (2:03:02)

Keitany and Sumgong have broken away from the field after a 5:22 22nd mile, the fastest of the race so far. Of course the camera cut out in the media center while they were pulling away...

the break is fvcking on. 4:45 mile and we are....BACK TO COMMERCIAL

Mary and Jemima have made a break for it and dropped everyone else. It's between these two ladies.

Men’s SPlits

Men’s Mile Splits

Mile 1: 5:51 (unofficial -mile marker has blown over)

Mile 2: 4:49 (10:40)

Mile 3: 4:47 (15:27)

Mile 4: 5:03 (20:30)

Mie 5: 4:57 (25:27)

Mile 6: 4:58 (30:25) - 10k 31:30

Mile 7: 5:15 (35:40)

Mile 8: 5:06 (40:46)

Mile 9: 5:05 (45:51)

Mile 10: 5:05 (50:56) - Still 2:13:30 pace

Mile 11: 5:14 (56:10)

Mile 12: 4:54 (1:01:04)- pack at 1:01:07

Mile 13: 5:12 (1:06:16)

Halfway - 66:55

Mile 14 - 5:04 - 1:11:20 11 in lead pack at 1:15…Meb, April, Mutai, Kiprotich, Kiypego, Kogo, Kirui, Kipsang, April, Gebremariam, Benti

Mile 15 - 5:09 (1:16:29)

Mil 16: 5:22 (1:21:51)

Mile 17: 5:11 (1:27:02) pack is 5 seconds back.

Mile 18: 4:51 (1:31:53). First sub-5 mile since mile 12.