Live from New York

Watching on Eurosport, Leon is getting a lot of mention and air time, and good for him.

They've gone to commercial and you've missed the big break in the women's race!!!

Keitany is clear!!

Leon looks the most relaxed in the jogging lead pack, great form...

history on him please?

They indeed mentioned his name and something about that this is his 4th marathon of the year.

Watcherxxx wrote:

No recollection of a Leon reference.

Now they are starting to give the 'sub-elites' some props.

For years, I hear of Nick A's 2:11 PR & consistency. But in the races that matter more....

Congratulations to ESPN2 for some of the best coverage the NY Marathon has ever had.

For once--thank God!--the coverage is actually on the race and the racers, not on Joe Back-of-the-Pack running against colorectal cancer, or whatever the heck they're flacking these days with the help of distance running.

2011, 2013? Leon had a really good Boston run. Close to top 10 I think?

Egun wrote:

Wouldnt it be a solid strategy for Meb to get a lot of air time early in the race, then gracefully drop out along first avenue and save it for Oly Trials?

He doesn't need to save anything to win against American scrubs at trials. He will win it just like in 2012, when he had even less time after NYC.

When he was chatting with Leon right before the bridge I knew he was planning to hit the front on the bridge and lead coming onto 5th Ave. So he got the air time. He's not a DNFer like certain other American elites, though.

Keitany just put 10 seconds on Tufa in the last half mile. Goodnight.

Keitany's lead is massive -- 19 seconds at 22 miles and growing rapidly. She should cruise to the title now, but you never know...

Looks like Keitany has this in the bag. Way, clear.

Thweat in 7th :48 back.

Rojo, if posters on this thread generally agreed, would you stop re-posting the entire string of splits and updates? It makes the thread much less readable.

Please post "agree" if you agree.

So the men's last 5k was 16:24. Keitany's last 5k was also 16:24.

55 degrees at start

Women

Mile 1: 5:58

Mile 2: 5:14 (11:12)

Mile 3: 5:36 (16:48)

5K: 17:21 Moreira, Daunay and Fien have been doing the work up front

Mile 4: 5:32 ( 22:20 )

Mile 5: 5:28 (27:48)

Mile 6: 5:29 (33:17)

10K: 34:27 (17:06)

Mile 7: 5:40 (38:57) Deba back up with the leaders too. Prokopcuka at the back so she’s there too)

Mile 8: 5:40 (44:37) Moreira keeps leading but they’re not going that fast

Mile 9: 5:35 (50:12) Lead pack down to 10

15K: 51:55 (17:28)

Mile 10: 5:27 (55:39)

Mile 11: 5:35 (1:01:14) Lead pack still at 10. Thweatt is visibly working to stay up there.

Mile 12: 5:27 (1:06:41) Ding dropped in mile 13. Down to 9

20K: 1:09:03 (17:08)

Mile 13: 5:37 (1:12:18)

HM: 1:12:54 Nine in lead pack. Buzunesh Deba has stopped running.

Mile 14: 5:34 (1:17:52)

Mile 15: 5:36 (1:23:28)

25km: 1:26:39 (17:36) Daunay of France has been dropped

Mile 16: 5:38 (1:29:06) Leaders down to 9 with Daunay off the back.

Mile 17: 5:27 (1:34:33) Daunay has caught them again

Mile 18: 5:25 (1:39:58)

30K: 1:43:31 (16:52)

Mile 19: 5:29 (1:45:27) Move in women’s race. Only 5 in lead pack.Keitany leading it, Tufa behind, then Mergia, Jeptoo, Moreira. Others, including Thweatt, are dropping back.

Mile 20: 5:22 (1:50:49). Moreira dropped. It’s down to four-- Keitany and Tufa in the front, Jeptoo and Mergia at the back.

Mile 21: 5:14 (1:56:03) Keitany and Tufa dropping Jeptoo and Mergia. This is playing out similar to London. Jeptoo fighting back to try to hold on, she’s only a few meters back but Mergia is dropped. But by 21 miles, she can’t hold on. It’s down to two.

35km - 16:24 (1:59:55)

Mile 22: 5:13 (2:01:16)Keitany makes her bid during mile 22. She gets a gap on Tufa. Within a minute, she has a lead of about 30 meters and it’s growing.

Men

Mile 1: 5:24

Mile 2: 4:45 (10:09)

Mile 3: 5:09 (15:18)

5K: 15:47 Meb leading

Mile 4: 5:07 (20:25) 17 in the lead pack. Meb at the front

Mile 5: 5:01 (25:26)

Mile 6: 4:59 (30:25)

10K: 31:31 (15:44)

Mile 7: 5:08 (35:33)

Mile 8: 5:10 (40:43)

Mile 9: 5:09 (45:52)

15K: 47:29 (15:58)

Mile 10: 5:07 (50:59)

Mile 11: 5:21 (56:20)

Mile 12: 4:47 (1:01:07) Now down to eight men up front -- Kemal, Tsegay, Desisa, Kamworor, Kipsang, Biwott, Keflezighi, Kawauchi.

20k: 1:03:14 (15:45) Now they’re grouping up together again. Kemal has a gap to leaders, which is now 15 in total (including him)

Mile 13: 5:07 (1:06:14) Arciniaga is off the back of the lead pack. All the other main players are around, with Kemal still slightly off the front of the pack

HM: 1:06:49

Mile 14: 5:01 (1:11:15) Leon and Meb 1-2

Mile 15: 5:21 (1:16:36)

25km: 1:19:38 (16:24). Meb pushing up front

Mile 16: 5:23 (1:21:59)

Mile 17: 5:05 (1:27:04) Pack is down to eight. Biwott, Tsegay, Desisa, Kipsang, Kawauchi, Kamworor, Meb, Kemal. Biwott pushing

Men's race broke. Meb and Kawauchi with lead pack. Also Biwott and Tsegay doing the work. Leon dropped.

Poorly planned human interest stories running now during critical racing time?

Should have run this first half!

ESPN 2 sports science? wtf!!

Alana Hadley has dropped out

Men are hammering. 4:41 for mile 18!!! 8 in lead pack.

Meb, Tsegay, Biwott, Kamworor, Kipsang, Kemal, Desisa and Kawauchi.