WOW! That is not a downhill finish. There is gonna be carnage out there.
WOW! That is not a downhill finish. There is gonna be carnage out there.
Shitara got passed....
They’re gonna catch him in the next 5 minutes
The pack just blew by Shitara like he was standing still. He’s already 10 seconds back of the 9-man lead pack.
If Shitara gets walked down, will this marathon be used in JPN schools to further drill down that the high nail gets hammered first and you must work together with others in harmony.
If you guys think this weather is hot, please realize it's way better than what is projected for the Olympics.
The temps are mid 80s right now but the dew point is only 65 (humiidy 55%).
In 2018, on the same day as the Olymics it was 84 but the dew point was 79 (84% humidity).. Now that's like the worse case scenario but only 3 times since 2009 has the dew point been less than 70 on the Olympic marathon day as shown here:
Shitara barely has his mouth open - does he breathe thru his nose?
Anyone have a stream that works? My link just spins and spins.
GBohannon wrote:
It certainly looks as those Shitara will be caught. However, this has been a truly heroic effort. Now he just needs to go out and run 2:05:49 or better Fukuoka, Lake Biwa, or Tokyo to become the ultimate legend.
I'm thinking of phrases other than "heroic".
Can you imagine how much of a hero he would have been running in the olympics in japan?!
Not to mention the money!?
He's toast and he knows it. The funny thin is the Olympic marathon probably will be won in a very slow time, with Kipchoge closing in 13 low for the last 5K. This winning time will be faster and the Olympics, mark my words.
Bummer
Do we have a link to live splits/results?
I thought someone posted them but I've been following on computer/mobile, in about 3 different places. Now I'm back home.
too bad he doesn't get points/money for leading for the first 1:56:27 of the race.
Shot out the back right away...
rojo wrote:
Anyone have a stream that works? My link just spins and spins.
Download tunnel bear free account, switch to Japan, open browser (i'm using chrome) and go to Japanese link.
This will take about 5 mins though and it was very slow sending confirmation email, had to resend 3x and add
support@tunnelbear.comto my contacts list.
The Vapors wrote:
GBohannon wrote:
It certainly looks as those Shitara will be caught. However, this has been a truly heroic effort. Now he just needs to go out and run 2:05:49 or better Fukuoka, Lake Biwa, or Tokyo to become the ultimate legend.
I'm thinking of phrases other than "heroic".
Can you imagine how much of a hero he would have been running in the olympics in japan?!
Not to mention the money!?
Fair.
https://ok.ru/videoembed/1461555699447rojo wrote:
Anyone have a stream that works? My link just spins and spins.
Caught at 1:57. He should do a Bekele now and DNF, save himself for a national record attempt
Someone just took off, then 3 guys, then a few stragglers, Shitara completely gone/out of sight.
8 guys running 8 abreast across the road. 10 minutes to go.