CHICAGO MARATHON - It's GO time! - Official Live Discussion Thread

Looks like one of those guys (with the big O on his singlet) was able to chase her down at the line

According to Flotrack, Sara Hall is 10th in 2:31:14

Hall 2.31.14 10th (2nd american behind Deena)

Considering how new Sara is to the marathon, is it possible she improves a few minutes and gets 3rd at the Olympic Trials?

Molly Huddle probably won't run the trials. Flanagan will win, Linden will be 2nd. 3rd spot is totally up for grabs, and the next fastest qualifier is 2:27, so I think Sara might be in contention. What do you guys think?

Sarah Crouch 3rd American in 2:32:51. Go ZAP!

He said he called the race director three weeks ago to see if he might let him in. The later tried to get Luke in the last year marathon but Luke Puskedra said he has been like the HS gf that's hard to get.

I would think Kibet - with a 2:11:31 debut, should be one of the favorites.

It's not like his pacing was perfect either. He can definitely go faster.

agc5k wrote:

eswallace wrote:

Luke just became one of the favorites for the Olympic team, what a run from him.

Ritz, Meb, and Luke are probably the 3 favorites now

I would think Kibet - with a 2:11:31 debut, should be one of the favorites.

It's not like his pacing was perfect either. He can definitely go faster.

the live coverage is terrible, absolutely cringeworthy

ROJO, if you are serious about asking Carey about doing some coverage, you'll have to also ask him to move starting time of the race up till noon as your core Letsrun audience are still in bed right now sleeping one off….

Luke is 6 foot 4 running his marathon into a 30 mph headwind and serious hills. The result would not have been much different in the same conditions today.

agc5k wrote:

Considering how new Sara is to the marathon, is it possible she improves a few minutes and gets 3rd at the Olympic Trials?

Molly Huddle probably won't run the trials. Flanagan will win, Linden will be 2nd. 3rd spot is totally up for grabs, and the next fastest qualifier is 2:27, so I think Sara might be in contention. What do you guys think?

Linden will win

Flanagan second

Third is up for grabs. Kastor would be one of the faves, but it'll be interesting to see if she recovers in time given her age. Amy Cragg has a couple of sub 2:30s and will be a factor if healthy. There are a bunch of girls in the 2:29 to 2:32 range. Sara could contend, but her chances are slim

The women wrote:

agc5k wrote:

Considering how new Sara is to the marathon, is it possible she improves a few minutes and gets 3rd at the Olympic Trials?

Molly Huddle probably won't run the trials. Flanagan will win, Linden will be 2nd. 3rd spot is totally up for grabs, and the next fastest qualifier is 2:27, so I think Sara might be in contention. What do you guys think?

Linden will win

Flanagan second

Third is up for grabs. Kastor would be one of the faves, but it'll be interesting to see if she recovers in time given her age. Amy Cragg has a couple of sub 2:30s and will be a factor if healthy. There are a bunch of girls in the 2:29 to 2:32 range. Sara could contend, but her chances are slim

Neeley Spence Gracey?

gwalkerruns wrote:

Luke is 6 foot 4 running his marathon into a 30 mph headwind and serious hills. The result would not have been much different in the same conditions today.

WTF?

Mebbey wrote:

The women wrote:

Linden will win

Flanagan second

Third is up for grabs. Kastor would be one of the faves, but it'll be interesting to see if she recovers in time given her age. Amy Cragg has a couple of sub 2:30s and will be a factor if healthy. There are a bunch of girls in the 2:29 to 2:32 range. Sara could contend, but her chances are slim

Neeley Spence Gracey?

She has never run a marathon, but she does have the half marathon qualifier for the Olympic Trials.

agc5k wrote:

Mebbey wrote:

Neeley Spence Gracey?

She has never run a marathon, but she does have the half marathon qualifier for the Olympic Trials.

I think she has mentioned an interest in moving up to the marathon and goals of Rio in 2016.

gwalkerruns wrote:

Luke is 6 foot 4 running his marathon into a 30 mph headwind and serious hills. The result would not have been much different in the same conditions today.

Except for the fact he wasn't. Moron.

I believe Deena also broke the American Master's 30k record.

Deena has taken a lot of crap from this board over the last few years. Where are you all? She just spanked all the girls. Where are all the tough guys on here that were attacking her?