2016 Dubai Marathon Results and Tracking
January 22, 2016
rojo wrote:
Wasihun is only about 10 seconds back. I remember in college thinking, "If i ever get healthy again, i won't fall of the lead pack like my brother. I'll just force myself to stay up there."
That willpower plan never worked. BUt maybe for 200k I could find a way.
Did you ever get off the couch and out the door?
Great race. Probably moot but....tactical advice - when you're less that 10m in the lead don't keep looking back every few strides as if to say "I'm really knackered please go away".
MrGrumpy wrote:
Great race. Probably moot but....tactical advice - when you're less that 10m in the lead don't keep looking back every few strides as if to say "I'm really knackered please go away".
I dunno, Bekele did this quite a bit in his races
Go Abera!
Berhanu looked like he was going to repeat until he started looking at his watch around the 2:02 mark. Then Abera - the 2:09 guy - came back on him on the finishing straight. He only go the lead at the 2:03:10 mark and then won in 2:04:24.
Top 8 finishers.
Pos. Number Name AC Est.Finish Est.Finish Daytime Diff Time
1 23 Abera Dibaba, Tesfaye (ETH) MH - - 02:04:24
2 6 Berhanu Hayle, Lemi (ETH) MH - - 02:04:33
3 2 Mekonnen Asefa, Tsegaye (ETH) MH - 02:04:46
4 10 Lemma Kasaye, Sisay (ETH) MH - - 02:05:16
5 27 Wasihun Lakew, Mula (ETH) MH - - 02:05:44
6 16 Ayele Woldegiorgis, Abayneh (ETH) MH - 02:06:45
7 12 Kiplimo Kosgei, Samuel (KEN) MH - - 02:06:53
8 5 Regassa Dabe, Tilahun (ETH) MH - - 02:08:11
9 18 Kiplagat Rono, Thomas (KEN) MH - - 02:08:34
10 30 Teshome Bekele, Mesfin (ETH) MH - - 02:09:24
So a guy runs 2:05 and makes just 12,000. Unreal.
1st $200,000
2nd $80,000
3rd $40,000
4th $20,000
5th $12,000
6th $11,200
7th $10,400
8th $9,600
9th $8,800
10th $8,000
Amazing PRs for both Abera and Wilahun.
Was it me or did it look like Berhanu called
out Abera when he went by? Either he was trash talking or sting lets work together. Either way,I think he just went too early. He just died with 7-800 to go.
Glycogen ... glycogen wrote:
Amazing PRs for both Abera and Wilahun.
Sorry, Wasihun.
Wait 500 meters wrote:
Was it me or did it look like Berhanu called
out Abera when he went by? Either he was trash talking or sting lets work together. Either way,I think he just went too early. He just died with 7-800 to go.
Definitely looked that way to me. I'd love to know what he said.
Wait 500 meters wrote:
Was it me or did it look like Berhanu called
out Abera when he went by? Either he was trash talking or sting lets work together. Either way,I think he just went too early. He just died with 7-800 to go.
Yes i saw it,
He said something to Abera just before pushing the pace.
If you are Ethiopia, what do you do in terms of the Olympics? DO you put Abera - a COMPLETE no-name - on the Olympics? Remember, they were ripped for their decision in London.
Tsegay c.r. yes, but sub 2:19, no way
Tirfi Tsegaye wins women's race in 2:19:41 (PB). Old pb was 2:20:18.
2:20:45 for Amane Beriso in 2nd. Not bad for her debut.
The guy who was running with Melkamu went all the way to the finish line but didn't cross it. Are they not allowed to? If a guy paces a woman for an entire marathon, he should at least be allowed to finish!
I thought Paula acquitted herself quite well, did a fine job.
kmaclam wrote:
I thought Paula acquitted herself quite well, did a fine job.
I agree. I think Dubai is a hard marathon to commentate. The course is so simple that you can't talk about as many strategic elements as normal. Basically the strategy is mostly: hold on to the pace up front for as long as you can.
He may not want that time anywhere on his resume.
Jonathan Gault wrote:
The guy who was running with Melkamu went all the way to the finish line but didn't cross it. Are they not allowed to? If a guy paces a woman for an entire marathon, he should at least be allowed to finish!
Don't know. How about "Hurry up, there's a fricking 100k bonus for the course record"?
pandaQC wrote:
Wait 500 meters wrote:Was it me or did it look like Berhanu called
out Abera when he went by? Either he was trash talking or sting lets work together. Either way,I think he just went too early. He just died with 7-800 to go.
Yes i saw it,
He said something to Abera just before pushing the pace.
the live feed wrote:
Don't know. How about "Hurry up, there's a fricking 100k bonus for the course record"?
pandaQC wrote:Yes i saw it,
He said something to Abera just before pushing the pace.
He said, "Fock bitchez, obtain monetary fund$."