careful, I made a joke post last year at this time that ended up biting me in the beans!
Official 2023 Boston Marathon Live Discussion and Updates Thread
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Hmm...here's a fun glitch...Anyone else using the BAA tracker/leaderboard?
If you select Kipchoge, and then click on "show details," it has his "team" entered as Notch Brewing Runners!
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It is great to go for it, but you can make a long career of playing it safe and being a top 3 American.
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Re-post.
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Bates dropped back
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High hopes wrote:
Kipruto looks comfortable here, the only one (other than Kipchoge) who isn't looking around
Kipchoge just took a gander at CJ!
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Weird that they’ve got Woody Harrelson reporting from the lead vehicle.
I provided faulty info a few minutes ago: the 3rd 5k was run at 2:07:00 pace, not 2:09:30 pace.
I really hope Mantz holds on for something awesome. It’s gonna be tough, but how sweet would it be if he ran 2:05 and finished top 5. Keep hope alive!
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zdf wrote:
CJ back where he belongs, up front.
Kipchoge will give him the evil eye & words before taking off
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Where's Bates now? Is she the white runner in about 10th behind the lead pack?
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Pontoise wrote:
Trollminator wrote:
Why would you assume that? The horrendous coverage is intentional.. focus on the feel good storylines, not on any actual racing.
This is what you get with the WOKE crap.
It trivializes and ruins everything.
And this sport is so irrelevant in the US already that they can just toy around with bs narratives every year and not worry about viewership.
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Boston coverage show the elite men for more than 30 seconds challenge (IMPOSSIBLE) (GOD LEVEL HARD MODE)
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Beevie Beet wrote:
Makes Paper wrote:
I'm going to go with a different take, in light of all the ranting about the wheelchair coverage.
There's actually no racing at all going on in the men's and women's lead packs; they're all out for a group tempo run at the moment, with at least ten people going through the time checks at the same time. They'll get plenty of dedicated coverage when the racing matters (which, right now, isn't very interesting). Celebrate the wheelers while they're doing their thing and setting course records, and then give me the running when the men's and women's races start blowing up.
Exactly. The VAST majority of people watching go numb watching the same group of 10-20 runners trot along for the first hour to 90 minutes. Even I find it tedious when nothing is happening. Even I, a running fan, would fast-forward through the first hour of a marathon unless someone goes crazy until they collapse like at NYC. And actually the fun there didn't really start until past halfway anyway. An occasional check in with the pack to see if Mantz and Bates are still up there is all I need.
I agree with this take, BUT I do think they can flash split screens of the men/women elite runners. Today they completely missed the move that broke up the women's lead pack.
I also think that with the technology available (drones, etc) they could show more of the chase packs.
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broken arrow wrote:
what were the 7, 8, 9 mile splits?
4:52 for 7th, 4:54 for 8, 4::43 for 9. 4:56 for 10, 4:52 for 11, 4:44 for 12
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SlobbyKnobber wrote:
Where's Bates now? Is she the white runner in about 10th behind the lead pack?
Beriso just broke the women's race open. Salpeter and Bates off the back, but in range if the pace slows again.
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what was the 20k split
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Obiri looks to be playing this really smart. She's staying in the pack and not trying to make this quick. I think she'll take this in a kick
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Women's lead pack is whittling down quicker than men's. Beriso is pushing and we're down to 8. Emma Bates is off the lead pack.
17:48 for 1st 5k16:58 2nd 5k.
Mile splits
6:09
5:38
5:39
5:24
5:35
5:27
5:08
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Helen Obiri really doesn't have "marathoner form" does she. Really bouncing around a lot compared to the others. I've always heard that efficient motion is key in marathoning. I guess we'll see
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