japan watcher wrote:
maeda first in 2:25:16
2nd place in about 2:29, Suzuki.
japan watcher wrote:
maeda first in 2:25:16
2nd place in about 2:29, Suzuki.
Honami Maeda 2:25:15
Ayuko Suzuki 2:29:02
Rei Ohara (Maeda's teammate) 2:29:06
Mizuki Matsuda 2:29:51
suzuki looked like she was screaming for the last couple of minutes
juddy96 wrote:
Honami Maeda 2:25:15
Ayuko Suzuki 2:29:02
Rei Ohara (Maeda's teammate) 2:29:06
Mizuki Matsuda 2:29:51
Maeda, best performance of the day. Dealt best with the heat and humidity -- women and men.
Also, if someone runs 2:22:22 on the women's side and steals the 3rd spot, Ohara will have missed out by 4 seconds. She missed out by 1 second on the Rio team.
japan watcher wrote:
suzuki looked like she was screaming for the last couple of minutes
That is because she came out of nowhere at the end. The TV feed was focused on Ohara. It wasn't until the last turn that they realized Suzuki had just past her.
The Vapors wrote:
Looks like it was Shogo Nakamura going to the front. 2:18 in Berlin, 36 yrs old.
He 's really hammering up the steep part of the hill.
36????? Tilastopaja list's him as being born in September 1992 which would mean he is 26 or 27 depending on the day in September he was born?
japan watcher wrote:
suzuki looked like she was screaming for the last couple of minutes
Probably because she was screaming.
The Vapors wrote:
Sorry 26 yrs old. Two guys about 15m behind him, then a gap.
Okay thanks
wejo wrote:
Is Shitara already slowing a bit? 1:03:30 in 80 degree heat? There's almost no way this ends well for him right?
Stinsoned it.
Osako's mechanics looked terrible. Way too much vertical movement and shoulder-rolling. Nakamura and Hattori both looked a LOT more stable and efficient than Osako, especially in the last kilo, when Osako completely fell apart form-wise.
You have to wonder whether Salazar and the NOP really know what they're doing when it comes to mechanics.
Salazar isn't involved in coaching Osako.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:
Salazar isn't involved in coaching Osako.
Yep. He's coached by Pete Julian. I know Salazar coaches Hassan, Kajelcha, and Rupp. Who else does he coach? I know all the others are coached by Julian.
Please someone post a video link of this race.
And if you think it was hot for today's race, consider what it will be like in Tokyo from July 27 to Aug. 9 next year.
It has cooled a good 10 degrees F here in Tokyo just in the last few days. And the humidity has plummeted. But even then, a bunch of guys who have run between 2:05 and 2:08 could muster only 2:11 even with Oly berths at stake.
So Jacques Rogge and NBC have guaranteed yet another pedestrian, ugly, boring Olympic marathon of attrition next year.
It could well be slower than Abebe Bikila's winning time in Tokyo in October 1964.
Why even watch?
Thanks, Jacques. Thanks, NBC.
Taro wrote:
And if you think it was hot for today's race, consider what it will be like in Tokyo from July 27 to Aug. 9 next year.
It has cooled a good 10 degrees F here in Tokyo just in the last few days. And the humidity has plummeted. But even then, a bunch of guys who have run between 2:05 and 2:08 could muster only 2:11 even with Oly berths at stake.
So Jacques Rogge and NBC have guaranteed yet another pedestrian, ugly, boring Olympic marathon of attrition next year.
It could well be slower than Abebe Bikila's winning time in Tokyo in October 1964.
Why even watch?
Thanks, Jacques. Thanks, NBC.
Time is only part of the equation to make a good race. Take the world XC championships earlier this year, much slower than usual winning time. But a much more thrilling race.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:
Salazar isn't involved in coaching Osako.
Not at all? Osako's trained with Rupp and Farah, so who do you think wrote those workouts? And I've seen video of Salazar yelling interval splits for Osako.
Taro wrote:
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:
Salazar isn't involved in coaching Osako.
Not at all? Osako's trained with Rupp and Farah, so who do you think wrote those workouts? And I've seen video of Salazar yelling interval splits for Osako.
Yeah, a part of me wonders if they just claim that to get the heat off.
BergLaufer wrote:
Time is only part of the equation to make a good race. Take the world XC championships earlier this year, much slower than usual winning time. But a much more thrilling race.
There are no records for comparison in cross country. No WR, AR, CR. Nothing. It's the epitome of mano a mano competition. So that's not a persuasive point. Yes, yes, head-to-head competition is important, of course. But you can see that at a turkey trot. It's the level of performance that makes world-class competition truly exciting.
Besides, these are the Olympics, the summit of athletics competition. The conditions should be fit for the occasion.
Taro wrote:
And if you think it was hot for today's race, consider what it will be like in Tokyo from July 27 to Aug. 9 next year.
It has cooled a good 10 degrees F here in Tokyo just in the last few days. And the humidity has plummeted. But even then, a bunch of guys who have run between 2:05 and 2:08 could muster only 2:11 even with Oly berths at stake.
So Jacques Rogge and NBC have guaranteed yet another pedestrian, ugly, boring Olympic marathon of attrition next year.
It could well be slower than Abebe Bikila's winning time in Tokyo in October 1964.
Why even watch?
Thanks, Jacques. Thanks, NBC.
I suspect there are marathoners from America as well as Japan who will find a silver lining in not racing Tokyo 2020, for this reason among others.