Official Chicago Marathon 2023 Discussion Thread

Halfway for the women

Chepngetich 65:42

Hassan: 65:48

A break for Ruth Chepngetich?

1:03:20 for Mantz and Rupp through half.

…will be 80 if he runs his 50th consecutive.

Glad he's going for it

Lol. Wrong again. And you actually have to go to track to find any US distance runner that got into trouble, not even one in marathoning. Meanwhile, the E Africans busted by the 100s every year.

Why was the first 5k so much slower for rupp/mantz? Is it uphill or something? Or just started out a bit easier?

Since they won't show or talk about her does anyone know how Sisson is doing?

1:03:21

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I can’t believe both world records could be under threat. Been more focused on men’s going but with 2 women up there

Could someone please explain what this means? What exactly happens in the woodshed?

My VPN must be blocked.

After the wheelchair runners finish, the cameras will go to the leading American men and women. So you might see Rupp and Mantz and Chelanga and Bates and Sisson for maybe a mile or so.

Chepngetich and Hassan are 2 minutes behind Rupp and Mantz at the half. Either those women completely fall apart or they're doped to the gills.

This NBC coverage is legitimately impossible to wrap my head around. How have I been watching for over an hour and not seen Rupp, Mantz, Seidel, Sisson, Bates, etc. a single time?

In women s lead. They were under 5 pace at 9 miles

MATT CHOI MAKING HIS MOVE!!!! 20:51 for the third 5K after going 21:36/21:42 to start. He's closing the gap! It's going to be close at the end! He is almost on pace to break the incredible 3-hour barrier! Unreal!

LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!!

1:05:42 (2:11:23) for the lead women (Hassan and Chep'n)

These announcers are not runners. They sound like a women's talk show.