Official 2015 Boston Marathon Live Discussion Thead

Henny Stoyer wrote:

To be blunt American runners just suck. Perhaps the biggest marathon there is and the only person we can route for is a runner who is not really American, he is Aritrean. LOL. For real American finishers we will have some random dude running 2:12-ish and another 2:17-ish. No others below 2:20. How lame is that?

Ritz to the lead right after you said that.

Did they just say Ritz was 300 m back at one point? That seems hard to believe. That would be a minute back.

But clearly he overcame whatever problem he had!

outsiderunner wrote:

Was that woman cheering on Ritz? Ritz passed her, and she appeared to make some type of cheer.

She was running near the leaders filming. Dumb.

Women’s race splits

Mile 1: 5:38 (Nemec leads large pack)

Mile 2: 5:28 (11:06)

Mile 3: 5:19 (16:25) (Deba took the lead at 4k, drops three women, pack stringing out with Desi a few meters off the back)

5K: 16:57 (2:23:03 pace)

Mile 4: 5:23 (21:48) Linden in the lead. 11 women in the lead group

Mile 5: 5:46 (27:34) Deba leading, still group of 11

Mile 6: 5:38 (33:12)

10K: 34:23 (17:26 5K) 2:25:02 pace, Duliba leading pack of 12

Mile 7: 5:32 (38:44)

Mile 8: 5:38 (44:22) Linden to the front again

Mile 9: 5:40 (50:02)

15K: 51:48 (17:25)

Mile 10: 5:35 (55:37)

Mile 11: 5:36 (1:01:13)

Mile 12: 5:23 (1:06:36)

20K: 1:09:00 (17:12 5K) 2:25:29 pace. Linden still leading

Mile 13: 5:24 1:12:00

HM: 1:12:44. Caroline Kilel leading

Mile 14: 5:34 (1:17:34)

Mile 15: 5:37 (1:23:11)

25K: 1:26:08 (17:08 5K) 2:25:22 pace

Mile 16: 5:27 1:28:38

Mile 17: 5:39 (1:34:17) Rain starting to fall

Flanagan and Cragg have both been definitively dropped during mile 18. Desi leading a pack of 9.

RITZ IS BACK BABY!

The Stache wrote:

Ritz trying to break them???

He's crackers.

Lol at the girl racing with a cell phone snapping photos of the men's leaders as they pass her.

This is what it felt like when Shorter took the lead in '72.

Erich Segal was doing "expert commentary." So not much different from today, either.

why?? wrote:

Why is Ritz leading???

BECAUSE HE IS GOOD!!!!

Ritz materializes out of nowhere, and some chick running with one pink sock is taking pictures.

Smile Say cheese wrote:

who is the "elite" chick taking pictures of the men as they pass?

How annoying would that be though? Like B- IM TRYING TO WIN SOME MONEY GO AWAY

Who knows how this will end, but this is a good reminder of how great a marathoner Des is.

Too bad Ritz blew his steam this early. Well, if he loses the hat and the warmers quickly he could still grab top 5.

Even though it is a bit of a crazy move for Ritz at that pace, I like this. It is nice to see Americans go for it and take chances rather than accept defeat at the start line in just try to "do their best." Sometimes you have to see what you're made of on any given day. Careers don't last forever.

BAA live leaderboard is malfunctioning. It's not listing anything more than the top 10 men. And it only lists one American at 15k which was a long time ago.

Total disaster on the tracking. If you type in Nick Arciniaga or any runner , it only shows splits through 10k.

WHILE YOU GUYS ARE WATCHING WHEELCHAIR YOU ARE MISSING A TON OF ACTION. DESI LINDEN IS LEADING..

shalane Flanagan was dropped at the 1:38:30 mark.

As happy as I am that Ritz has surged, I'm afraid he has taken off way too soon. The men's race hasn't even really begun yet

Tadese getting dropped

WOOOO GO RITZENHEIN

Reminds me of Kennedy going to the lead of the 1996 5000m and then taking 6th.

SHALAME!

I should also add that being heavier should be a slight advantage for a heavier guy in stronger headwinds.