Hasay looking good as she's part of a five-women lead pack as women enter Newton Hills. Linden was hanging back but now she's basically caught them and is running on right side of the road. I know Linden paid close attention to 2016 race, where leaders were too aggressive right before the hills. Looks like she also wanted to be cautious.
Linden has now caught lead pack and it's six women (Kipketer, Hasay, Cherono, CHelimo and Kiplagat).
agip wrote:
Seriously mate? wrote:Desi done. Game over.
probably. but not necessarily.
Des is a hammer at the end of races - she has teh confidence to run her pace, confident that she can catch up at the end.
But...
You'd have to define "done."
Des and Meb are going to run basically PR efforts to be with the leaders, who might have 2:04/2:20 ability vs their 2:09 and 2:25.
So when the pack goes to 2:05 or 2:20 pace for a minute, they don't go with it. They are likely to come back when the surge slackens, AND have used less energy.
Hey, it literally happened while I typed it!
....... wrote:
Actually that's a good point. I wasn't thinking about age cutoffs. Be really funny if this is him and he lied to get a time break.
I would salute his basterdry if he signed up again. It would make me feel a bit happy.
Rupp has ice or a cooling pack in his crotch
Desi will fall off for 2-3 miles to recover then slow grind to the finish and win
Hasay will lead until a mile to go, lock up, and hold on for 3rd
Americans will sweep with rupp winning easily, coasting in.
Des was running on the shady side of the street, smart, or cooked?
Desi back in it!
Des back already?
paid the price mannnnn wrote:
Des paid the price leading early. It's a marathon, not a sprint!!!
Check the Chinese feed, Des is BACK!
People saying Desi is done... don't be foolish. There is literally 45 minutes left in this race, and she's less than 5 seconds back. If anything, she's playing it smart, keeping an even pace.
Tyrone ReXXXing wrote:
THE ABDI SHUFFLE TAKES CONTROL. GO ABDI!
ANYONE? Amazing run so far A.A.
Des!
elmore345 wrote:
Any idea who the guy at the back of the lead pack with a black and white NOP singlet is?
Suguru Osako (sp?)
Yeah but Hasay could be doing something special, she looks more relaxed than most of the pack. The sunglasses probably help...
Also lol at "the abdi shuffle"
The chinese feed is about 4 minutes ahead of the NBC stream.
Seems backwards....
Des is back baby
Great drama here in Bahstahn! LOL!
She knows the course and tangents. She is sizing up the athletes.
Her slow down was to drink properly, she has done this before.
She is in control.
move by des....what?1
Des is pulling a rope-a-dope!
nbc coverage is horrible as usual
