Calling the Ethiopian and Kenyan Olympians: Tola , Lemma, and whoever finishes higher of Esa and Teklu for Ethiopia; Benson, Kipchoge, and the first Kenyan here between Albert Korir, Kotut, and Chebet
Emma and Sarah both look good. Desi has caught back up. Jenny Simpson only a minute back off the leaders, on 2:27 pace. Would be pretty cool if she ran under 2:30.
Lemma doesn't seem to be as tall as many in the trailing pack. He doesn't look like he's running any faster than they are. He's not rail-thin. Whazza Storee?
The women went out at 5:20 pace for the first 5K, slowing gradually to 5:43 pace from 15K to 20K. Des has run a steady pace the whole time and just picked them all back up.
Calling the Ethiopian and Kenyan Olympians: Tola , Lemma, and whoever finishes higher of Esa and Teklu for Ethiopia; Benson, Kipchoge, and the first Kenyan here between Albert Korir, Kotut, and Chebet
Cancel Teklu, going backwards before 30k
Talbi back on the chase pack! Leading actually!
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This is absurd. I keep opening the race broadcast on my computer and it's always showing the wheelchair races.
I guess they figure it's like eating your vegetables, get the wheelchairs out of the way early and then focus on the runners. But it's absurd how much coverage they get. We have a guy running 2:00 pace in the men's race and an American leading the women's race and they're basically being ignored.
Ha ha ha hah, I love my city. They are perfectly ridiculous!
Watching on Eurosport in the UK and the commentators seem to have no knowledge of thr course at all. No sense that Lemma is likely to pick up seriously after 21 miles. And they've screwed up people's names so many times it would make Rojo feel good - Dan Ritzenhein, anyone?
Lemma 5:04 pace from 18.6 miles to 20 - he slowed a bit from Newton City Hall to the base of heartbreak. There is a long incline to run up there, but it shouldn't be that significant a hit on the legs.
