You heard it here first...birds chirping is why they are going to go sub 2.
You heard it here first...birds chirping is why they are going to go sub 2.
I'm really impressed by this! Nike really did their homework. The pacer exchange was very, very smooth and strategic. I wonder if this format will be picked up for future marathon races?
All of this is well designed.
One of the cool things is that pretty soon they (I'm not including Kipchoge in this) are going to start struggling. I suspect he'll be on his own with the pacers prior to the 1/2 way mark, then the real attempt will be on.
One of the pacers dropped off the side before the exchange..... uh oh
Pacer just went off the back!!
David Mtu Kutania wrote:
Sub 2:00 marathon is joke. Eliud Kipchoge will crash and fail. Only way to run marathon is to run barefoot. Running for fame is shame, only reason to run is for purity and blessing. Eliud stay second best in Kaptagat and second best in world.
POTY
Extra oxygen. Thanks for that brilliant commentary, Paula. I guess we know how Nike's cheating. F***ing trees.
I think he stopped off at the port-a-potty. He'll be back.
Nike sweatshop........ wrote:
Pacer just went off the back!!
scorpion_runner wrote:
I'm really impressed by this! Nike really did their homework. The pacer exchange was very, very smooth and strategic. I wonder if this format will be picked up for future marathon races?
All of this is well designed.
Yeah military precision !
So no revised pacer schedule available ?
POTH
yeahokkidwhatever wrote:
This stream is absolute GARBAGE.
It continues to BAFFLE me how a MULTI BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATE CONGLOMERATE has the stream equivalent of a THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.
I just switched it to 1080....but no, its Nike for sure, not your connection...
Johnny Karate wrote:
You heard it here first...birds chirping is why they are going to go sub 2.
POTH*
Everyone supposes one person does all the work, they are drafting .It is possible, maybe not this time but, as a team they will come close, if not 1:59:59
Lelisa doesn't look good already. he seems to be exerting himself.
yeahokkidwhatever wrote:
This stream is absolute GARBAGE.
It continues to BAFFLE me how a MULTI BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATE CONGLOMERATE has the stream equivalent of a THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.
I am watching on my 60 inch big screen and the stream is amazing.
Why do the pacers have racing jerseys and from the back it looks like the 3 are wearing tank tops?
Jonathan Gault has been taking lap splits . He's amazing. Here is what he has so far.
11:04 as they cross white line near finish line.
14:14 first 5k
17:48 crossing the white line (6:44 for second full 2400m lap -- that’s 1:58:22 pace)
24:25 crossing white line (I assume finish line). That’s 6:37 for the last 2.4k lap.
28:21 at 10k (14:07 5k).
31:16. 6:51 for 4th full lap
38:03 foer the 5th lap (so that's a 6:47)
So if those splits are accurate, they aren't running that even as their last few laps have been 6:44, 6:37, 6:51, 6:47
Any idea what these guys are getting paid to do this?
Kipchoge's going to run a 2:00:xx
fdfsdfasdf wrote:
Extra oxygen. Thanks for that brilliant commentary, Paula. I guess we know how Nike's cheating. F***ing trees.
Pretty sure the oxygen thing doesn't actually work. The atmosphere is 21% oxygen and only 00.04% CO2. All trees can do is convert a little bit more of that 00.04% to oxygen.