All right, coverage back! Look at all those pacers! it's a virtual phalanx of black and white-striped singlets escorting Macau and Haile.
All right, coverage back! Look at all those pacers! it's a virtual phalanx of black and white-striped singlets escorting Macau and Haile.
Haile and Makau together surrounded by a pack of at least six pacemakers, looking relaxed. Three others with them -- two Kenyans.
hahaha did anybody see the guy running on the side next to the elites who got pushed off the course by the biker?
5K in about 14:36.
14:36 at 5k
14:36 5k split!!
14:36 at 5k
Makau 14:37 at 5k!!!!!!@!!@@!
16:38 for Paula
The last time Haile ran Berlin, Kosgei was his pacer through 30K, right? They set a WR at that split and Haile shook Kosgei's hand just before he dropped out?
Hahaha good thing women can't be paced and men can run the race in a Kenyan wind tunnel...
The lead group has passed the 7K mark in around 20:35.
elton wrote:
The last time Haile ran Berlin, Kosgei was his pacer through 30K, right? They set a WR at that split and Haile shook Kosgei's hand just before he dropped out?
Yes. Kosgei also set the current 25 km WR last year at the BIG 25 Berlin.
"Only" 30 pacemakers...
Who is the little kid running behind Paula?
8K in about 23:32?
9th kilometer run in 2:57.
Wow...back in the day Haile ran 1:46 for 800m in training according to the announcer
10th kilometer in 2:53
10K time is about 29:20
29:17, on pace for 2:03:30!