Official 2016 TCS New York City Marathon Live Discussion Thread

3 Huddle 2:28:13

8 Gracey 2:34:55

9 Hall 2:36:12

11 Atkins 2:37:11

12 McMahan 2:38:46

14 Jorgensen 2:41:01

16 Conley 2:41:28

dreamw0rld wrote:

Why does Huddle look like she's going to cry (in a bad way)?

Zero eye contact and poor reaction on the handshake with the race director.

She's from New England.

I think she is just spent

GutsIsEnough wrote:

3 Huddle 2:28:13

8 Gracey 2:34:55

9 Hall 2:36:12

11 Atkins 2:37:11

12 McMahan 2:38:46

14 Jorgensen 2:41:01

16 Conley 2:41:28

Dang Jorgensen beat Conley....ugh!!!

Voted "Most Likely To Apologize For Winning".

Steve on a cell in Brooklyn wrote:

dreamw0rld wrote:

Why does Huddle look like she's going to cry (in a bad way)?

Zero eye contact and poor reaction on the handshake with the race director.

She's from New England.

GutsIsEnough wrote:

3 Huddle 2:28:13 -- Half: 1:13:35

8 Gracey 2:34:55 -- Half: 1:15:27

9 Hall 2:36:12 ----- Half: 1:14:34

11 Atkins 2:37:11 --- Half: 1:18:56

12 McMahan 2:38:46 Half: 1:18:57

14 Jorgensen 2:41:01 Half: 1:15:55

16 Conley 2:41:28 ---Half: 1:14:32

Huddle, Gracy, Atkins and McMahan stick to the plan and succeed. Conly and Jorgensen were in too deep!

Are results past the top 10 available somewhere?

deeper results? wrote:

Are results past the top 10 available somewhere?

Why can't ESPN be bothered to show the other top finishers beyond the "podium" finishers? Seriously.

Wish the half marathon was more recognized as a professional endeavor and an Olympic event. Ritz could really clean up in road races.

tea biskit wrote:

Wish the half marathon was more recognized as a professional endeavor and an Olympic event. Ritz could really clean up in road races.

No. Many good marathoners would move down and blow his hairpiece off.

Dastardly Deed wrote:

Seems like the course and conditions put 3-4 minutes on everybody's times over an ideal course/temps. Fantastic performances by Gheb, Keitany, Kipyego and Huddle.

Maybe not 3-4 minutes, but i get your point.

Great run by Hiroyuki Yamamoto, not only 4th place, but only one second off his PB, and having to travel/race half way around the world.

Wasn't it perfect conditions today???

Age appropriate wrote:

Peter Ciaccia. Seriously dude - peroxide hair at your age? Embarrassing

I thought the same thing when I first met him, like is he in a Winger cover band? ...he's actually really cool.

yyy wrote:

Wasn't it perfect conditions today???

I was just thinking that. Maybe was a little warm?

Steve on a cell in Brooklyn wrote:

She's from New England.

New England? She's from Elmira, NY, in the heart of cow country.

You should know that, being from Brooklyn. After all, as George Washington Plunkitt put it, "a Brooklynite is a natural-born hayseed, and can never become a real New Yorker..."

Strong headwind for most of race. I was on a bike spotting for TV broadcast. They spent most of the race running into wind. That's why the sub 2:08 is so impressive

rojo wrote:

Clerk wrote:

Course record is within reach.

This isn't being hyped enough on this thread or by the commentators, but they are FLYING. Mutai's dominating performance is under gthreat.

NO CHANCE. The course record is 2:05:06.

He's on 2:06:54 pace.

HEre are his splits from 14-20.

4:33

4:45

4:48

4:35

4:39

4:48

4:48

Mutai was faster than they are now at 30k and then CRUSHED the end of the 2011 racde.

Mutain ran a 4:31 21st mile that gave him a 3-second lead. Less than a mile later 35km (21.7miles), he was 17 seconds in front. The lead would only get bigger as Mutai kept the pressure on. He kept hammering miles in the 4:30 range as he covered the 3-mile stretch from 20-23 in an incredible 13:35 (4:31.8 avg. pace).

People don't understand that what Mutai did in NY in 2011 is probably better than the current WR. It would take Bekele and Kipchoge in their current 2:03 form to go after it and I'm still not sure if they would bring it down.

I love you bro, but wrote:

Steve on a cell in Brooklyn wrote:

She's from New England.

New England? She's from Elmira, NY, in the heart of cow country.

You should know that, being from Brooklyn. After all, as George Washington Plunkitt put it, "a Brooklynite is a natural-born hayseed, and can never become a real New Yorker..."

Brooklyn is part of the real New York. Everyone else is just pretending.

Molly's got the same stoic presence about her as a typical New Englander much like Joan Benoit.

nathancat wrote:

Strong headwind for most of race. I was on a bike spotting for TV broadcast. They spent most of the race running into wind. That's why the sub 2:08 is so impressive

Ah, okay, makes sense. Thnaks for the reply,