Official 2022 Chicago Marathon Thread - live reaction, commentary, analysis

Cuts out constantly for me. It's unwatchable.

Benson Kipruto is doing exactly what Amos Kipruto did in London.

no way she is catching up she's 4.5 minutes back

Ruth Chepngetich has slowed slightly. She ran 16:24 for her 7th 5k. That sounds ok and her projected finish is still 2:13:06 officially but if she keeps up that pace it will take her 23:34 to get to the finish and she should finish in 2:13:59 if our math is right. 2:14:04 is the world record by Brigid Kosgei

Lara NOOOO!!

Mantz on pace to finish a bit over 2:08 now, panning seems to have broken away for second American. Lara has imploded, maybe dropped out (hasn’t come through 40k yet)

Really Rojo!?!? She actually said “scene”….how could you tell.

And that's why they think marathons are boring to broadcast.

The coverage is by the local NBC station, I believe. We might want to question the organizers of the Chicago marathon.

I think I saw a post about the upcoming Canadian marathon championships. Their coverage is amazing. Total focus on the race. Japanese coverage of marathons is also wonderful.

Chicago sucks because they want to focus on the local scene, not the race itself. "Oh wow, what OMG crazy fun we're having!"

Turning the sound off improves the coverage and helps with your sanity

1. Kipruto, Benson (KEN) 2:04:14 1:57:47
2. Tura Abdiwak, Seifu (ETH)125-2902:04:2609:34:26+00:1101:57:58
3. Korir, John (KEN)2125-2902:04:3509:34:35+00:1901:58:06
4. Koech, Bernard (KEN)330-3402:05:4009:35:40+01:2101:59:08
5. Tamru Aredo, Shifera (ETH)1020-2402:06:4309:36:43+02:2002:00:07
6. Kiptanui, Eric Kiprono (NED)1130-3402:07:4509:37:45+03:1902:01:06
7. Hosoya, Kyohei (JPN)1225-2902:08:0709:38:08+03:4002:01:27
8. Mantz, Conner (USA)43 2:08:07 2:01:28
9. Sahli, Hamza (MAR)1325-2902:08:1109:38:11+03:4402:01:31
10. Guojian, Dong (CHN)1735-3902:08:4909:38:49+04:2002:02:07
11. Negasa Kitesa, Herpasa (ETH)225-2902:08:5609:38:56+04:2602:02:13
Panning, Zachery (USA)34 02:09:05 2:02:22

Through 40 km


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Hey, what happened to Yimer ? Looks he's even worse on marathons than Tadese and that's saying a lot !

study this post. worst "sports" broadcast. This is the real question. Is this considered a sporting event, or a human interest event? Based on the focus on all aspects, the crowds, the wheelchairs, I don't think they are selling this as sports. I would say it is now equal to the coverage of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. I m sure there are some competitions there(highest ascent, longest trip, etc.) but the real coverage is looking at the balloons and talking to the people, and seeing what they are eating.

Crowds WEAK AF in the Chi

Olympic Channel was shut down at the end of September

Wait, what, was that Rupp with the cap ?! Sure didn't look like him to me !!!!!

Kipruto looked he just cruised it in. Does not look winded. This is what the Americans are up against. No chance.

Peacock's philosophy is that viewers get confused if you show more than one runner at a time, unless it's showing the wave starts or background during an interview at the Mexican consulate.

There was actually a really nice race going on up front.

Men's race finish. They then do a closeup of the winner. Wife, "Why arne't they showing the other finishers?"