Official 2010 Boston Marathon Update Thread

If you're not first you're last!

*stipe wrote:

Hall was running back and forth across the road with his arms out like an airplane. He definitely could have caught Merga.

gloamer wrote:

Nice race by Hall and Meb.

I actually like the fact that Hall hung back and stayed on the pace he was prepared to run. Not good enough for a win today, but on another day he could have had a good shot.

That's a good way to get 3rd. How many people win marathons with that strategy?

What happened to Meyer his 40k split hasnt come up yet?

113 wrote:

looks like lehmkuhle finishes 9th in 2:12:24. great race for him. vega dropped back over the last 10k, 2:13:47. the website doesn't show a place for vega yet.

3 americans in the top 10 of the fastest boston marathon ever... not bad.

Are you sure?

1983 Boston

1 2:09:01 Greg Meyer (MI/USA) 1983 Boston MA 1

2 2:09:32 Ron Tabb (CA/USA) 1983 Boston MA 2

3 2:09:58 Benji Durden (CO/USA) 1983 Boston MA 3

4 2:10:07 Ed Mendoza (AZ/USA) 1983 Boston MA 4

5 2:10:55 Christopher Bunyan (IL/ENG) 1983 Boston MA

6 2:11:04 David Edge (CAN) 1983 Boston MA

7 2:11:25 Michael Layman (CA/USA) 1983 Boston MA 5

8 2:11:37 Dan Schlesinger (NY/USA) 1983 Boston MA 6

9 2:11:43 Jeff Wells (TX/USA) 1983 Boston MA 7

10 2:11:59 Bill Rodgers (MA/USA) 1983 Boston MA 8

11 2:12:06 David Hinz (MI/USA) 1983 Boston MA 9

12 2:12:50 Duncan Macdonald (HI/USA) 1983 Boston MA 10

13 2:12:50 John Lodwick (OR/USA) 1983 Boston MA 11

14 2:13:03 Budd Coates (PA/USA) 1983 Boston MA 12

15 2:13:12 David Gordon- OR 1983 Boston MA 13

16 2:13:38 Harold Schulz (CA/USA) 1983 Boston MA 14

17 2:13:49 Ric Sayre (OR/USA) 1983 Boston MA 15

18 2:13:49 Dennis Rinde (CA/USA) 1983 Boston MA 16

Says the person who's watching the event on TV. Don't mock the man in the arena.

Yeah, and faster than Mirga's time last year by one second. Great time, not so great race for Hall.

Praise God for him and Meb though...fantastic athletes.

No. Gone are the days of 2:10 marathoners contending.

jo ho wrote:

I guess we have to wait another year for an American to win Boston. Who is our next great hope? Maybe Ritz?

Who was the fastest American woman?

Hall raised his arms in the last 100 yards when it became clear he wasn't going to pass Merga. Is anyone really going to hold it against Hall that he celebrated the fastest US time ever at Boston, not to mention following up a 1:04 half earlier this year with a 2:08 today?

13. Paige Higgins 2:36:00

16. Mary B. Akor 2:38:12

men's race incredible

Men 5k

5k 14:58

10k 30:06 15:08

15k 44:58 14:52

20k 1:00:11 15:13

Half 1:03:25 HM Ryan Hall leading

25k 1:15:01 14:50 (lead pack, Cheruiyot, Kebede, Merga, Meb, Kigen, Gomri, Yegon, ~Mandago)

30k 1:29:58 14:57

35k 1:44:47 14:49

40k 1:59:21 14:34 cheruiyot

2:05:52 (1:02:21 2nd half for cheruiyot)

Tekeste Kebede 2:07:23 almost breaks 'old' course record

Merga 2:08:39 after staying with Cheruiyot until 39-40k

Hall 4th 2:08:41 (fastest ever American at Boston)

Meb 5th 2:09:26 (almost a career PB)

... Lehmkuhle 12th 2:12:24

Bob Kemp wrote:oh really?

Yes, really. Why do you ask?

Is she taking it one day at a time?

go val wrote:

Any Valerie Bertinelli update. Last I heard she is jsut under 6 hour pace. Maybe I will check out the message board for People Magazine adn the Boston thread.

apparently David Monti was in the broadcast booth with Trautwig and Rawson to help them understand what the hell was going on. nice idea, but how much did it help?

Zero

sanchobaile wrote:

apparently David Monti was in the broadcast booth with Trautwig and Rawson to help them understand what the hell was going on. nice idea, but how much did it help?

sprinting at the end of a marathon increases recovery time, but then it is a race and 2 seconds is nothing over 100y if you kick hard.

Great race. Ryan Hall and Meb Keflezighi showed guts.

Hall had the second fastest finish at 6:43 to the 6:2x for superman. It looks like he ran his race plan and raced it well; did you count on a CR by almost 100 seconds?

The woman's race turn out to be pretty exciting - way ahead - ahead but is the lead shrinking - its coming down pretty fast - leader back on form - closing despite leader back on form - closing fast but just not enough room.

Hall is not going to win a major marathon ever. take out the kenyans and ethiopians and Hall will win. his running strategy is not good enough to win. people are going to surge and surge and surge and if he is not ready to go with them he will be left behind and it will be too late to catch up.