McLain up to 6th at mile 24. 20 seconds back of 5th.
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testertester wrote:
Yes for sure but he'll be 33 by the trials. Hicks will continue to improve and I'm betting he'll be the favorite and best American marathoner hands down in two years. Mantz and Talbi will give him a fight, but Hicks is so young and has way more room to improve.
Isn’t early-mid 30s peak marathon age?
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Bob Sac wrote:
Lokedi ran a 4:35 mile 24. Hopefully the AIU is on standby.
I seriously cannot believe these miles she's ripping right now.
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i thought the rule was to at least make the times look believable - they aren't even trying anymore
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I had been saying the obvious, that Americans would start to invade the marathon, after several years on world class mid d and long d results.
A matter of time. Today it happened.
Now the result is windy, but Boston is slow, so the result is roughly equivalent to a great condition London.
This is the beginning. With the crackdown on Africans, the marathon, has new life, for Asian and Americas marathoners.
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KudzuRunner wrote:
Lokedi mile 24 in 4:35.
That's dope😉
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Bob Sac wrote:
Lokedi ran a 4:35 mile 24. Hopefully the AIU is on standby.
Even if she gets popped she will be allowed to keep the money. Still don’t understand how that works.
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Glad that they cut back to McClain, she deserves some airtime for running an amazing race today.
Another poster said it already: Hard to get excited by two Kenyans showing up and running races in record times with insane splits.
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VaporBoi wrote:
Ja Morant wrote:
Then why are posters misrepresenting the times as being ahead of Mantz? Especially Hicks which is only 7 seconds ahead on a much faster course? They don't count.
You clearly haven't run Boston.
I ran Boston once and it was a very fast course unless you are horrible at rolling hills.
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Sub Max wrote:
Rupp gonna make that team with patient rebuilding. All other americans better hope they have a good day or the old fox will have them.
Black Cactus, 2020. Make it so.
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Bob Sac wrote:
Lokedi ran a 4:35 mile 24. Hopefully the AIU is on standby.
Is the split accurate?
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Wokemindvirus wrote:
testertester wrote:
Yes for sure but he'll be 33 by the trials. Hicks will continue to improve and I'm betting he'll be the favorite and best American marathoner hands down in two years. Mantz and Talbi will give him a fight, but Hicks is so young and has way more room to improve.
Isn’t early-mid 30s peak marathon age?
I just think Hicks has more room to improve.
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I can't wait for her to drop a sub-4 last mile
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VaporBoi wrote:
Ja Morant wrote:
Those two don't really count do they because of the point to point/elevation drop while Mantz ran his time at Chicago.
Boston is not an easy course at all compared to Chicago. I think the tailwind was the bigger factor here
It's not eligible for any records no matter what. And if you've ever been to Chicago you know how the wind is there.
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Bob Sac wrote:
McLain up to 6th at mile 24. 20 seconds back of 5th.
Announcers said American women's CR at Boston is 2:22:02, and McClain currently on 2:21:24 pace. The amazing speed of the leaders may hide the fact that she is having a great day (as are the other top American women; Frisbie on 2:22:14 pace).
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With Kenya recent doping issues, having five in the top five is hard to root for.
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runn wrote:
testertester wrote:
This race just blew up American men's marathoning. Favorable conditions of course, but having American men go 2:03:45, 2:04:35, 2:05:41, 2:05:46, 2:05:56 is insane and nothing like it has happened before.
2:07-2:08 used to be elite in the US, not you need to be 2:05 to be elite.
With his age, I'm putting Hicks as the trials Olympic favorite in 2028. Talbi, Mantz right there with Young, Ford, and Klecker next tier.
Mantz was supposed to be there. I wonder what he's thinking watching.
You must not run bro.
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Right Left wrote:
I had been saying the obvious, that Americans would start to invade the marathon, after several years on world class mid d and long d results.
A matter of time. Today it happened.
Now the result is windy, but Boston is slow, so the result is roughly equivalent to a great condition London.
This is the beginning. With the crackdown on Africans, the marathon, has new life, for Asian and Americas marathoners.
The gap will close more if we get stricter drug testing in east africa.
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Wokemindvirus wrote:
Bob Sac wrote:
Lokedi ran a 4:35 mile 24. Hopefully the AIU is on standby.
Is the split accurate?
Yup. For comparison, McLain ran 5:00 for the same mile and is running people down.
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