Official Chicago Marathon 2023 Discussion Thread

Hassan grimacing… is she still on WR pace? 4:57 last mile 😵‍💫

Still no cameras on the American men or women. Unbelievable.

If Kiptum runs 2:00:50 and the Americans run 2:06:48, that's like an American woman running 2:17. I'm pretty sure Letsrun would bow down for a 2:17:58 American woman. And if we have multiple Americans sub 2:08 today, that's like having multiple sub 2:20 women.

Watching Kiptum run these late miles makes it certain he can go sub 2..with many less pacers than Kipchoge had.

He def has a unique ability to run faster in the late second half.

kelvin kiptum making one of the most insane breaks in the marathon and this stream decides to go to the stands to hear from spectators amazing

Keptum doing it without a wall of pacers; puts Kipchoge to shame.

Rupp slowing a bit, now on 2:07:17

Matnz dropped the others, wheres Rupp?

Rupp dropping back

Now this is the kind of world record coverage I like to see

Chelanga on 2:06 pace, holy sh!t

You mean the first?

He split a 13:49 in London.

I remember the jack@ss with the zebra jacket from last year !!! Horrible

And now for some obligatory overly happy interruptions while a world record attempt is going on.

Unfortunately, so is Kenyan anti doping

Hate to see Rupp dropping back, just absolutely hate it, theee worst

40 yr old Des Linden moving well, 2:25:58 at 30k
Mantz & Chelanga easing ahead of Rupp at 35k
Kelvin MF Kiptum
Sifan MF Hassan

Young moving up nicely, now past Kiptoo and Mesfun