Official 2017 Chicago Marathon Live Discussion Thread

Red lager wrote:

KAV wrote:

Will Rupp ever have the BALLS to run in London or Berlin....

$$$$$$$ American winning an American race= $$$$$. Is that so hard to understand? He is a professional making the most money for his family. Good on him.

+1

Red lager wrote:

KAV wrote:

Will Rupp ever have the BALLS to run in London or Berlin....

$$$$$$$ American winning an American race= $$$$$. Is that so hard to understand? He is a professional making the most money for his family. Good on him.

True, but he is set for $. He should be aiming higher.

Alberto's human? Wow.

kgkgliuhuih wrote:

Rupp wins in 2:09:19

6th fastest American ever (on legal course), just ahead of Alberto's 2:09:21.

cwarcarblue11 wrote: Definitely rooting for Rupp! Not gonna get the time he wanted but looking solid for the W.

That's what happen when you announce to the world (i.e your competitors) that you're ready to run 2:07. You give THEM incentive to hang back and just tag along.

At least the NBC announcer will never be forced to try pronouncing Khalid Khannouchi ever again.

Conflicted like a lot of you I'm sure. Happy to see an American prodigy come through to win a WMM. But also, Salazar.

redux wrote:

Alberto crying.

That's one more thing he has in common with Kara.

Rupp haters go home DEVASTATED!!!

I am going to be totally pissed if Hasay Dropped out and they totally missed it. That would be unforgivable.

Rupp does not even look tired.

Dibaba chick is fierce. What a stride.

The Real Cici wrote:

Hey are you the real Ryan Deak? Ran with you on Central Florida Gliders. What are you up to?

I could troll you HARD, but I wont.

I'm just a guy on his couch who's been on letsrun for 15 yeeeearz

Rupp, what happened with the 2:06 that you were going to go after? You said that you were going to push aggressively for!

trash race. trash time. The women have way more balls than the men! ...and took to it immediately!

Rupp is still a 2:09 guy.

Zuck wrote:

Spotted: Alberto Salazar crying at the finish line for Galen's W.

The original premise of the Nike Oregon Project finally fulfilled? Put American marathoners back on top of the podium.

Does two second place finishes mean Rupp wins the marathon majors competition? How does the scoring work for those?

Cue d!psh!ts who will keep saying that Rupp is just a 2:09 guy.

Carrie Tolleson just said "we heard Jordan is 90 seconds back."

runnerdave wrote:

I am going to be totally pissed if Hasay Dropped out and they totally missed it. That would be unforgivable.

I don't think that happened. Her split just came in for 35k.