Official 2017 BMW Berlin Marathon Thread

Kipchoge played that last 3k really well.

Adola lets his head fall back but is game

OH THIS IS KIPCHOGE's RACE

Gonna be 2:03 mid

Kipchoge pressing hard and Adola may be cracking

This might be the best marathon I've seen.

Kipchoge says NO!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4_Rm35Rn3B7ZnA1ak1oVi1JTDQ

Kipchoge has caught adola at 39.9 k.

WR pace at 40k is 1:56:33!!

Let's see what the split is.

It's

1:57.08. No WR. NOt happening.

Adola doesn't take water. He looks like he's hurting . Kipchoge grabbed his water no problem.

Kipruto now dropping back a little at 29k

1:27:24 at 30k 14:34 last 5k.

1:30:23 at 31k (2:59)

1:33:15 at 32k. (2:52) Two seconds off WR pace.

1:36:16 at 33k (3:01 33rd km)

1:39:07 at 34k (2:51 34th km)

1:42:04 at 35k (2:57 35th km) -- 2:03:03 pace. 14:40 last 5k. Kipruto 1:03 behind in third.

1:45:00 at 36k (2:56 k)

1:48:00 at 37k (3:00km)

ADOLA MAKING A MOVE at 37k.

He’s got three seconds on Kipchoge at 37.5k. Adola running on left side of road, Kipchoge stalking him off to the side on the right.

1:51:01 at 38k (3:01 km)

Kipchoge draws close to level at 38k but Adola puts in another move. Now two seconds up at 38.6k.

Kipchoge following the blue line (shortest path) religiously as Adola runs off to the side.

Kipchoge now closing gap as they approach 40k

Kipchoge pulls level at 40k drinks station.

1:57:08 at 40k (15:04 last 5k). WR is gone. It’s a race FTW.

Kipchoge has now pulled ahead of Adola, just slightl

Adola hanging tough.

Adola's head falls back like an ancient Egyptian princess

Top women at 35k.

1 F2 Cherono, Gladys (KEN) W30 Kenia 02:19:26 11:34:26 +00:00 01:55:39

2 F4 Ayabei, Valary (KEN) WH Kenia 02:19:27 11:34:27 +00:02 01:55:41

3 F7 Aga, Ruti (ETH) WH Äthiopien 02:19:29 11:34:29 +00:03 01:55:42

4 F8 Tola, Helen (ETH) WH Äthiopien 02:22:17 11:37:17 +02:23 01:58:01

hmmm...wait, what? wrote:

hmmm...wait, what? wrote:

Less than 2 km! Adola almost broke him! No! 'the machine' is coming bacK!

It is over, my friend...good job.

1 km to go! Can Adola hang? Is there any deep, unknown reserve there to come back on 'the machine'?

Kipchoge extending it out

Adola in great difficulty

rojo wrote:

Top women at 35k.

1 F2 Cherono, Gladys (KEN) W30 Kenia 02:19:26 11:34:26 +00:00 01:55:39

2 F4 Ayabei, Valary (KEN) WH Kenia 02:19:27 11:34:27 +00:02 01:55:41

3 F7 Aga, Ruti (ETH) WH Äthiopien 02:19:29 11:34:29 +00:03 01:55:42

4 F8 Tola, Helen (ETH) WH Äthiopien 02:22:17 11:37:17 +02:23 01:58:01

There's a women's race today?

Kipchoge grimacing/smiling

DUEL IN THE RAIN!

Checkmate

Quite a gap now. Kipchoge has it in the bag

41km in less than 2h ain't bad.