RuKiddingMe!! wrote:
The acting was pretty by the 2nd and 3rd place finishers!
I loved watching Chibet jog it in - it was like a grade 7 play where a guy has to pretend he is exhausted.
That said, Meb is awesome.
That said, Hall is so out of touch with reality it is sad. What a waste.
Historically, Meb and Ryan’s 8 ‘A game’ performances have produced one major win. If 12.5% (1/8) of the time that they run their “A” game, they win, then that means the odds of either one of them is 29.6% * 12.5%. That 3.7%.
Argue that 3.7% (1/27) is a little high or a little low. .0051% (1/19,813) is definitely WAY LOW. Either way the odds aren’t very good.
Meb and Ryan both spoke confidently of their preparations on Friday of their preparations. The good news is we are indeed “Telling you there is a chance.”
MEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fan frickin' tastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+1. Meb is such a beast, heart of a lion.
Flo'da boy wrote:
MEB
2004 Olympic Silver
2009 NYC Winner
2012 4th Place
Always under appreciated
Always discounted
Always proving the doubters wrong
2014 BOSTON MARATHON CHAMP
MEB
Shalane finished 7th in 2:22.02. Not bad.
Ryan Hall just finished.
Just don't get you!! wrote:
Isn't the Statue of Liberty inscribed with:
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”
That was a couple of hundred years ago, and besides that it was a gift from the French!
the truth will come out, but will africans be willing to come forward and tell about the fix?
Meb, "Hey Nike, how my ass taste now?" Diminishing skills...
They said Hall just finished in 2:17:49
2:08:37 unoffically
AhSo wrote:
Cmon guys .... what was his time?
Hall punches is ticket to the olympic trails! YES!!!
Congrats to Meb and Shalane. Super performances today! Meb's winning time is 52d on the IAAF list for this year. This has been one great Spring for marathoning!
G wrote:
Meb, "Hey Nike, how my ass taste now?" Diminishing skills...
THIS
For those tryng to find results, Meb was first in 2:08:37ish. Chebet of Kenya 2nd ~10 seconds back.
Unbelievable. Meb is the GOAT! The definition of a winner. He's a 2:05 guy at worst. That's the under-recognized thing. You don't win NY, Boston, get a silver at the Olympics and a 4th without being as good as the 2:03-2:05 guys. He just doesn't race fast courses.
Meb in Amsterdam would run 2:05. I'm convinced.
Such a good race. Such good times in the women's race. And so happy for Meb.
2:17:49 for Hall.
Apparently, Hall booked his trip to Ethiopia at the spur of the moment and Reavis and Switzer are ripping him.
Reavis is saying distance running is allabout a routine and not changing it.
Meb ran similar to what Greg Meyer did 31 years ago. He ran with the most guts.
So Meb Keflezighi becomes the last Ethiopian to win Boston after Deriba Merga! Congratulation Habasha!