Official 2017 BMW Berlin Marathon Thread

I think because of the surprising surge effort displayed by the rookie, an 'unknown' was placed in the mind of 'the machine' with about 4 km to go. Consequently, Eliud decided to abandon the WR attempt (where he would potentially risk a minor breakdown at the end, because of the great effort already expended on the slick streets), and decided to try and make sure he won the race.

When Adola attacked, Kipchoge immediately went wide, to the other side of the road, like he wanted to forget about Adola and concentrate on his own pace. Worked his way back. Did it twice. Hell of a race.

WHAT A RACE!!!

I watched using the free Hoxx VPN proxy, changed IP to American and used the excellent NBC stream.

I'm saying that it was clear that he was having some type of fluid issues...but he was looking really really good.

and in the best shape of his life.

that is what I am saying

Dude is just 32 years old. He has plenty of Berlins left to make it.

Looks like Vail might get chick'd by Cherono

Jimmy21 wrote:

...Rain creates friction. Mainly on their feet,

No, rain reduces friction (i.e. grip), especially on the turns.

Can we fast-forward to Dubai 2018 now? I can't wait!

He was following the blue line! Adola was the one who drifted!

kmaclam wrote:

Cherono by how much now? And is Vail in?

8th place. 2:12:40.

Gonna start watching it now. Nobody say who wins.

Is this receding hair line typical for Kenyan women? Cherone isn't the only one among the Kenyan elites

Isn't that course short?

Dreich wrote:

He was following the blue line! Adola was the one who drifted!

He beat Adola by about the amount of extra distance Adola ran

Always run on the blue line!

Did she just cut the course?

PaulisonLR wrote:

kmaclam wrote:

Cherono by how much now? And is Vail in?

8th place. 2:12:40.

Thx, have to watch German stream

Dreich wrote:

He was following the blue line! Adola was the one who drifted!

Yes, and Eliud made the decision to defer, and size up his opponent pretty good, for a while (~2km worth).

come on, just now kipchoge has said that the weather conditions were not "friendly".

Stomach trouble I believe for Kipsang.

Kipchoge said the rain was a deciding factor.