Official 2024 Boston Marathon LIVE Thread

whereami wrote:

Eric Floberg finishes in 2:38:38. Still a PR but not his goal. Good result given the weather or will he be going home devastated?

No sign of his pacer Matt Fox after mile 25.

lol, lmao even wrote:

floberg can hold his head up high. he produces consistently good content and has demonstrated remarkably fast progression in a short period of time all the way to a new PR and repeat sub 2:40 on a hard course on a warm day. Sub 2:40 is not common among the shoetuber crowd (at least not without the help of PEDs.... others have Barely cracked 2:40 using them, or so I am told)

cramister wrote:

PRDreamer wrote:

His "duel in the sun" with Dick Beardsley is essentially a sub 2 hr Marathon if it was run today. What did Bill Rodgers ever do in an actual race?

Hating on Rodgers and worshiping Beardsley and Salazar is crazy

They're the same generation bro

youwatcher wrote:

0klahoma wrote:

Good result. That's about 2:35 shape on a faster course.

1) For a guy with track prs in paced races of a 4:57- mile and a 16:31 5k that's pretty darn good. I never bought 2:35 as realistic goal for Floberg. At a certain point you are limited by your VO2 and I think Floberg is starting to bump up against his genetic limitations...

2) Running with Matt Fox raises several red flags...

TMADDDHASFNE wrote:

This perverse coverage of wheelchair athletes is another example of DEI run amok.

moni wrote:

Ah yes, gronk, the expert in marathon running and I must hear his perspective on this years front runners.

GeorgeFman wrote:

TMADDDHASFNE wrote:

This perverse coverage of wheelchair athletes is another example of DEI run amok.

Hey. You are so fierce on the keyboard. OMG. Amazing.

Hope you never end up in a wheelchair......

ShoeTubersHaveNoEthics wrote:

I'm just praying for a safe, disturbance free race. There are some things to be worried about today. Radical left wing pro-Palestinian groups have promised an economic blockade (i.e. stopping traffic in major cities) today. This race in particular, because of its past, is always something to worry about.

rojo wrote:

stupidest idea I've ever heard wrote:

stupidest idea I've ever heard

Why is it stupid? You still pay otu the same in prize money. And that way they only do one marathon a season - not 8 like the do now.

But if you doh't like that, what about cancelling it all together? That would be my true preference or simply not showing it on tv

Runnerrrrr wrote:

Wise Old Man wrote:

The fact that these “runners” turn around and compete 6 days later for the win in London speaks to what the wc sport is all about. The effort level is not remotely similar to the actual runners.

Sure, but that positioning (hunched over like that) has got to be very unnatural/bad for the spine. Also, crashing is dangerous. Also, could you imagine training in your city in racing wheelchair? could be hit by cars. Overall, it's a risky sport.

Sure, fewer athletes than running, but still. You'd have to be tough. Plus, no one to talk to when you're training.

HarrierStu wrote:

rojo wrote:

But my god this coverage is bad. No concept of the hills. He's slowing down. Are the guys behind him slowing down? Pathetic.

How hard is it to get a former elite athlete who has ran Boston before to commentate?

NERunner03533 wrote:

Easy with this stuff. Linden is, you know, a past Boston champ/2:22 marathoner/Olympian. Hall has run 1:07/2:20. Why wouldn't they cash in on appearance fees? There won't be too many left after another couple of years. Gotta think about their futures. & I would say running in the main pack shows they still have a little something left.

I think Des is officially competing in the master's race this year but I could be wrong.

PRDreamer wrote:

Really ridiculous how they make the 1st and 2nd place runners diverge dramatically like half a mile before the finish line. Who are they to determine the second place woman won't summon a final kick to win at the line? It's 26.2 miles for a reason people! Let them race to the line!

Even high school xc gets this right.