If you are wondering why everyone caught up it's because the pace has been all over the place.
distance split last km/mi
1 mi 5:07 5:07
2 mi 10:21 5:14
3 mi 15:31 5:10
4 mi 20:42 5:11
5 mi 25:50:00 5:08
6 mi 30:56:00 5:07
7 mi 35:56:00 4:59
8 mi 40:50:00 4:54
9 mi 45:58:00 5:08
10 mi 51:04:00 5:06
11 mi 55:39:00 4:35
12 mi 1:00:51 5:12
13 mi 1:06:15 5:25
For example, From 15 to 16km it was 3:04. From 18 to 19, it was 317 .
For people who said they couldn't get the stream to work internationally.
Does this one work for you?
NBC5 would like to know so I'd appreciate it if you'd post here or email me
(Also we don't think it's an international problem as Steve (in Virginia) couldn't get it to work but NBCchicago links worked. Can people not able to get the letsrun.com stream to work try that one).
I thought Mo Farah had proven for us once and for all it's stupid to make surges. Can't believe all these guys have been doing it.
Top 30 men at halfway
Name (CTZ) City, State Split Est.Finish Daytime
1 Fukatsu, Takuya (JPN) 1:06:50 2:13:40
2 Gokaya, Koji (JPN) 1:06:50 2:13:41
3 Kogo, Micah (KEN) 1:06:51 2:13:41
4 Puskedra, Luke (USA) 1:06:51 2:13:41
5 Estrada, Diego (USA) 1:06:51 2:13:41
6 Kirui, Abel (KEN) 1:06:51 2:13:41
7 Kibet, Elkanah (USA) 1:06:51 2:13:41
8 Sambu, Stephen (KEN) 1:06:51 2:13:41
9 Matsuo, Ryoichi (JPN) 1:06:51 2:13:41
10 Overall, Scott (GBR) 1:06:51 2:13:41
11 Lonyangata, Paul (KEN) 1:06:51 2:13:42
12 Ayele, Abayneh (ETH) 1:06:51 2:13:42
13 Chumba, Dickson (KEN) 1:06:51 2:13:42
14 Kipketer, Gideon (KEN) 1:06:51 2:13:42
15 Young, Tim (USA) 1:07:09 2:14:19
16 Anderson, Tom (GBR) 1:07:10 2:14:19
17 Nilsson, David (SWE) 1:07:10 2:14:20
18 Ishida, Kazuya (JPN) 1:07:10 2:14:20
19 Dandena, Kiya (USA) 1:07:17 2:14:33
20 Emerick, Dustin (USA) 1:07:27 2:14:54
21 Mcmillan, Connor (USA) 1:08:01 2:16:01
22 Epperson, Andrew (USA) 1:08:03 2:16:07
23 Siemers, Chris (USA) 1:08:36 2:17:13
24 Havel, Kevin (USA) 1:08:38 2:17:16
25 Deren, Mike (USA) 1:08:38 2:17:16
26 Carrera, Mizael (USA) 1:08:41 2:17:22
27 Wallis, Daniel (NZL) 1:08:53 2:17:46
28 Migliozzi, Tony (USA) 1:09:17 2:18:34
29 Madera, Jose (USA) 1:09:35 2:19:09
30 Morrison, Travis (USA) 1:09:41 2:19:21
Kipketer dropped a 4:33 15th mile. Kirui, Chumba, Lonyangata and Ayele are the only guys to go with him and they've now got a pretty big lead over chase pack.
pathfinder wrote:
It's windy out there!
It's 11 mph - normal. 55F, flat.
The men may not be running fast but the women are.
Top 20 women at halfway
City, State BIB
1 Kiplagat, Florence (KEN) 1:10:29
2 Jepkesho, Visiline (KEN) 1:10:30
3 Kipketer, Valentine (KEN) 1:10:30
4 Rionoripo, Purity (KEN) 1:10:30
5 Kiplagat, Edna (KEN) 1:10:31
6 Melese, Yebrgual (ETH) 1:10:31
7 Baysa, Atsede (ETH) 1:12:11
8 Burla, Serena (USA) Stafford, VA 1:13:09
9 Gray, Alia (USA) Boulder, CO 1:14:41
10 Mierzejewska, Agnieszka (POL) 1:15:06
11 Crouch, Sarah (USA) Moorehead, KY 1:15:23
12 Ross, Freya (GBR) 1:17:12
13 Knowles, Laurie (USA) Charlotte, NC 1:18:15
14 Roman-Duval, Julia (USA) Columbia, MD 1:18:27
15 Scott, Amanda (USA) Boulder, CO 1:18:33
16 Heckert, Kristen (USA) Bolingbrook, IL 1:18:39
17 Philbrook, Lauren (USA) Auburn, AL 1:19:03
18 Chrisman, Caitlin (USA) Mountain View, CA 1:19:03
19 Hyland, Rachel (USA) Andover, MA 1:19:04
20 Polley, Emma (USA) Seattle, WA 1:19:34
yep. thanks!
Now it's 8 men up front. American Elkanah Kibet plus Micah Kogo and Stephen Sambu have caught up to the leaders.
Yes indeed.
As much as I like Puskedra, you just know he and Estrada are going to say after the race that the pace just 'didn't go how they planned' and they weren't 'prepared' for such a slow opening with a big increase in pace at the end, or that they 'wanted a more even fast pace'... When really they could've been leading, and if they're not willing to do so they shouldn't complain about it (which they will)... Why prepare to run 4:55 pace all year and then let it go out at 5:10 pace?? You just know the 4:30s are coming at the end.
Th women now slowing down, just pacing themselves with the slower men. Someone has to make a move for the sake of a fast time please 😣
Not sure about these splits. The mile splits may be inaccurate.
13th mile in 5:25, but 15th in 4:33?
Maybe the guy taking the splits mistimed something or another.
How would Kimmeto do in this race given the pace is so slow?
nbc link working from UK, thanks.
Perhaps they simply are not in shape to 4:55 pace?
They should focus on time rather than place in this type of race.
Are there really two Japanese guys in the lead group? Good job Japan.
WTF they talking over each other so much you can barely understand them.
NBCSN needs to show the men's or women's races rather than Tatyana McFadden talking to one of her fans. Come on!
Does anyone know if on letswheel.com, they use the same race previews for every marathon since it's easy for the top ahtletes to do every single marathon and every single event.
Just got a post from a guy in Canada who said the stream is now working for him and it wasn't earlier so looks like NBC5 fixed something.
Two options for that stream:
NBC5
or the LetsRun embed of NBC 5
http://www.letsrun.com/splash-page/chicago-marathon-live-letsrun-com/
(the LetsRun looks better on my phone in portrait mode).