66:40 for Assefa and Jepkosgei at half. Hassan is 10 seconds back, which is the largest deficit she has faced to this point.
The question is what happens when the last pacer steps off? Assefa has been right on the pacers throughout and I'd expect her to keep pushing. She will need to be, because if she doesn't keep her footon the gas, I'd expect Hassan to reel them in.
Quite possible that Hassan is playing games. Also possible that she's running even splits and the other are putting in little digs to try to shake her. Surely they'd not want her there in the last mile, she'll smoke them all.
I remember watching the race last year, and i remember the top female almost beating Anerican marathoner jared Ward. How frustrating could that be to his ego. But peroaps Jared ward could revive his career as a pacer for the elite women.
I get that you want to include everyone, but what the FK is up with only covering elite women and wheelchairs.
I respect the wheelchair guys but they are completely irrelevant. Show some shots of them here and there, but don't pretend that they are of equal importance to watching the mens race with Kipchoge and Kiplimo battle it out. This is potentially one of the only times we will see those two race together.
66:40 for Assefa and Jepkosgei at half. Hassan is 10 seconds back, which is the largest deficit she has faced to this point.
The question is what happens when the last pacer steps off? Assefa has been right on the pacers throughout and I'd expect her to keep pushing. She will need to be, because if she doesn't keep her footon the gas, I'd expect Hassan to reel them in.
Since the pace maker is helping to carry the pace, the 2:58 25th km is helping these athletes (Assefa and Jepkosgei) who are trending to a 2:13 marathon finish. (1 hour 12 minutes into the race)