Official 2016 Boston Marathon Live Discussion Thread

Rawson is getting a bit surrealistic. Calling the wheelchair finish he proclaims "that's the finish you see in the existence!"

Don't forget to play Boston Marathon Bingo.

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/04/boston-marathon-bingo/

We are giving out free tshirts to the first few winners.

LoopHarder wrote:

Anybody seen Abdi Nageeye in the leading group?

18th at 10k, 31:25

Deba is back! She has had so many tough losses, would love to see her get a win.

Jonathan gault has gone out on sub-2:30 pace. He told me he didn't think he could break 2:30 but it looks like he's taking advantage of the downhill.

00:35:33 02:29:57

A sub 2:35 would be quite a feat in the heat.

Chris Chavez is in a slower corral.

rojo wrote:

Don't forget to play Boston Marathon Bingo.

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/04/boston-marathon-bingo/

We are giving out free tshirts to the first few winners.

Rojo, you are supposed to be giving people an incentive to play your Boston Marathon Bingo.

Forecast is calling for cooling temps as the day goes on. Hopefully that actually happens.

predict men's winning time will be 2:10:07

Geez, just checked the leaderboard.

Were Americans in a different corral or something?

Women

Mile 1 - 6:04

Mile 2 - 5:36 (11:52)

Mile 3 - 5:53

Mile 4 - 5:38

Mile 5 - 5:45 (Neely Spence Gracey leads)

Mile 6 - 5:52

Mile 7 - 5:39

Mile 8 - 5:38

Mile 9 -

Mile 10 - 5:51 (57:50)

Mile 11 - 5:26

Mile 12 - 5:50

Mile 13 - 5:44 split (maybe 554 they said both)

1:15:25

Mile 14 - 5:25 (1:20:15)

Men

Mile 1 - 4:52

Mile 2 - 9:55 (20 meter lead)

Mile 3 - 5:02

Mile 4 - 4:50 (20:02)

Mile 5 - 5:09

Mile 6 - 4:59

Mile 7 - 455

Mile 8 - 5:02

Mile 9 - 5:11 (45:26)

Mile 10- 5:21

I'm officially an old media guy. They don't know the halfway split in here. Ok, it just came in 1:15:25.

errror prone wrote:

Geez, just checked the leaderboard.

Were Americans in a different corral or something?

Yeah, in Los Angeles.

I say 2:10:50

Gospodinov wrote:

predict men's winning time will be 2:10:07

They just announced a 5;08 mile for the women!! it's on. Just kidding. They incorrectly called the men's split the women's split.

Men

Mile 1 - 4:52

Mile 2 - 9:55 (20 meter lead)

Mile 3 - 5:02

Mile 4 - 4:50 (20:02)

Mile 5 - 5:09

Mile 6 - 4:59

Mile 7 - 455

Mile 8 - 5:02

Mile 9 - 5:11 (45:26)

Mile 10- 5:21

Mile 11 - 5:08

Mile 12

How do you get to be a 'terrific human being'?

LOL!

The other guy! wrote:

rojo wrote:

Women

Mile 1 - 6:04

Mile 2 - 5:36 (11:52)

Mile 3 - 5:53

Mile 4 - 5:38

Mile 5 - 5:45 (Neely Spence Gracey leads)

Mile 6 - 5:52

Mile 7 - 5:39

Mile 8 - 5:38

Mile 9 -

Mile 10 - 551 (57:50)

Finally an elite pace that Alana Hedley could hang with

Has Rawson explained how fast yet?

In a lap around the track?

Where is Neely?

Valentine Kikpeter, Tirfi Tsegaye, Joyce Chepkirui and Flomena Daniel have broken clear just after the 1:30 mark.

Here are their PRS:

Joyce Chepkirui 2:24:11 (2015 Amsterdam)

Valentine Kipketer 2:23:02 (2013 Amsterdam)

Tirfi Tsegaye 2:19:41 (2016 Dubai)

Flomena Cheyech Daniel 2:22:44 (2014 Paris)

More info on them here:

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/04/2016-boston-marathon-womens-preview-woman-will-separate-wide-open-field/

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