runfarfast wrote:
Hope this gives her enough profile that she can finally dump the Hansons
bleu wrote:
That was Cox! WTH has he been eating? I thought it was one of he Hansons. I hope she doesn't get fired for the Ritz comment even if it's true. Go Desi!
+1. The first thing I would do after winning a major marathon would be to dump my coach. Poor performance by the Hanson brothers today, W on the women's side, 3rd on the mens.
Almostsbs wrote:
Desi said she was going to drop out....
Yeah that was crazy to hear, but it makes sense that at that point she'd focus more on helping Shalane. I'm eager to hear more about what happened in the miles following that decision.
Best ANALYSIS EVER wrote:
‘Africans can’t run in the cold’. How many of you douche bags have said that?!
GOD do you feel stupid right now.
What top secret shoes was Desi wearing?!?
bleu wrote:
Did Galan finish?
you mean Gulan... virtual 2:03, YES!
SloweRyan wrote:
Anybody still concerned about Desi's thunder thighs?
thank you.
crosscounts wrote:
no YOURE hilarious wrote:
A very small fraction of high performing amateurs ran well and that skews your perception. The overwhelming majority of average runners in today's race ran like absolute dog sh*t, don't give me that crap that elites can't handle the weather as well as anyone else.
I’ve seen high school and college meets run in snowstorms where the runners performed better than the elites did today. You would think a professional runner could handle a variety of road, weather, race conditions.
I'm sure you're one tough spectator. Have you ever raced in the crap?
Ahh, bullying, so tough of you.
4th woman is Rachel Asher Hyland, Williams College '09. Pr is 2:41:26 at Chicago in 2015, finished 46th in the 2016 Olympic Trials.
crosscounts wrote:
Why can so many elites not handle the weather? Shameful.
It only looks that way because a greater percentage of the elites are going for the win and trying to run whatever the other leaders are running rather than sticking to a steady pre-planned effort. It's not uncommon for them to slow down a ton or drop out once they fall off, even in ideal conditions. If there's a monster headwind in cold and wet conditions, once they blow up, the hitting-the-wall effect will be that much more pronounced. Hence, it should be expected that the elites who don't hang will perform even worse than usual in weather like today's.
A scant few out of the hordes of lesser names nailed it by ideally meting out their effort, unaffected by having to actually try to match someone else's pace and presumably benefiting from having more people to draft for a longer time. And most of the ones who knocked it out of the park probably were, to be honest, a little lucky to find the right pace early on for the conditions that were to come. No one really knows at mile 5, 10 or 15 whether or not the pace/effort will be sustainable past mile 20 or so (see: Kirui) - and that's true even in good weather! Some people got it right today, with a little smarts and with a little luck, and finished strong. Bolstered by passing so many others and sensing an incredibly high Boston finish, they ground it out with that little extra energy they had saved, while the shattered elites - having hit the wall extra hard in the wind after going for broke to win - had little left to run for and nothing left to run with.
To summarize, it's all or nothing for the contenders. If they die off in this kind of headwind, it really is nothing! They'll look and feel like they're dragging a backhoe behind them. It's easier to avoid a complete blowup for those who can run by feel and not have to match moves.
cook book wrote:
fast as F wrote:
How the hell did she get in and out so quickly? Less than 10 seconds or something?!?!
Eat Slow, Poop Fast
LMAO!! Great one.
Technically she runs for Hansen, but I'm pretty sure she trains in Mammoth Lake with Hall and Cox. JC might even be her primary coach, not sure.
Could Rupp’s breathing difficulties have been due to a rain drenched piece of cloth covering his airways rather than his asthma?
More on Sarah Sellers... this was only her 2nd marathon!
Sweet Nell Fenwick wrote:
crosscounts wrote:
Why can so many elites not handle the weather? Shameful.
It only looks that way because a greater percentage of the elites are going for the win and trying to run whatever the other leaders are running rather than sticking to a steady pre-planned effort. It's not uncommon for them to slow down a ton or drop out once they fall off, even in ideal conditions. If there's a monster headwind in cold and wet conditions, once they blow up, the hitting-the-wall effect will be that much more pronounced. Hence, it should be expected that the elites who don't hang will perform even worse than usual in weather like today's.
A scant few out of the hordes of lesser names nailed it by ideally meting out their effort, unaffected by having to actually try to match someone else's pace and presumably benefiting from having more people to draft for a longer time. And most of the ones who knocked it out of the park probably were, to be honest, a little lucky to find the right pace early on for the conditions that were to come. No one really knows at mile 5, 10 or 15 whether or not the pace/effort will be sustainable past mile 20 or so (see: Kirui) - and that's true even in good weather! Some people got it right today, with a little smarts and with a little luck, and finished strong. Bolstered by passing so many others and sensing an incredibly high Boston finish, they ground it out with that little extra energy they had saved, while the shattered elites - having hit the wall extra hard in the wind after going for broke to win - had little left to run for and nothing left to run with.
To summarize, it's all or nothing for the contenders. If they die off in this kind of headwind, it really is nothing! They'll look and feel like they're dragging a backhoe behind them. It's easier to avoid a complete blowup for those who can run by feel and not have to match moves.
Look buddy, you're gonna need to get out of here with your clear-headed, unemotional analysis of this racing scenario.
Esp. when USA just BEAT THE WORLDDDD
wejo wrote:
We timed the bathroom break door opening to door opening of being 13.86 seconds. A few more seconds to get there and out.
Before the bathroom break Shalane Flanagan appeared to ask Desi Linden if she could leave the course and use the bathroom.
Then when she got back on course, Desi appeared to slow and help Shalane bridge the gap. Nice sportsmanship.
Compassionate hearts beat stronger.
Compassionate minds are wiser.
Is it just me, or is it taking forever to see any sort of articles/interviews or even quotes from any of the runners today? Brojos - where you at?
2:39:54???
No competition today.
LastSamurai wrote:
Watching Yamauchi run is the most beautifully painful thing I've ever seen. This guy is awesome. Rupp is done thank God.
He runs like a man with a knife stuck in each shoulder, and he's trying to shake them free.
noreaster wrote:
SloweRyan wrote:
Anybody still concerned about Desi's thunder thighs?
thank you.
desi is petite.
I live where she trains.
she has anything but thunder thighs.
some of the others are overly skinny which may make her legs look larger than they really are.
regardless, your'e just probably being a jerk because on this site, you can.
what a mean thing to say about her, downright mean and negative.
they all faced the same conditions today, she ran the best race and came out on top.
give credit or blank off!