OFFICIAL DUBAI MARATHON THREAD

Looks like Geb was alone the whole time.

LOL ... and # 7 is not Egyptian either. lol

What's wrong with these folks?

Brett in Tokyo wrote:

No, I forgot it was coming up. I just remembered that it was today at about the time they got to the 30 km point. It worked fine last year, though.

The Talfazat feed apparently would not work for U.S. residents, as I mentioned this afternoon in the other thread about finding a place to watch this race online:

"Apparently not for those who live in the U.S., however, as the Talfazat pricing Web page notes:

'Dubai Sports (Not available in US)'"

What a sad, pathetic state of affairs for the international running community this world record attempt race has been for anyone not living in Dubai. Even Twitter didn't have a single person watching the race and posting updates.

why would you even think of saying that?

wak9 wrote:

Looks like Geb was alone the whole time.

I guess (serious) running is still a fringe sport.

watchful eye wrote:

why would you even think of saying that?

wak9 wrote:

Looks like Geb was alone the whole time.

because of this:

place Pl.AC startno. name club ac half 1 half 2 half netto

1 1 Gebrselassie, Haile(ETH) 01:02:52 01:03:17 01:02:52 02:06:09

2 7 Dechase Beyene , Chala(KEN) 01:03:30 01:03:04 01:03:30 02:06:33

3 10 Wendimu Tsige, Eshetu(ETH) 01:03:30 01:03:17 01:03:30 02:06:46

4 17 Guta Duguma, Abiyote(ETH) 01:03:30 01:05:33 01:03:30 02:09:03

5 13 DebeleTulu, Dereja(ETH) 01:03:30 01:06:13 01:03:30 02:09:43

6 12 Kipkosgei Chelanga, Abraham(KEN) 01:03:15 01:07:13 01:03:15 02:10:28

7 6 Juhar Yirdaw, Dejene(EGY) 01:02:52 01:07:59 01:02:52 02:10:50

8 14 Mucheru Maina, Leonard(KEN) 01:03:14 01:07:54 01:03:14 02:11:08

9 1 209 Mr Kosgei, Japhet(KEN) BMMA M40 01:03:08 01:08:13 01:03:08 02:11:20

10 26 Yimane Emiru, Mekonnen(ETH) 01:03:30 01:09:09 01:03:30 02:12:39

11 15 Es Sraidi, Larbi(FRA) 01:05:03 01:08:34 01:05:03 02:13:37

12 3 Tola Heyi, Tesfaye(ETH) 01:04:55 01:12:05 01:04:55 02:16:59

13 1 906 Mr Bekele, Tesfaye (ETH) MMC 01:05:46 01:12:09 01:05:46 02:17:54

Holy shit! I can't believe what I'm seeing here.

wak9 wrote:

watchful eye wrote:

why would you even think of saying that?

because of this:

place Pl.AC startno. name club ac half 1 half 2 half netto

1 1 Gebrselassie, Haile(ETH) 01:02:52 01:03:17 01:02:52 02:06:09

2 7 Dechase Beyene , Chala(KEN) 01:03:30 01:03:04 01:03:30 02:06:33

3 10 Wendimu Tsige, Eshetu(ETH) 01:03:30 01:03:17 01:03:30 02:06:46

4 17 Guta Duguma, Abiyote(ETH) 01:03:30 01:05:33 01:03:30 02:09:03

5 13 DebeleTulu, Dereja(ETH) 01:03:30 01:06:13 01:03:30 02:09:43

6 12 Kipkosgei Chelanga, Abraham(KEN) 01:03:15 01:07:13 01:03:15 02:10:28

7 6 Juhar Yirdaw, Dejene(EGY) 01:02:52 01:07:59 01:02:52 02:10:50

8 14 Mucheru Maina, Leonard(KEN) 01:03:14 01:07:54 01:03:14 02:11:08

9 1 209 Mr Kosgei, Japhet(KEN) BMMA M40 01:03:08 01:08:13 01:03:08 02:11:20

10 26 Yimane Emiru, Mekonnen(ETH) 01:03:30 01:09:09 01:03:30 02:12:39

11 15 Es Sraidi, Larbi(FRA) 01:05:03 01:08:34 01:05:03 02:13:37

12 3 Tola Heyi, Tesfaye(ETH) 01:04:55 01:12:05 01:04:55 02:16:59

13 1 906 Mr Bekele, Tesfaye (ETH) MMC 01:05:46 01:12:09 01:05:46 02:17:54

OK I am done after this; Geb runs 2;36 last KM, the pack runs what they were maintaining 3;00/km, please note the 24 second difference, thus 206.09 vs 206.33. THEY (TOP 3)WERE TOGETHER !!!!

My bad, Yidaw (7th) appears to have stuck with Haile through the half before dropping off anf finishing in 2:10

As the popularity of marathoning has skyrocketed over the past two decades amongst the plodding hobby-jogger masses, with many races offering live splits and custom Web page video for every five and six hour marathoner, the fans of elite runners watching the greatest runner of all time Haile Gebrselassie in his first 2010 attempt at breaking his marathon world record in one of the richest nations on earth had to huddle around their computer monitors at LetsRun.com commenting on a seldom-updated and questionably-accurate text-based online leaderboard, as the folks at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon made it nearly impossible for anyone, even the most technically-savvy, to witness the race on television of the Web.

wak9 wrote:

My bad, Yidaw (7th) appears to have stuck with Haile through the half before dropping off anf finishing in 2:10

But Geb was alone after 21-22k? Surely Yidaw wasn't there at 30k? A remarkable run for Geb, and, wtf happened to the pacers today? It must have been warm.

And, I don't know about that 2:36k.....is that right?

rojo wrote:

That right there should be the quote of the year.

:)

Rojo, I love you man. Tell wejo I said "hey".

GEBRSELASSIE WINS BUT MISSES RECORD

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-01-22-2954521484_x.htm

http://www.sportinglife.com/others/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/10/01/22/ATHLETICS_Dubai.html

watchful eye wrote:

GEBRSELASSIE WINS BUT MISSES RECORD

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-01-22-2954521484_x.htmhttp://www.sportinglife.com/others/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/10/01/22/ATHLETICS_Dubai.html

Thank you!

Looks like Dechase gave Haile a scare

Women's race was close:

9 Results | inofficial results

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place Pl.AC startno. name club ac netto brutto

1 42 » Daska Molisa, Mamitu (ETH) 02:24:18 02:24:18

2 40 » Kebede Shewaye, Aberu (ETH) 02:24:26 02:24:26

3 32 » Loshanyang Kirop, Helena (KEN) 02:24:54 02:24:54

4 31 » Bekele Sertsu, Bezunesh (ETH) 02:26:05 02:26:05

5 39 » Andersson, Isabella (SWE) 02:26:52 02:26:52

6 37 » Taddesse Bifa, Yeshimebet (ETH) 02:27:45 02:27:45

7 33 » Getaneh Wendimagegnehu, Genet (ETH) 02:30:23 02:30:23

8 36 » Girma Tafa, Woynishet (ETH) 02:32:06 02:32:06

9 35 » Diriba Dulume, Shuru (ETH) 02:32:36 02:32:36

had to say it wrote:

Maybe Geb pulled a Ryan Shay in the final kilometer?

Thats actually pretty funny since most are complaining that they don't know the second he crosses the FL!

Here's something of an analysis of the race.

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2010/01/haile-gebrselassie-20609-in-dubai.html

He didn't see the race either, which is a pity - usually quite good commentary and insights. But the pacing is interesting, and I agree with his point that Geb probably didn't quite have the legs today, from the start (because the pace was down - see the link), and then when other guys were there, it became a race over the final 10km.

Skuj wrote:

rojo wrote:

That right there should be the quote of the year.

:)

Rojo, I love you man. Tell wejo I said "hey".

....GAY

fadsfdsf wrote:

....GAY

Yeah.

See you guys at the next Gebthon. Good night.