Official Rio Olympic Men's Marathon Thread

rojo wrote:

Tom Hammond's got a good point. WIll Rupp be DQd for getting that hat??

I don't think so. I'm watching the race with a buddy who knows little about running. "That's why I think RUpp won't win. He's a sissy. You have to be tough to win a marathon right?"

I laughed and said, "You don't think that Rupp is tough?"

Response: "No look at him."

so even your friends are arseholes?

rupp can't win here. ever.

it's the only place in life he hasn't won.

if he wins, criticism.

if he medals, criticism.

if he doesn't medal, criticism

With Hawkins leading the pace has maybe picked up a bit and the huge pack is slowly getting smaller.

Yes, indeed he knows little about running

Will anyone get DQ'd for running on the grass?

a.) There is zero chance that Salazar would do that without making sure that he was following the rules.

b.) The idea that they are "chilled" is pure speculation.

Meb could not look less bothered. Pace will tick down again though.

Hats are a "non-water" item, maybe?

Rule 240.8

(b) For events longer than 10km, refreshments other than water may be made available at these points.

(c) Refreshments may include drinks, energy supplements, foodstuffs or any other item other than water. the Organising Committee will determine which refreshments it will provide based on prevailing conditions.

RUPP HATS wrote:

If Rupp wins there will be a Letsrun thread about hats giving him an unfair advantage. I'm calling it.

I didn't think too much of it until I thought it might be chilled. I mean well I did think a tiny bit about it if it isn't chilled but if it's chilled, they've got a good point.

Looks like Kipchoge has a fresh white hat too

rupp just got warned not to change his hat

p.s. Rupp looks great by the way.

somebloke wrote:

Yager wrote:

Galen Rupp has more hats than a baseball team.

hutchings called it. "I have never seen this before and one has to question it"

IAAF will soon ban this hat changing.

The day after 2008 Olympic Trials I went out and bought arm sleeves because I had never seen them. They seemed to be in every running store after that.

Tomorrow I'm going out and buying 25 hats.

Sir Bastion Newbold wrote:

In other news...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/21/nikki-hamblin-awarded-rare-olympic-medal-following-touching-show/

Nikki Hamblin awarded rare Olympic medal following touching show of sportsmanship

So Hamblin gets a medal for helping a runner she took out from teh competition and tore her ACL yet Abbey didn't get one?? Give me a break.

rojo wrote:

Tim Hutchings is the one who talked about Rupp adn the DQ. At first, I was like, "no way."

But if Rupp is receiving cooled hats, I honestly think that should be a DQ.. It's like getting air conditioning that no one else is getting.

Now It's probably not in the rule book and the ultimate exploitation of the grey zone by Salazar - surprise, surpise - but if they are chilled - which I hadn't thoguht about - then I think Hutchings has a point.

Why can't everyone else get a cold hat . No one is preventing it. This is just old fashion American ingenuity !

From whom?

So you think the rule is saying "refreshments can include absolutely anything at all?"

More likely they mean any food or drink item other than water.

on looker wrote:

They must have cleared it with the officials beforehand because he's getting a new hat every single aid station.

This is giving new energy to his head.

rojo wrote:

Tim Hutchings is the one who talked about Rupp adn the DQ. At first, I was like, "no way."

But if Rupp is receiving cooled hats, I honestly think that should be a DQ.. It's like getting air conditioning that no one else is getting.

Now It's probably not in the rule book and the ultimate exploitation of the grey zone by Salazar - surprise, surpise - but if they are chilled - which I hadn't thoguht about - then I think Hutchings has a point.

If they are chilled, it's definitely exploitation - but maybe they figured out that hats don't wick sweat as well when they are soaked. If it's just a dry hat, I think that's fair. The rest of the field can get sponges.