Official 2018 Boston Marathon Live Discussion Thread

Were the crowds sparse?

NYC is all wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

You folks realise if the weather in London doesn’t go berserk and the elites perform to expectations it will spell the end of Boston as a prestige brand, right?

Chicago is already RIP as a Major. Boston is now RIP as a Major. That leaves NYC but the runs there are too slow. It seems time for advertisers to focus on one US marathon as a Major - bump up the prize money - and attract a lot of top talent, like Dubai.

And New York cancelled in 2012. This year's conditions may have provided feel good stories of underdogs prevailing that will sell in the short term, but Boston was already struggling to attract the big names. Fact is, as it is, they're unable to get a Kipchoge or a Bekele and it's not going to be easier going forward.

And it's great to have an American winner, but even though she would never admit this publicly, I'm certain Desi Linden herself would have preferred that top ten list to include the usual actors - more Edna Kiplagats fewer less well-known part-time runners. Because when someone looks at that top ten a year from now, it will look like she beat a weak field. Kawauchi, at least, will be seen to have taken a major scalp in Kirui.

ish wrote:

Just have to love how much crow these idiot commentators are eating about Yuki. Maybe they should have done some f*cking preparation. Fools.

I'll drink to that.

Takinadump wrote:

I don't want to hear one more damned word about Rupp on these boards. YUKI THE PEOPLES CHAMP DEFEATING THE 4%

boss wrote:

Desi is a boss!!

What shoes was she wearing!? Where can I get them?

+1

And the jacket.

Victor Alexander wrote:

rojo wrote:

If Kawauchi and Linden win, the site will be shut down in their honor. MY GOD.

Quote of the thread. Loved this marathon. Every little bit of it.

BLACK PAGE IS BACK, BABY!

They get good enough runners. Kirui and Kiplagat are not scrubs. They are never going to get the field that London gets these days and they don't need to. If your countrymen get scared off by a little precipitation, I don't think it will hurt the Boston marathon.

What a joke 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."

Glad you're spending time on the important things like this and not moderating a thread where people are openly mocking disabled athletes or making jokes about people "blowing up." Good christ, this website is garbage..

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What happened to Gladys Chesir? From the splits it looks like she got to 25.2 mi but then nothing. There was no coverage on her dropping out and it wasn't covered in the Letsrun wrap-up.

She was still in 3rd there ...

In the know guy wrote:

starter in corral NOT eligible for prize money.......regardless. does create a bit of a PR nightmare for BAA, but in theory she would have had to run in the elite solo women's race only

Called it. PR nightmare is here.

bad take