BOSTON UPDATE THREAD

bop wrote:

I'll pay top money for whoever picks up the gloves Hall just ditched.

I'll top that: "Ryan Hall's Boston Gloves go for $500K on E-bay!"

Anybody know how to watch the race full-screen?

Hall has got the right strategy. Go out hard. Don't try and wait to shake Cheruyiot on heart brake hill. Lel and Cheruyiot couldn't handle Wanjiru's hard pacing at the Olympics. Same strategy might just work here.

But Hall ain't Wanjiru!

Cheruiyot didn't run in the olympic marathon and Lel had malaria and knew he was screwed so he just went out hard to help wanjiru break everyone else before he crashed and dropped back.

bhoworld wrote:

But Hall ain't Wanjiru!

Wanjiru wasn't Wanjiru either until he ran that race.

wanjiru picked up hall's gloves.

They just showed a view of the men and you could see a guy way behind the pack. Is that Sell or someone that fell off the pack?

it'll be interesting to see if the leading male runner will pass by the leading female runner with this 30 minute handicap.

Kenyans tend to just go with the leaders, no matter the pace. They worry about the consequences later. Hall is using thhis to his advantage by killing them off as quickly as possible.

cheriuyot didn't run the olympics in beijing. luke kibet was his replacement. cheruyiout is arguably the best marathoner in the world. i doubt there is a race situation he can't handle.

does anyone think the men will catch the women? they are on pace to right now.

Did Ryan just acknowledge the Hoyts as he went past?

I still think this is a good strategy for him.

38:14 for 8 miles according to the announcers....

Women seem to still be chilling.

No way are the women going to keep it this slow and finish over 2:35.

do the men get a bonus for catching the women?

got it to work wrote:

38:14 for 8 miles according to the announcers....

Thanks, missed that split as they were showing women. That'd be a 4:53.

Now that is an awesome quote right there!

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bhoworld wrote:

But Hall ain't Wanjiru!

Wanjiru wasn't Wanjiru either until he ran that race.

Yeah Hall isn't breaking Cheruiyot, it will come down to the last mile or two if Cheruiyot is going to break. Remember he has run 2:07:14 alone for the last 5-6 miles.

43:08 @ 9 miles