The Race Goes On: Live Splits of Monday's Pro NYC Marathon in Central Park

wejo · 2012-11-05T10:14:18-05:00

This is breaking news and sorry for not being able to put up anything before now. I wasn't sure this was actually going to happen until I saw it. The pro version of the 2012 NYC marathon is about to get underway. It's starting at 11:15 am in Central Park. It will be the Central Park course used for the Olympic Trials. I didn't think it would happen until I saw it but the runners are on the starting line. After watching the Giants lose to Pittsburgh before 80,000 fans in NJ, the pro runners still in NYC got upset. Why should the Super Bowl of US running be cancelled when regular season NBA and NFL games go on as scheduled? Marathoning is a pro sport they said. Many of the pros had read the piece by Mike Cassidy, the native Staten Islander Olympic Trials qualifier, who said the marathon should go on. http://www.letsrun.com/news/2012/11/long-run-pain-a-staten-islanders-view-on-why-the-marathon-should-not-have-been-cancelled/ They contacted him to congratulate him on the piece and in doing so found out being a New Yorker he had connections to mayor Mike Bloomberg. Calls were put in to Bloomberg and the need for the pro-race was stressed. There was talk of doing it next week on the full NYC course. However, Bloomberg said he didn't want to shut down the streets as that was expensive. Since the city already had all the tax money from the 20,000 foreign tourists who came to run NYC, Bloomberg the businessman, determined there was no need to shut down the streets. Just hold the marathon in Central Park. Instead of paying $3 million to shut down the streets, the city is putting $1 million towards the prize money in Central Park. $200,000 for 1st, $125 2nd, $75k for 3rd, $50 for 4th, $30k for 5th, the final $20k for places 6 through 10. It's expected the NYC marathon will still pay some appearance fees. No one knows if this will count in the WMM majors or not. The thought was to have the race next weekend, but there is a huge concert in the Park. It was pointed out the Boston Marathon is held on a Monday, so the race was decided to be run today. This was decided about 11:30 pm last night. The only problem is about 1/3 to 1/2 the pros had gone home. Will update you on the fields in a second. Wilson Kipsang and Meb are running. Olympic Champion Tiki Gelana is on the start as well.

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13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:32pm EST

re: yes

Gelana has caught back and is just sitting on smith at 40k. The time is 2:15:03 meaning they ran the last 5k in 16:03 or 5:10 pace!!!

That 40k split projects out to 2:22:27 - a NY record by 4-seconds and course record by like 7 minutes!!!

The record might not fall though as the guy on the bike says though that once Smith got caught, that the pace has really slowed down - sort of like cycling.

Smith has great track credentials but Gelana is likely fine to let it come down to a kick as that's what gavce her Olympic glory in London

http://www.letsrun.com/2012/gelana-marathon-0805.php

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:33pm EST

re: are u all that dumb?

Is Kim finally going to win a major???!!!

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:34pm EST

re: are u all that dumb?

And dyestat was the site to die....

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:34pm EST

re: rojo

Rojo,

Do you have pictures, video or something? LOL

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:35pm EST

re: Tireman

Tireman wrote:
So, does this count as a record?

This is a record eligible course. I don't think this will count as a NYC record as officially I'm not sure this was the NYC marathon. For legal reasons, cancellation insurance, having to refund 40,000 people who weren't allowed into it, etc I think this race was separately a different entity.

I didn't have time to post this but Rupert Murdoch was holding the tape with Mayor Bloomberg at the finish with some of the hardest hit victims from Staten Island.

Meb announced he is donating $50,000 to the storm relief and everyone cheered.

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:35pm EST

re: rojo

What is happening? Are the brojos hacked, or are they actually slitting LetsRun's wrists right in front of us?

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:36pm EST

re: wejo

Kim Smith tweeted she is running another marathon. NYC was canceled tweet about an hour ago.

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:36pm EST

re: wejo

wejo wrote:
Tireman wrote:
So, does this count as a record?
This is a record eligible course. I don't think this will count as a NYC record as officially I'm not sure this was the NYC marathon. For legal reasons, cancellation insurance, having to refund 40,000 people who weren't allowed into it, etc I think this race was separately a different entity.
I didn't have time to post this but Rupert Murdoch was holding the tape with Mayor Bloomberg at the finish with some of the hardest hit victims from Staten Island.
Meb announced he is donating $50,000 to the storm relief and everyone cheered.

and they all lived happily ever after!!!!

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:36pm EST

re: Tireman

Yet another major American marathon in which coverage of the wheelchair race is totally overlooked.

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:37pm EST

re: wejo

With Meb running a 2:04:15 (unofficially), does he (he he) stick it out to 2016? Wishful thinking, maybe?

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:37pm EST

re: B as in B, S as in...

This mean Meb is even greater than sliced bread. A five-minute PR at almost 38. Those Skechers are really something.

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:37pm EST

re: wejo

wejo wrote:
Tireman wrote:
So, does this count as a record?
This is a record eligible course. I don't think this will count as a NYC record as officially I'm not sure this was the NYC marathon. For legal reasons, cancellation insurance, having to refund 40,000 people who weren't allowed into it, etc I think this race was separately a different entity.
I didn't have time to post this but Rupert Murdoch was holding the tape with Mayor Bloomberg at the finish with some of the hardest hit victims from Staten Island.
Meb announced he is donating $50,000 to the storm relief and everyone cheered.

You mean LRC is not an official organization for certifying course records? lol

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:37pm EST

re: Tireman

Tireman wrote:
Rojo,
Do you have pictures, video or something? LOL

I have some. I was in line at the apple store just south? of the park getting the new ipad mini and heard the commotion. I ran over to the park and made it to the finish.

13 years ago 11/05/2012 12:38pm EST

re: lettingya'llknow

lettingya'llknow wrote:
Kim Smith tweeted she is running another marathon. NYC was canceled tweet about an hour ago.

It sounds like the 'other' marathon was in CP.