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Mergia also

Ric Roll wrote:

Who the heck is Craig Leon?

He's the guy who'll be in the lead pack at 2015 NYC, then fade to 2:17.

Internetz Yo wrote:

joho wrote:

Crazy number of bicycles along with the lead group. Why so many?

Providing updates to ESPN for commentary I believe.

How on earth does it take 20 people (all biking in a tight bunch) to provide updates?

Keitany splintering the women's race.

So American Craig Leon has been leading the NYC marathon for a mile and I haven't heard his name announced on the broadcast. They mute the sound some of the time in the media room.

People watching on ESPN, did they mention Craig Leon once during the broadcast??

Leon has a 2:13:52 pb.

55 degrees at start

Women

Mile 1: 5:58

Mile 2: 5:14 (11:12)

Mile 3: 5:36 (16:48)

5K: 17:21 Moreira, Daunay and Fien have been doing the work up front

Mile 4: 5:32 ( 22:20 )

Mile 5: 5:28 (27:48)

Mile 6: 5:29 (33:17)

10K: 34:27 (17:06)

Mile 7: 5:40 (38:57) Deba back up with the leaders too. Prokopcuka at the back so she’s there too)

Mile 8: 5:40 (44:37) Moreira keeps leading but they’re not going that fast

Mile 9: 5:35 (50:12) Lead pack down to 10

15K: 51:55 (17:28)

Mile 10: 5:27 (55:39)

Mile 11: 5:35 (1:01:14) Lead pack still at 10. Thweatt is visibly working to stay up there.

Mile 12: 5:27 (1:06:41) Ding dropped in mile 13. Down to 9

20K: 1:09:03 (17:08)

Mile 13: 5:37 (1:12:18)

HM: 1:12:54 Nine in lead pack. Buzunesh Deba has stopped running.

Mile 14: 5:34 (1:17:52)

Mile 15: 5:36 (1:23:28)

25km: 1:26:39 (17:36) Daunay of France has been dropped

Mile 16: 5:38 (1:29:06) Leaders down to 9 with Daunay off the back.

Mile 17: 5:27 (1:34:33) Daunay has caught them again

Mile 18: 5:25 (1:39:58)

30K: 1:43:31 (16:52)

Mile 19: 5:29 (1:45:27) Move in women’s race. Only 5 in lead pack.Keitany leading it, Tufa behind, then Mergia, Jeptoo, Moreira. Others, including Thweatt, are dropping back.

Mile 20: 5:22 (1:50:49). Moreira dropped. It’s down to four-- Keitany and Tufa in the front, Jeptoo and Mergia at the back.

Keitany and Tufa are now separating at 1:52:30 mark.

Men

Mile 1: 5:24

Mile 2: 4:45 (10:09)

Mile 3: 5:09 (15:18)

5K: 15:47 Meb leading

Mile 4: 5:07 (20:25) 17 in the lead pack. Meb at the front

Mile 5: 5:01 (25:26)

Mile 6: 4:59 (30:25)

10K: 31:31 (15:44)

Mile 7: 5:08 (35:33)

Mile 8: 5:10 (40:43)

Mile 9: 5:09 (45:52)

15K: 47:29 (15:58)

Mile 10: 5:07 (50:59)

Mile 11: 5:21 (56:20)

Mile 12: 4:47 (1:01:07) Now down to eight men up front -- Kemal, Tsegay, Desisa, Kamworor, Kipsang, Biwott, Keflezighi, Kawauchi.

20k: 1:03:14 (15:45) Now they’re grouping up together again. Kemal has a gap to leaders, which is now 15 in total (including him)

Mile 13: 5:07 (1:06:14) Arciniaga is off the back of the lead pack. All the other main players are around, with Kemal still slightly off the front of the pack

HM: 1:06:49

Mile 14: 5:01 (1:11:15) Leon and Meb 1-2

Mile 15: 5:21 (1:16:36)

25km: 1:19:38 (16:24). Meb pushing up front

rupp-certified salaadbar wrote:

Internetz Yo wrote:

Providing updates to ESPN for commentary I believe.

How on earth does it take 20 people (all biking in a tight bunch) to provide updates?

More likely, security theater? Guys on bikes to keep the terrorists away?

Keitany went again, tufa the only one keeping up others a few strides behind

Meb meb meb meb!!!!

Keitany looks unbeatable.

Moreira dropped. Keitany looks comfortable. Has Jeptoo's form always been that awkward? Cop tries to assault Tufa but Keitany fights him off.

Yes they talked about him

I'll say this again. The women need to either start 30 minutes earlier or the men should start first and then the women. The races end way too close to each other. It makes it impossible to cover it.

No recollection of a Leon reference.

Now they are starting to give the 'sub-elites' some props.

Through mile 15, they're 2:13:47 pace.

Ric Roll wrote:

Moreira dropped. Keitany looks comfortable. Has Jeptoo's form always been that awkward? Cop tries to assault Tufa but Keitany fights him off.

Cop tries to assault Tufa? Say what?

Kipsang waiting to drop a 14:00 final 5k.

leon was indeed mentioned.

nick some 30s behind the pack

and by the way, I will take credit for calling alana's DNF at mile 5. "your welcome"

Woman have had 60% plus of TV time , no focus on men? Why?

Stephanie2 wrote:

Ric Roll wrote:

Moreira dropped. Keitany looks comfortable. Has Jeptoo's form always been that awkward? Cop tries to assault Tufa but Keitany fights him off.

Cop tries to assault Tufa? Say what?

What?? Don't have the feed here?