Official 2016 Boston Marathon Live Discussion Thread

I think desisa has something on his mind. the other guy has no thoughts at all.

Crowds seem to be down. Doesn't seem like there is anyone on the course.

The women are crawling!!!

Mile 20 - 6:03 That might have been mile 21. Again the splits are very annoying in here.

Men

Mile 1 - 4:52

Mile 2 - 9:55 (20 meter lead)

Mile 3 - 5:02

Mile 4 - 4:50 (20:02)

Mile 5 - 5:09

Mile 6 - 4:59

Mile 7 - 455

Mile 8 - 5:02

Mile 9 - 5:11 (45:26)

Mile 10- 5:21

Mile 11 - 5:08

Mile 12 - 5:02

Mile 13 - 5:13

Halfway - 66:48

Mile 14 - 5:11

Mile 15 - 5:21

Mile 16 4:34 according to broadcast

Mile 17 - 4:46

Mile 18 - 4:57

Mile 19 - 5:03

Red Sox 1:0

Jenny simppsn's husband has moved into 3rd on the AMerican side:

1 Mecheso, Girma (USA) 22 Male 18-39 GA 02:17:51 12:17:54PM +00:00 00:31:22

2 Burrell, Ian (USA) 21 Male 18-39 CO 02:17:59 12:18:01PM +00:26 00:31:48

3 Simpson, Jason (USA) 40 Male 18-39 CO 02:22:01 12:22:04PM +00:39 00:32:01

Why do the women keep running around each other? Seems like a waste of time. If you find someone in front of you, just drift behind them, why do they have to keep slowing down to pass, and accelerating just to run abreast? No wonder kipketer is dropping.

The women's race is why no one respects runners. It's easy to look at them and think you could do that. They look like they are jogging in the park

EZ10Miler wrote:

Whipp wrote:

I don't understand how these announcers hold their job.

I don't know what you want to hear? They have to fill 3 hrs of coverage of skinny east africans running. WTF do you want to hear?

Excellent point.

Looking better as theynsped up and changed to side camera angle

Desisa has less than perfect biomechanics with his splayed feet style but so strong.Putting boot in at 1.41 in race

Spence Gracey has dropped Crouch in the race for top American.

looks like kipketer just got passed. that runner in third is coming up...

in the men's race, looks like chase pack is pretty coherent, but a long ways back.

The women are crawling:

Women

Mile 1 - 6:04

Mile 2 - 5:36 (11:52)

Mile 3 - 5:53

Mile 4 - 5:38

Mile 5 - 5:45 (Neely Spence Gracey leads)

Mile 6 - 5:52

Mile 7 - 5:39

Mile 8 - 5:38

Mile 9 -

Mile 10 - 5:51 (57:50)

Mile 11 - 5:26

Mile 12 - 5:50

Mile 13 - 5:44 split (maybe 554 they said both)

Halfway -1:15:25

Mile 14 - 5:25 (1:20:15)

Mile 15 - 6:12

Mile 16 - 5:00 4 women break away

Mile 17 -5:44

Mile 18 - 5:45

Mile 19

1:57 mark Heartbreak. Valentine Kipketer gets dropped.

Mile 20 -

Mile 21 6:03 (might have been 20)

Mile 22

Mile 23 - 11:23 for the last two miles.

Ghost1 wrote:

Desisa has less than perfect biomechanics with his splayed feet style but so strong.Putting boot in at 1.41 in race

I could understand less than perfect if it was symmetrical. I know when I'm moving like that it's to compensate for something

rojo wrote:

1:57 mark Heartbreak. Valentine Kipketer gets dropped.

Mile 20 -

Mile 21 6:03 (might have been 20)

Mile 22

Mile 23 - 11:23 for the last two miles.

Most likely 21 as that is Heartbreak hill and will be super slow.

Men

Mile 1 - 4:52

Mile 2 - 9:55 (20 meter lead)

Mile 3 - 5:02

Mile 4 - 4:50 (20:02)

Mile 5 - 5:09

Mile 6 - 4:59

Mile 7 - 455

Mile 8 - 5:02

Mile 9 - 5:11 (45:26)

Mile 10- 5:21

Mile 11 - 5:08

Mile 12 - 5:02

Mile 13 - 5:13

Halfway - 66:48

Mile 14 - 5:11

Mile 15 - 5:21

Mile 16 4:34 according to broadcast

Mile 17 - 4:46

Mile 18 - 4:57

Mile 19 - 5:03

Mile 20 - 5:04

A third women is catching the top 2!!

videohelpplease wrote:

Spence Gracey has dropped Crouch in the race for top American.

Well...that figures. She was a lot of hype with nothing proven to indicate she'd be the top American.

It's really hard for their development when they have to go get the sponsorship dollars in high profile marathon's for their debut, but in actuality they need to just run that first one with less pressure so they know what they are getting themselves into.

Not good for sport wrote:

The women's race is why no one respects runners. It's easy to look at them and think you could do that. They look like they are jogging in the park

Idiot.

Just got Bingo letsrun

- where am I on the list?

T shirt?

Also tsegaye is looking like she's hurting, but CHepkirui has been hurting for longer