Official 2020 Delhi Half Marathon discussion thread. Watch race life for free at 7:10 pm ET tonight

Hawi feysa debut intrigues me. I have said elsewhere, it seems her management or Ethiopian officials are pointing her towards the marathon in the Olympics. If this half doesn’t ruin her debut at the classic distance in Valencia and Feysa can match Birhane at the longer event, she would be in contention for selection. Especially after all three Ethiopian women gave up so early in Doha.

Starting a profile thread later today: 16 days, 24 profiles. Having my top 3 as Belihu, Cheroben, and Edris. Ruth C. Leads the women from gemechu and Yehualaw.

The covid cases in the capital is highest in the country right now. 6-7k cases every day. Plus the pollution is ridiculously high this year. Not at all safe

Can we really keep getting excited about a bunch of no-name, doped to the gills African-only fields in a half marathon? No big time names, all racing for the money, likely going to be busted within the next calendar year.

I realize this is a pessimistic way of looking at races, especially in a time where we get very few quality fields, but cmon.

rojo wrote:

Too bad there aren't any Americans in it. Here in the USA we like to time trial against ourselves.

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Wait a second weren't this site gettin g all wet over the Bowerman group TT's?

I wonder too, how many of these arrive in India this week and run the 10k at Bengaluru?

Aussiestatman wrote:

Hawi feysa debut intrigues me. I have said elsewhere, it seems her management or Ethiopian officials are pointing her towards the marathon in the Olympics. If this half doesn’t ruin her debut at the classic distance in Valencia and Feysa can match Birhane at the longer event, she would be in contention for selection. Especially after all three Ethiopian women gave up so early in Doha.

Organisers have added another 4 men including Shadrack Kipchirchir in his debut

And looks as though Guye Adola is not competing.

Aussiestatman wrote:

And looks as though Guye Adola is not competing.

Yes. We updated the elite fields here:

Here is the TV info.

Race life for me!

rojo wrote:

Too bad there aren't any Americans in it. Here in the USA we like to time trial against ourselves.

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/11/sundays-airtel-delhi-half-is-loaded-will-course-records-of-5903-and-6600-fall-on-faster-covid-19-course/

Free stream below. Men's race is at 7:10 pm ET on November 28th (Saturday night) , women's race follows at 8:30 pm ET - well that's what the race's PR team told me. The pace below says nothing starts until 8:30 so we'll see who is correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X7Z3QNwkr8&feature=emb_logo

No Shadrack kipchirchir?

What’s race life?

An hour until the men start

Aussiestatman wrote:

An hour until the men start

An hour until race life?

Business Decision wrote:

Aussiestatman wrote:

An hour until the men start

An hour until race life?

I am quite fond of the English language and they can sure butcher it. Wouldn’t they have access to an edit function to correct?

Aussiestatman wrote:

Business Decision wrote:

An hour until race life?

I am quite fond of the English language and they can sure butcher it. Wouldn’t they have access to an edit function to correct?

I don’t know!

All races not allowing regular non-professionals should be boycotted.

Let Everyone Race. Just Say No to the Covid Nonsense!!!!

TMADDDHASFNE wrote:

All races not allowing regular non-professionals should be boycotted.

Let Everyone Race. Just Say No to the Covid Nonsense!!!!

Wow, Cancel Culture!

There will be no Indian winner of today's race.

Something fishy going on by eliminating the mass race.

Another clue pointing to a global control conspiracy.