IG Farben wrote:
henrik wrote:
3 guys will run sub 2:09.
8 guys will run sub 2:10.
Sara Hall 2:19:10.
There has only been what maybe a dozen US men who have EVER broken 2:10 and your saying 8 will do it in this race alone?
Hmmmm not gonna happen
We aren't Japan.
21 American men have broken 2:10. I think 8 under 2:10 is completely reasonable when accounting for shoe technology and uniquely fast racing conditions (flat, great weather, large pace group at 1:04:30 half). Plus a couple under 2:10 could be Canadian, making only 6 or 7 Americans sub 2:10.
This year has proven that with the new shoe technology and limited racing opportunities, planned time trials can be very very fast. Also American marathoning is progressing if 2019 Chicago and the fast times on the hilly trials course are any indication.
I predict that during the broadcast that Des says “check the boxes” at least 5 times. It is her current go to cliche.
What a joke.
Emmanuel Rudolph runs sub 2:10
A lot of love for D'Amato here, including predictions of 2:23! That would be extraordinary. I know she's in amazing condition but going from 2:34 to 2:23 in less than a year seems a stretch. I'd expect something more around 2:26-2:27, which is still an awesome time
runderun wrote:
A lot of love for D'Amato here, including predictions of 2:23! That would be extraordinary. I know she's in amazing condition but going from 2:34 to 2:23 in less than a year seems a stretch. I'd expect something more around 2:26-2:27, which is still an awesome time
She is after 2.31.48 to beat her husband’s PB.
pancake flat course, bouncy shoes, long lockdown of drug cocktails.
Rupp goes sub 2:05 and Hall beats Kastor by a minute.
what? what? Galen isnt running and everyone loves Sara because of her amazing finish at London?
'still right, you will see on Jan 21. Galen will make a surprise show and Sara will run the whole race the way she ran the last few hundred metres, cos being cool = fast.
HALL. 2:22.41
BATES. 2:24.12
NUKURI. 2:25.15
BRUCE, S 2:26.58
TAYLOR. 2:27.04
INGLIS. 2:27.10
GARCIA 2:27.15
D'AMATO 2:28.14
BRUCE, K. 2:31.12
STONER 2:32.50
Ray wrote:
HALL. 2:22.41
BATES. 2:24.12
NUKURI. 2:25.15
BRUCE, S 2:26.58
TAYLOR. 2:27.04
INGLIS. 2:27.10
GARCIA 2:27.15
D'AMATO 2:28.14
BRUCE, K. 2:31.12
STONER 2:32.50
SIGNIFICANTLY delusional. 2:28 win with only 3 under 2:30.
Hall 2:21. Eight under 2:30.
Seriously, even us cousins loved Sara at the London marathon - possibly the most exciting second place ever.
But you cant pb the marathon twice in 11 weeks.
God bless her for attempting it and going out in the US record pace time, but she is going to blow up. I will be rooting for her to win with another pb, but she isnt going to win, and no way on earth is she beating Kastor.
Good luck Sara.
pupil3142 wrote:
Seriously, even us cousins loved Sara at the London marathon - possibly the most exciting second place ever.
But you cant pb the marathon twice in 11 weeks.
God bless her for attempting it and going out in the US record pace time, but she is going to blow up. I will be rooting for her to win with another pb, but she isnt going to win, and no way on earth is she beating Kastor.
Good luck Sara.
Spot On!!!!
As per my earlier post.
"Go Run One"
Guy back in the pack wrote:
I'm running the race, and the way training has been going and running workouts on flat loops like the course I think I can run in the 2:12 range, and there are lots of guys that should dust me. I'll bet a lot of money people are running under 2:10, I won't be surprised if we have someone run a high 2:08.
I think there will be 4 sub 2:10's, and another 10 that run under the 2:11:30 olympic standard. Maybe I'll be way back in 19th place with a 2:12:24
We once again have a race that a ton of the faster Americans are all peaking for, since all of the other races are canceled because of covid, so the depth will make the top end even better from pushing them.
The weather is looking absolutely perfect, between 40-45 for most of the race and winds starting at 4mph, with sunshine and well-paved road. It's going to be a fast day.
It's fun to look back at all the prediction comments. I thought only 4 sub 2:10's would happen, it was 7 or so. I thought 14 total sub 2:11:30's would happen, it was 12 I believe.
HarrierStu was very close with a lot of the top times.
NERunner53 was accurate in how there would be bashing of the fast times.
henrik was accurate with the depth of the race
OutTooHard was accurate on Linkletter, I think he finished with that exact time after going out with the 2:09 group. Probably could have run 2:11:30 olympic standard if that was the pace from the beginning.