Sara Hall private pacers the entire way in Chicago

If they were entered and started the race there’s no problem.

More concerned about Ryan running on the sidewalk and yelling at her. The window is now for someone to file a protest.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU2aMUpB_Jx/?utm_medium=copy_link

The term you're looking for is "personal," Harvard.

I believe it's legal so NBD.

Embarassing to have personal pacers and run 2:27 lol.

This is why track will always be more pure than road running. No super shoes, no male pacers running the whole way with women.

Chepnegetich had a pacer, but he dropped out before 10 miles when Ruth was running 2:12:00 pace with the Chris Derrick pack.

Still . . . is there a rule about male pacers obviously aiding one female runner instead of the field? From what I could tell, Sara had a pacer in Nike gear probably paid for by the Chicago Marathon and two pacers in Asics gear probably paid for by her sponsor. Why didn’t the Nike guy go with Emma Bates when she passed Sara?

Hypothetically, what would have happened if it was a 50 degree morning and both were on AR pace and and Emma pulled ahead? Would any pacer have left Sara and helped Emma?

Doesn't seem like she's going to have any pacers, public or private, after today's performance.

I don't think that's an issue. Even in Columbus there were people having water bottles at various stops (secret agreements with friends) to hand to runners, and cyclists (although not the entire way, just at certain spots).

wejo, as long as you have no guilty feelings and are proud of enabling the most blatant doping cheater in the history of all sports, then we shouldn't have a problem with it. You live with your personal evilness and we'll stand by and watch. Of course it is unfair to all the other runners, but nobody here cares anymore about being a good person.

assistance. wrote:

If they were entered and started the race there’s no problem.

More concerned about Ryan running on the sidewalk and yelling at her. The window is now for someone to file a protest.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU2aMUpB_Jx/?utm_medium=copy_link

Pretty much the entire field faded hard and positive-split the race, and I don't think anyone behind her finished particularly close to her or would have had it in them to keep up with her if not for pacers. I don't think anyone's going to protest.

wejo wrote:

I guess this is legal as they are making no attempt to hide it but Sara Hall has had private male pacers the entire way in Chicago..

Didn't Paula R have personal pacers for her marathon WR?

Sara Hall ran awful today . The pacers were ready for a 220 but she fell apart !

I flat out dislike it in any race for the front. Same issue with ultramarathons, where I feel like it can make an even bigger difference. I might be better with it in a time trial situation, but head-to-head, no.

Makes Paper wrote:

I flat out dislike it in any race for the front. Same issue with ultramarathons, where I feel like it can make an even bigger difference. I might be better with it in a time trial situation, but head-to-head, no.

The personal pacers in Ultras are there partly for safety reasons.

I think it's ridiculous that all pros don't train and race with private pacers. One day they will.

Hall has used pacers for the half marathon time trial efforts since covid hit- paced the entire way. This is no doubt fully encouraged by Ryan and JC

Who are those guys? You still have to be a strong runner to post a 2:27 (and be capable of 2:20). But if you're that good, why would you waste a marathon at a 95% effort for, what, a thousand bucks?

Dr No wrote:

Sara Hall ran awful today . The pacers were ready for a 220 but she fell apart !

I'm pretty sure we'll need to hear about an injury to make sense of that last 10k split.

I like that Sara has lofty goals, and has found success in the past few years. But that was a little ridiculous. Not doubt it was windy out there, and she was basically running flanked by men to shield her, similar to Kipchoge in his sub 2 hour effort. Yet Emma bates breezes by, has nobody to pace off of or shield the wind, and beats her soundly. I would have liked to see the male pacer hired by the race director go with Emma to help her push to the finish.