Chicago marathon updates here

Larry is trying to go metric on us, but occasionally forgets. Now how many kilos does the leader weigh?

Completely agreed.

The opening pace in the women's has been pretty weak.

"That sign must be 11 miles, not 11 K. We're way past 11K."

What is up with the audio on the telecast? Does anyone besides me think they are switching the audio back and forth between maybe the tv broadcast and the internet or maybe a national and local broadcast?

Before we have Toni reavis on there. There were doing great. Deena Kastor. They were doing great.

Now I have to listen to Larry Rawson all by himself. I haven't learned anything of value in five minutes. No one else is speaking and they missed the half-way split. What the hell is going on?

Now Reavis is gone. Thank goodness.

is the adidas kenyan wearing spira's?!

stupid letsrunners wrote:

This is great! Only three guys left at 11 miles. Even the pacers have fallen off.

Previously we've seen so many stacked fields proceed cautiously and just watch each other until 30k. But with the style of wins in London, Beijing and probably here, I wonder if we are entering a new era of marathoning, where it's just understood that winning races will require racing from the gun.

should wrote:

thats how it should be

Of course it is! That's kind of my point: maybe it's actually going to happen from time to time as marathoning gets so deep that even guys like Tergat have to be careful to cover all of the moves (or get surprised by people like dos Santos).

Can't get the internet video to work...

Mutai looks like he's feeling the pace now.

I noticed the same thing. One time the said they were going to commerical then the picture faded out and came back in...[quote]rojo wrote:

What is up with the audio on the telecast? Does anyone besides me think they are switching the audio back and forth between maybe the tv broadcast and the internet or maybe a national and local broadcast?

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rojo wrote:

What is up with the audio on the telecast? Does anyone besides me think they are switching the audio back and forth between maybe the tv broadcast and the internet or maybe a national and local broadcast?

Before we have Toni reavis on there. There were doing great. Deena Kastor. They were doing great.

Now I have to listen to Larry Rawson all by himself. I haven't learned anything of value in five minutes. No one else is speaking and they missed the half-way split. What the hell is going on?

Now Reavis is gone. Thank goodness.

I think you meant thank goodness now Rawson is gone.

But they are switching feeds. There is the local feed which has Deena, Toni Reavis, Ed Eyestone but also has up close and personals and non-elite coverage and then there is the "international" feed with Larry. But in reality I think Larry just speaks when the local feed goes to non-elite coverage so you definitely hear him coming in and out and there is no transition at all. They just cut back and forth as best as possible.

Is Boaz running the whole thing?

The men's race is insane.

62:27 at halfway for the top 3. Crazy.

Richard Limo was 11 seconds back.

Here is an update on the top 12 bib numbers.

Arusei, Moses 12 0:00:00 0:15:00 0:29:53 0:45:18 1:01:50 1:05:28

remove runner Cheboiboch, Christopher 8 0:00:00 0:15:08 0:30:29 0:46:08 1:02:02 1:05:29

remove runner Cherigat, Timothy 7 0:00:00 0:15:01 0:29:53 0:44:52 1:00:25 1:03:54 1:15:57

remove runner Cheruiyot, Evans 9 0:00:00 0:15:00 0:29:51 0:44:45 0:59:15 1:02:27 1:14:02

remove runner Fujiwara, Arata 10 0:00:00 0:15:00 0:30:45 0:47:55 1:05:53 1:09:49

remove runner Kipsang, Salim 5 0:00:00 0:14:59 0:29:51 0:44:45 0:59:21 1:02:38 1:14:58

remove runner Kipsang, William 3 0:00:00 0:15:07 0:29:51 0:44:44 0:59:47 1:03:11 1:15:37

remove runner Korir, Sammy 2 0:00:00

remove runner Limo, Richard 6 0:00:00 0:14:58 0:29:51 0:44:44 0:59:20 1:02:38 1:14:35

remove runner Mandago, David 11 0:00:00 0:14:58 0:29:50 0:44:44 0:59:14 1:02:27 1:14:02

remove runner Mutai, Emmanuel 4 0:00:00 0:14:58 0:29:50 0:44:43 0:59:14 1:02:27 1:14:03

remove runner Njenga, Daniel 1 0:00:00 0:14:58 0:29:52 0:44:45 1:00:10 1:03:40

Can anyone else open the Chicago Marathon homepage? I am trying to track my friend and the page just times out...

Runner BIB Start 5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k Finish

Arusei, Moses 12 0:00:00 0:15:00 0:29:53 0:45:18 1:01:50 1:05:28 1:18:37

Cheboiboch, Christopher 8 0:00:00 0:15:08 0:30:29 0:46:08 1:02:02 1:05:29 1:17:52

Cherigat, Timothy 7 0:00:00 0:15:01 0:29:53 0:44:52 1:00:25 1:03:54 1:15:57

Cheruiyot, Evans 9 0:00:00 0:15:00 0:29:51 0:44:45 0:59:15 1:02:27 1:14:02

Fujiwara, Arata 10 0:00:00 0:15:00 0:30:45 0:47:55 1:05:53 1:09:49

Kipsang, Salim 5 0:00:00 0:14:59 0:29:51 0:44:45 0:59:21 1:02:38 1:14:58

Kipsang, William 3 0:00:00 0:15:07 0:29:51 0:44:44 0:59:47 1:03:11 1:15:37

Limo, Richard 6 0:00:00 0:14:58 0:29:51 0:44:44 0:59:20 1:02:38 1:14:35

Mandago, David 11 0:00:00 0:14:58 0:29:50 0:44:44 0:59:14 1:02:27 1:14:02

Mutai, Emmanuel 4 0:00:00 0:14:58 0:29:50 0 Njenga, Daniel 1 0:00:00 0:14:58 0:29:52 0:44:45 1:00:10 1:03:40 1:16:37

Here is the tracker page. Try it.

As for the feed it should be available worldwide except in Japan.

I've got it working on a PC in firefox and IE.

weather.com says that it is 67 degrees in Chicago. Is this the heat everyone is complaining about today?

4:47 thru 19 for the two leaders.

Thanks!