Anybody watching the Prague Marathon online? Some Kenyan I've never heard of just went through 10k in 29:13 with the rest of the pack right on 30 min. 29:13 is 2:03:17 pace. Obviously it's not going to last, but you don't see someone do something like this every day. Check it out:
I think his name is Ndiso.
Looks like Ndiso went through half in ~1:02:2*. I couldn't read the last digit due to screen resolution. The rest of the pack was around a minute back.
Dennis Ndiso - 2:12:34 marathon PB from Mumbai in January. 1:00:33 half PB from 2008, 27:46.16 10000m from 2005. Still rolling after 25 km.
Results?
Can't get the live stream working. :(
Looks like the wheels came off all of a sudden just before 30 km. One minute they showed him still with a big lead, they cut away to show something else, then when they came back he was at the back of the lead pack. Now he's way back in 6th. Strange race. All the leaders including Ndiso through 30 km under 1:30. Kiptanui, Fekele and Tsegay in a lead pack, around 1:29:30 for 30 km. Pace seems to have picked up -- high 2:05?
Tsegay loses touch. He won Biwako in March. Fekele is stalking Kiptanui.
Go to the Prague Marathon website and follow the prompts to the TV broadcast. There are a couple of commercials you might have to sit through before the webcast starts working.
Kiptanui just shared his drink with Fekele somewhere around 33 km.
Tsegay about to get overtaken by two Kenyans.
Eliud Kiptanui dropped Fekele. 1:45 in but no splits or distance indicated. Rolling hard, though, so may be on track to break 2:06 based on 30 km split.
If this is the right guy, the IAAF only has an 8:04.57 mark for 3000 m for Kiptanui from last year.
http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=k/country=ken/athcode=249812/index.html
Looks like Tsegay is still hanging with two Kenyans in pack for 3rd. Koech and Kiprop?
Helena Kiprop leads the women at 30k, 1:42:23. 2:24:00 pace. Fekele is looking back over his shoulder and has packed it in. Tsegaye and the two Kenyans are bearing down on him now.
Koech and Tsegaye pass Fekele. The other Kenyan has dropped back but is still advancing on Fekele.
Kiptanui may have slowed a bit but is still looking smooth. 1:54 right now.
Kiptanui just made the sign of the cross. Struggling or about to kick it?
Koech is pushing in the chase trio. Tsegaye is tailing him, Fekele just hanging on.
Here we go, Kiptanui about to hit 39 km. Looks like ~1:56:15. That's a 2:05:46!
Kiptanui crossed himself again.
Marathons are crazy these days.
I can't believe I'm the only one watching this.
Looks like Koech is getting away from the Ethiopians. No, Tsegay is hanging on. They might be on high 2:06 pace.
Kiprop in 5th.
Tsegay goes past Koech a stride at 40 km.
Kiptanui is still hammering it. Going to be a 2:05???
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