Lead pacers gone. Greg Meyer says leaders look to be chomping @ the bit.
Lead pacers gone. Greg Meyer says leaders look to be chomping @ the bit.
also... from the announcers:
"he's got Kenyan talent and Japanese discipline"
lol
starting to blow some runners off back of front pack, shaping up well for Ritz.
Kah-bay-tee (sound) surging a bit. Lead pack expanding.
He's cramped in every marathon he has run. Here's hoping he doesn't cramp in this one. If I remember, Bill Rodgers cramped in his first five or six marathons and then hit it out of the park.
I miss the "dunes runner" commentary of the old days. "Guy in red in the lead! Followed by two yellows, a blue, and three greens!"
10 lead runners still @ 18+ miles.
Ritz 1:30:05 at 30k
Kebede leads back to back 4:38s.
More splits:
10-48:06
11-52:51 (4:45)
12-57:39 (4:48)
20K-59:40 (14:47)
13-1:02:23 (4:47)
Half-1:02:55
14-1:07:11 (4:48)
15-1:12:00 (4:49)
25K-1:14:34 (14:53 for that 5k)
16-1:16:47 (4:47)
17-1:21:25 (4:38 fastest of the day)
18???
30k (1:29:03 kebede is leading the pace is cranking now as that 5k was 14:29 which is 4:40 pace)
That's 4:50 pace/still sub 2:07. Go Ritz--don't cramp!!
suburbanxcore wrote:
Ritz 1:30:05 at 30k
4:38, 4:38, 4:37 for last 3 miles. Ritz -1:00. Projected finish in 2:05:11
7 in lead pack. "Kah-bay-tee" leading.
Women's splits?
Ritz is holding up well 14:56 from 25k to 30k was his fastest 5k so far.
2:06:42 pace
Lead pack down to 7 with Kebede pushing the pace to around 4:40/mi
Larry Rawson is in his basement giving that exact commentary.
Mr. Exceptional wrote:
I miss the "dunes runner" commentary of the old days. "Guy in red in the lead! Followed by two yellows, a blue, and three greens!"
Worried about this pack giving Ritz someone to chase...
Toni Reavis, Tim Hutchins, and Ed Eyestone have been great.
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