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22 guys go through half-way in sub 62:50. Ridiculous.

We might see a 2:04 here.

Wino Hobo wrote:

KM 22 01:05:20 00:02:41

They made up some time in the 22nd kilometer.

22KM was a short split because they took the split at the half before it.

Thanks for the correction on the 22nd kilometer, Come on Mayne.

KM 24 01:11:09 00:02:56

Watch them go sub- 2:04..

The last pacemaker has dropped back.

Women's top 14 at halfway

place startno. lastname Club Team ac Est.Finish diff time

1 1 Tsegaye Beyene, Tirfi (ETH) WH 02:22:03 +00:00 01:11:01

2 15 Oljira Jemama, Belaynesh (ETH) WH 02:22:03 +00:00 01:11:01

3 2 Daska Molisa, Mamitu (ETH) WH 02:22:04 +00:01 01:11:02

4 5 Gobena Gemeda, Amane (ETH) WH 02:22:04 +00:01 01:11:02

5 17 Kiros Abeye, Aheza (ETH) WH 02:22:05 +00:01 01:11:02

6 16 Ayalew Yimer, Wude (ETH) WH 02:22:06 +00:02 01:11:03

7 11 Kiros Reda, Ehitu (ETH) WH 02:23:03 +00:30 01:11:31

8 6 Bedasa Ordofa, Shitaye (ETH) WH 02:23:04 +00:31 01:11:32

9 12 Afework Bekele, Abebech (ETH) WH 02:23:04 +00:31 01:11:32

10 4 Andersson, Issabellah (SWE) WH 02:23:52 +00:55 01:11:56

11 10 Naigambo, Beata (NAM) WH 02:24:10 +01:04 01:12:05

12 3 Jelela Yal, Koren (ETH) WH 02:24:12 +01:05 01:12:06

13 9 Katsumata, Misaki (JPN) WH 02:24:14 +01:05 01:12:06

14 2551 Tida Bekele, Belaynesh (ETH) WH 02:30:10 +04:04 01:15:05

KM 25 * 01:14:04 00:02:56

KM 26 01:17:00 00:02:56

Don't know what the * is for.

Sub 2:05 pace now...

Loving the depth of the field. I would bet that a handful will produce some pretty impressive negative splits.

* = interpolated

They didn't record the time at KM 25.

Mike Kigen in third in his marathon debut.

Ethiopian in orange in the lead followed by Kenyans including Kigen.

Wino Hobo wrote:

KM 25 * 01:14:04 00:02:56

KM 26 01:17:00 00:02:56

Don't know what the * is for.

They had it on one of the earlier splits too. I think it's interpolated between the next two because they missed the split for some reason. My reasoning for that is that I don't remember this one showing up until we had the 26 and the two splits are the same (and again in the previous case).

Thanks for the * update, RunningPolarBear and Persian Gulf.

KM 27 01:19:52 00:02:53

Pace is picking up. They are now ahead of last year's.

27 k in 1:17:00 versus 1:17.02.

MANUAL KM SPLITS

KM Absolute Diff

KM 1 00:02:48 00:02:48

KM 2 00:05:43 00:02:56

KM 3 00:08:57 00:03:15

KM 4 00:11:59 00:03:02

KM 5 00:14:58 00:03:00

KM 6 00:17:58 00:03:01

KM 7 00:20:54 00:02:56

KM 8 00:23:49 00:02:56

KM 9 * 00:26:44 00:02:56

KM 10 00:29:40 00:02:56

KM 11 00:32:40 00:03:01

KM 12 00:35:39 00:02:59

KM 13 00:38:36 00:02:58

KM 14 00:41:35 00:03:00

KM 15 00:44:29 00:02:54

KM 16 00:47:32 00:03:04

KM 17 00:50:31 00:02:59

KM 18 00:53:32 00:03:02

KM 19 00:56:32 00:03:01

KM 20 00:59:28 00:02:56

KM 22 01:05:20 00:05:52

KM 23 01:08:13 00:02:54

KM 24 01:11:09 00:02:56

KM 25 * 01:14:04 00:02:56

KM 26 01:17:00 00:02:56

Second fastest kilometer of the race so far.

Lead ground contains about 10 or 11.

whats up with the bikes handing out water?

Tolcha Berhanu Shiferaw won the 2012 Taiyuan International Marathon in 2:08:51.

KM 28 01:22:51 00:02:59

KM 29 01:25:49 00:02:58

Predicted Finish time 2:04:51

The Dubai marathon has gained a strange air about it in the last couple of years. These guys with little experience/slow PRs are all running a very fast pace. It's absurd