Official 2013 ING New York City Marathon Live Discussion Thread

Is Maiyo sponsored by the US Army or what? I don't think I've ever seen a Kenyan race in an Army singlet.

I would like to see more coverage of the women's race too, but clearly this is aimed at interesting for an average person. Two women leading by 3+ minutes doesn't make for as compelling a discussion as the large men's lead pack. Announcers seem well versed and are making the commentary interesting. Best national coverage I have seen of a marathon in the US. Hopefully they don't miss anything huge on a commercial break.

First mention of Hartmann 28 mins into the race.

Still no mention of Yuki

Someone pull McEnroe's microphone please

i agree for real wrote:

2 million spectators!!!??? Ha. the 1 million number they used to proudly throw around was ridiculous. so i guess they just decided that another 1 million people would come out and watch?

26.2 x 5280 = 138,336 feet of running in the marathon

1 million / 138, 336 = 7.2 spectators per foot of course

2 million = 14.2 spectators per foot of course

The numbers only increase if you toss out the first 2 miles of the course because there are no spectators on the bridge.

Who do they think actually believes this garbage?

lol. Good work.

Why is Viktor Roethlin listed as from the USA?

525 12th mile for leaders in women's race. They are still rolling. 525 is roughly 2:20 pace. Gained another 6 seconds.

TOP 30 LEADERS — MILE 12

PLACE BIB RUNNER STATE/COUNTRY AGE TIME DIFFERENTIAL PACE/MILE

1 104 Buzunesh Deba ETH 26 1:06:24 +00:00 5:32

2 134 Tigist Tufa Demisse ETH 26 1:06:24 +00:01 5:32

3 110 Kim Smith NZL 31 1:09:34 +03:11 5:48

4 105 Valeria Straneo ITA 37 1:09:34 +03:11 5:48

5 106 Christelle Daunay FRA 38 1:09:34 +03:11 5:48

6 103 Priscah Jeptoo KEN 29 1:09:34 +03:11 5:48

7 116 Amy Hastings RI/USA 29 1:09:34 +03:11 5:48

8 101 Firehiwot Dado ETH 29 1:09:34 +03:11 5:48

9 115 Yolanda Caballero COL 31 1:09:34 +03:11 5:48

10 117 Diane Nukuri-Johnson BDI 28 1:09:35 +03:11 5:48

11 114 Lisa Stublic CRO 29 1:09:35 +03:11 5:48

12 107 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 37 1:09:35 +03:11 5:48

13 112 Sabrina Mockenhaupt GER 32 1:09:35 +03:11 5:48

14 102 Edna Kiplagat KEN 34 1:09:35 +03:11 5:48

15 108 Risa Shigetomo JPN 26 1:09:35 +03:12 5:48

16 119 Adriana Nelson CO/USA 33 1:09:36 +03:12 5:48

17 118 Janet Bawcom AZ/USA 35 1:09:58 +03:34 5:50

18 120 Alisha Williams CO/USA 31 1:09:58 +03:34 5:50

Hartmanns been dropped

4sho wrote:

Lylo Baxter wrote:

WOW. Friggin great comment by the main commentator (who is it?).

"On the left you see the unadulterated fun of participation. And on the right you see the serious business of marathon running."

What a great way to highlight the difference between the participators and the racers.

Agreed, this was great. In general, I am incredibly impressed with the coverage thus far. Good announcing makes a world of difference. John Anderson is crushing it

I'm impressed by the dedication of the spectators to get up early, stake out a spot, and cheer for hours of runners going by.

That's a pretty cool deal considering they don't know most of the runners, and probably the majority of spectators are not runners...and it is not like they are going to see a great, hit, throw, catch, goal or touchdown or something.

Very cool people who come out and cheer.

Ho Hum wrote:

Is Maiyo sponsored by the US Army or what? I don't think I've ever seen a Kenyan race in an Army singlet.

"Spc. Augustus Maiyo, with the U.S. Army team, is first to cross the finish line during the 37th Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 28,"

Yikes. Mcenroe is horrible. I second a microphone pull. At least they moved the cameras live. WE DON'T CARE ABOUT TENNIS RIGHT NOW!

Yes, he is a soldier in the Army. there are several kenyans running for the Army. Most are US citizens now.

457 8th mile for the men:

TOP 30 LEADERS — MILE 8

PLACE BIB RUNNER STATE/COUNTRY AGE TIME DIFFERENTIAL PACE/MILE

1 18 Jackson Kiprop UGA 27 0:39:44 +00:00 4:58

2 3 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 26 0:39:44 +00:01 4:58

3 1 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 32 0:39:44 +00:01 4:58

4 23 Augustus Maiyo CO/USA 30 0:39:44 +00:01 4:58

5 2 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 24 0:39:44 +00:01 4:58

6 6 Meb Keflezighi CA/USA 38 0:39:45 +00:01 4:59

7 4 Martin Lel KEN 35 0:39:45 +00:01 4:59

8 7 Wesley Korir KEN 30 0:39:45 +00:01 4:59

9 8 Stanley Biwott KEN 27 0:39:45 +00:01 4:59

10 19 Julius Arile KEN 30 0:39:45 +00:02 4:59

11 11 Lusapho April RSA 31 0:39:45 +00:02 4:59

12 10 Yuki Kawauchi JPN 26 0:39:46 +00:02 4:59

13 39 Viktor Roethlin USA 39 0:39:46 +00:02 4:59

14 16 Masato Imai JPN 29 0:39:46 +00:02 4:59

15 21 Guor Maker SDN 29 0:39:46 +00:03 4:59

16 14 Daniele Meucci ITA 28 0:39:47 +00:03 4:59

17 9 Peter Cheruiyot Kirui KEN 25 0:39:47 +00:03 4:59

18 17 Jason Hartmann CO/USA 32 0:39:49 +00:05 4:59

19 15 Ryan Vail OR/USA 27 0:39:49 +00:06 4:59

20 12 Bob Tahri FRA 34 0:39:49 +00:06 4:59

21 20 Jeffrey Eggleston CO/USA 29 0:40:33 +00:50 5:05

22 26 Harbert Okuti UGA 28 0:40:34 +00:50 5:05

23 48 Ketema Nigusse ETH 32 0:40:35 +00:51 5:05

24 42 Chema Martinez ESP 42 0:40:35 +00:51 5:05

25 40 Danilo Goffi ITA 40 0:40:35 +00:52 5:05

Riverdale Runner wrote:

John McEnroe has been brought in a an expert by ABC.

He said a couple interesting things but also obviously doesn't understand that there are people chasing PRs. He just made it seem like anyone not in the elite field is running for charity.

Nobody beats deba. She will kill it

S-Crouch wrote:

Rojo, thanks so much for the live updates on the women's splits!!

I agree because ESPN is certainly doing a poor job Then again who cares what the score of a game is anyway

The commentating is pretty good. Loved when Mcenroe asked if Meb was 72 in running years since he was 38.

donorth wrote:

Yikes. Mcenroe is horrible. I second a microphone pull. At least they moved the cameras live. WE DON'T CARE ABOUT TENNIS RIGHT NOW!

I love mcenroe. Don't mess with my childhood idol.

Delilah hung around for about 7 miles. Lost a minute on the pack in a hurry though