Official 2014 Boston Marathon Race Discussion Thread

wejo wrote:

Not sure what feed you all are watching but Shalane just got dropped going up the hills:

That must be why the BAA feed is just showing Meb now.

Say what you want about Shalane leading, but it was dumb to lead that fast, in that manner.

2:18 pace is near the non-mixed women's WR, on a difficult course. She was trying to run it from the front, with no pacers, and even going so far as to make aggressive moves to maintain that lead. Not smart.

Had she run an even 2:20-2:22 I would have had no issues with leading, but trying to solo a 2:18 isn't smart running; even if it is ballsy as hell.

good grief wrote:

Larry Rawson needs to go.

So true......give me Rob Walker any day.

Salane gone from the front pack.

they dont give medals to leading at 15M.

Women’s Mile

Splits

Mile 1 - 5:11

Mile 2 - 5:10 (10:21)

Mile 3 - 5:15 (15:36)third mile - 15:37 - 16:10 5k.

Mile 4 - 510 (20:46)

Mile 5 - 525 (26:11)

Mile 6 - 5:11 (31:22) 10k - is 32:32. Projected 2:17:21

Mile 7 - 5:10 (36:42)

Mile 8 - 5:21 (42:03)

Mile 9 - 5:17 (47:20) - 49:05 15k.

Mile 10 - 5:28 (52:48) - 8 person lead pack.

Mile 11 - 523 (58:11)

(They took it out way faster than kim smith in 2011

Mile 12 -5:16 (63:27)

Mile 13 - 5:23 (68:50)

Mile 14 - 5:18 (74:08 - halfway in 69:24)

Mile 15- 5:27 (1:19:35)

Mile 16 - 5:11 (1:24:46)

Milie 17- 5:31 (1:30:17)

Mile 18 - 5:33 (1:35:50)

Mile 19 - 5:21 (1:41:11)

Mile 20 -5:34 (1:46:45) shalane's been dropped . top 5 are about 5 seconds ahead of her.

Deba got dropped. Itw as a 4 person pack at one point but Deba cuaght back up. SHalane is 13 seconds back.

I don't see why everyone feels Shalane is out if she has to kick. None of these girls have an Olympic 10,000m medal. It seems what she has been lacking to be a great marathon runner is the strength to go with her speed. Of course there is the possibility that physiologically she is better suited for the 5/10 but she has done the work.

Jeff Eggleston is ahead of Ryan Hall. Hall is not in Top 3 of Americans.

Meb all alone up front. Inspiring and terrifying at the same time.

Thank you rojo, much more useful than anything from the feed

was just thinking the same thing

Hall is barely at an elite level right now

swifter wrote:

Pointing Out the Obvious wrote:

Personally I'd rather see her win than see her leading the first 20 miles.

But maybe that's just me.

I'm betting she's prepared tactically with her coach for this kind of run than you have. I'm betting she thinks this is her best chance to win. Sure, we'll never know until the end. She isn't alone on the road.

What are you betting now?

fffdddaaa wrote:

I sure know my running :)

Seriously? Everyone has been saying the exact same thing the entire thread.

Chase not started yet. UKR 2:11 guy Shafar still in chase pack.

Bleu wrote:

I don't see why everyone feels Shalane is out if she has to kick. None of these girls have an Olympic 10,000m medal. It seems what she has been lacking to be a great marathon runner is the strength to go with her speed. Of course there is the possibility that physiologically she is better suited for the 5/10 but she has done the work.

Getting dropped at this point, after leading the entire race, is not a good sign. I can't imagine she is doing this on purpose.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Jeff Eggleston is ahead of Ryan Hall. Hall is not in Top 3 of Americans.

I had a good feeling about Jeff going into this weekend, and have been following him during the race (I went to high school a few towns over, 2 years behind him). Really nice guy, I'd love to see him have a breakout day today!

I just don't understand how she could have misjudged her own fitness so horribly. She isn't even close in terms of her pacing being reasonable.

I truly don't understand how a pro can be so wrong in terms of pacing. She was like a kid in grade 8 that blasts the first half of an XC race and then walk home.

Insane.

Good Guy Brooks wrote:

Shalane's out

False. She's fallen back, but still running.