Official 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials LIve Discussion Thread

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  • rojo
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:27am CST
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    The men's race starts in about 40 minutes. Galen Rupp appears to most definitely be in as he's been seen in the hotel lobby.

    If you haven't entered our Prediction Contest, please do so now.

    http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7025190

    The top 10 votes of the LRC nation are as follows.

    1. Dathan Ritzenhein (347) – 2:09:45 9653
    2. Galen Rupp (549) – 1:01:20 9396
    3. Meb Keflezighi (135) – 2:08:37 8276
    4. Luke Puskedra (75) – 2:10:24 7908
    5. Bobby Curtis (5) – 2:11:20 3929
    6. Elkanah Kibet (16) – 2:11:31 3527
    7. Jared Ward (8) – 2:12:56 3505
    8. Diego Estrada (7) – 1:00:51 3443
    9. Sam Chelanga (15) – 1:02:59 3132
    10. Jeffrey Eggleston (3) – 2:10:52 2048

    1. Desiree Linden (622) – 2:23:54 10307
    2. Shalane Flanagan (455) – 2:21:14 10170
    3. Amy Cragg (20) – 2:27:03 7906
    4. Kara Goucher (5) – 2:37:03 5126
    5. Sara Hall (3) – 2:31:14 4726
    6. Kellyn Taylor (2) – 2:28:40 4510
    7. Serena Burla – 2:28:01 3943
    8. Annie Bersagel (4) – 2:28:29 3560
    9. Janet Bawcom (1) – 1:10:46 1645
    10. Misiker Demissie Demissie (1) – 2:29:02 1579

    Full vote results can be found here:

    http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/02/official-galen-rupp-desi-davila-favorites-2016-olympic-marathon-trials/

    It should be exciting.
  • rojo
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:29am CST
    re: rojo
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    Results, tracking and tv info can be found here:

    http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/02/results-live-results-tracking-2016-us-olympic-marathon-trials/

    Hopefully, you've read our many race previews. They are on the front page or on our special event page here:

    http://www.letsrun.com/events/2016-us-olympic-marathon-trials/
  • Montesquieu
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:32am CST
    re: rojo
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    I'm liking Ritz, Rupp, and Puskedra, and Desi, Shalane, and Goucher. Yes I know--way out on the limb. I'm hoping, though, that Meb and Ritz especially make the team, and all the women I named. I'm pumped. Always a spectacular day in distance running.
  • Montesquieu
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:33am CST
    re: Montesquieu
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    Temps appear to be a couple of degrees cooler than predicted. Still, it will be quite warm, especially with little shade. I'm thinking Kibet will take it out sooner rather than later.
  • Montesquieu
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:37am CST
    re: Montesquieu
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    I'm remembering the days years ago when this website would crash during any major race. Congrats to the brothers for the site and the improvements.
  • agip
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:37am CST
    re: Montesquieu
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    I think this race will be a changing of the guard - I'd guess only 2 or 3 of the favorite 7 among the men and women will make the team.

    Very slow, it will be, and having a hot weather 10k race after a 20 mile warmup can create many surprises.
  • TDF
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:40am CST
    re: agip
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    I've got Rupp, Kibet, and Pukesdra and Linden, Burla, and Hall.
  • passontheoffer
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:43am CST
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    http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/02/13/marathon-trials-stream-live-nbc-olympics-nbc/
  • 345elmore
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:44am CST
    re: rojo
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    Rupp, Ritz, Meb, Puskedra, Chelanga in no particular order. Biatch!!!
  • Pope of Prognostication
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:45am CST
    re: TDF
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    Rupp, Curtis, Kibet.

    Flanagan, Linden, Cragg.
  • optional
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:47am CST
    re: Pope of Prognostication
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    Definitely excited to see what goes down...considering 2008 and 2012...is this the weakest trials field in some time?
  • fan of the marathon
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:49am CST
    re: Montesquieu
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    odds are one of the favorites can't handle the heat.

    I think it will be one of the runners with PRs from 2011 (except Meb).

    This should be exciting.
  • NOOOOO
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:52am CST
    re: rojo
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    Please share login info

    You can only watch IF you have cable , or can log into your cable.

    Please anyone who has any provider listed here

    http://stream.nbcsports.com/nbc/?pid=20702

    can you share your login info so we can watch !!

    no one included this info when they publicized hey watch it live streaming .....

    I have xfinity internet only and i cant watch it !!!

    please help !!!!!

    Read more: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7030413&page=1#ixzz404VWK14m
  • rojo
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:53am CST
    re: Montesquieu
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    Montesquieu wrote:

    Temps appear to be a couple of degrees cooler than predicted. Still, it will be quite warm, especially with little shade. I'm thinking Kibet will take it out sooner rather than later.

    Correct. The guy in the media room just said the high will 'only' be 78.

    Just got a text from Chris Lear. He' s living in Boston and biased but here are his picks.

    Rupp
    Ritchie
    Estrada
    Ritz

    Weldon is sitting next to me and said, "Who is Ritchie?"

    Here is who I picked.
    1. Galen Rupp
    2. Dathan Ritzenhein
    3. Elkanah Kibet

    Women's Individual Picks
    1. Shalane Flanagan
    2. Desiree Linden
    3. Kellyn Taylor
  • sehon40
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:54am CST
    re: rojo
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    will streaming have an option to watch just mens or womens or will it just be a mirror of the TV coverage?
  • fan of the marathon
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:54am CST
    re: agip
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    agip wrote:
    changing of the guard - I'd guess only 2 or 3 of the favorite 7 among the men and women will make the team.


    I agree. I see only one of Shalane, Desi, Kara and Amy making the top three. I only picked Shalane to make it in the contest with two other longshots (who were late to confirm).
  • Jonathan Gault
    LRC guru
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:55am CST
    re: fan of the marathon
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    Today is a great day to be a running fan. I can't wait for what should be two fantastic races. Let's do this!

    For the record, my official picks are (in order):

    Ritz, Meb, Rupp

    Linden, Flanagan, Cragg
  • dtbrooklyn
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    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:56am CST
    re: rojo
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    Is the live stream already running? I am on the NBC Live App and only seeing a fixed commercial.
  • Bring Back the 880
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:57am CST
    re: NOOOOO
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    NOOOOO wrote:

    Please share login info

    You can only watch IF you have cable , or can log into your cable.

    Please anyone who has any provider listed here

    http://stream.nbcsports.com/nbc/?pid=20702

    can you share your login info so we can watch !!

    no one included this info when they publicized hey watch it live streaming .....

    I have xfinity internet only and i cant watch it !!!

    please help !!!!!

    Read more: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7030413&page=1#ixzz404VWK14m

    Huh? A TV with a $10 antenna will get you this (and any show on the major broadcast networks) for free. You don't even need a web connection.
  • fan of the marathon
    4 years ago 02/13/2016 11:58am CST
    re: Jonathan Gault
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    My number three pick was "other". Gebre wasn't listed separately and you get the whole rest of the field with that pick... Maybe it was a bad choice.