Official Rio Olympic Men's Marathon Thread

Commentary on the international feed has been Peter Donegan (Aussie) Rob Walker and John Trower. Got Cram and co. here today.

Jared Ward, they just mentioned, is a devout Mormon so he doesn't run on Sundays but he is fine racing on a Sunday?

track expert wrote:

rupp just got warned not to change his hat

By who ?? And who are you?

Still Hawkins leading at about 4:55s recently. Rupp, Kipchoge, and everyone else sitting right behind.

When is someone going to move and who will it be?

Some guy said the conditions weren't good for a 208, I'd be stunned if the winning time wasn't at least that fast.

65:30 63 is certainly doable, right?

rojo wrote:

But if Rupp is receiving cooled hats, I honestly think that should be a DQ.. It's like getting air conditioning that no one else is getting.

What an asinine comment.

+1 to the post we know nothing about the hat, so a bit soon to jump all over it.If getting the hat is legal (or even a chilled hat!), then shame on everyone else for not using the "advantage". At some level Alberto just read the rule book, there isn't a super special one for Rupp.

rojo wrote:

RUPP HATS wrote:

If Rupp wins there will be a Letsrun thread about hats giving him an unfair advantage. I'm calling it.

I didn't think too much of it until I thought it might be chilled. I mean well I did think a tiny bit about it if it isn't chilled but if it's chilled, they've got a good point.

on looker wrote:

So you think the rule is saying "refreshments can include absolutely anything at all?"

More likely they mean any food or drink item other than water.

Then it should have said "any food or drink item other than water" :)

Maybe Kipchoge was aching about the hat and got one himself to keep this fair. He was belly aching about something a while back

I wonder if Lewis Johnson will be at the finish line and when Rupp finishes let him know that he has been DQ'd for changing hats.

+1. Makes no sense that Abbey didn't get a medal as well in this instance

5:30 am argh wrote:

somebloke wrote:

hutchings called it. "I have never seen this before and one has to question it"

IAAF will soon ban this hat changing.

Not "hat changing."

Haberdash doping.

A refreshment is defined as a light snack or a drink, not a uniform change

rojo wrote:

Sir Bastion Newbold wrote:

In other news...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/21/nikki-hamblin-awarded-rare-olympic-medal-following-touching-show/

Nikki Hamblin awarded rare Olympic medal following touching show of sportsmanship

So Hamblin gets a medal for helping a runner she took out from teh competition and tore her ACL yet Abbey didn't get one?? Give me a break.

At a minimum, one would think they both deserved it. Weird.

12 mile split was 60:16.

If there is ice in that hat I would actually wish for a DQ. This is beyond gray zone.

Oh come on, get off it wrote:

rojo wrote:

But if Rupp is receiving cooled hats, I honestly think that should be a DQ.. It's like getting air conditioning that no one else is getting.

What an asinine comment.

This is the biggest a$$hole thing rojo has ever posted.

Rupp will be able to handle the surging when it comes. Whenever the Africans decide to rip it up. Most of the lead pack will lose touch at that point.

rupp looks like he's out for a casual sunday run with his buddies

and eating a candy bar with his water...