Here is an update:
Women
Mile 1: 5:55 Deba starts pushing after mile mark, then Baysa takes over just before mile 2
Mile 2: 5:36 (11:31) Baysa leading up front
Mile 3: 5:37 (17:08)
5K: 17:45 Baysa. 14 women in lead group. Deba and Linden sharing lead after 5k.
Mile 4: 5:32 (22:41) Linden takes lead to push pace but after pace increases, she backs off a little and lets Baysa take over again. But then Linden starts pushing again.
Mile 5: 5:44 (28:25) After seeing split, Linden starts pushing in earnest. Deba dropping off.
Mile 6: 5:21 (33:46) Fastest of the race
10K: 34:58 (17:13) They’ve picked it up and with Linden in front, they’re now on 2:27:32 pace. Lead pack is 13, Deba still there at the back.
Linden still pushing, dumping water on her head at aid stations.
Mile 7: 5:35 (39:22) Linden still leading the way.
Mile 8: 5:27 (44:49) Still Linden
Mile 9: 5:20 (50:09) Linden leading. 2:26:05 marathon pace. Desi Linden is doing what she needs to do: upping the pace. Lead pack is stringing out with a couple women dropping off.
15K: 51:54 (16:57) 11 women in lead pack. Now dropping to 9 with Nukuri struggling to hold on as number 10. Deba and Baysa have both been dropped.
Mile 10: 5:26 (55:35) 10 women. Nukuri holding on at back.
Mile 11: 5:33 (1:01:09)
Mile 12: 5:17 (1:06:26) Chepkirui and Nukuri both dropped after mile 12.
20K: 1:08:59 (17:05) Aga dropping back and it’s down to seven.
Mile 13: 5:29 (1:11:55)
Half: 1:12:33 Hasay and Linden are the only women dumping water on top of their heads
Mile 14: 5:23 (1:17:18) Linden steps back, Kipketer now leading.
Mile 15: 5:39 (1:22:57) Kipketer, Hasay, Tsegay and Chelimo now pushing. Kiplagat and Cherono dropping behind, as is Linden
25K: 1:25:50 (17:51) Linden is three seconds off the back.
Mile 16: 5:13 (1:28:10) Lead group is six. Kipketer continuing to push. Gap to Linden is widening as they go on uphill over Rte 128 and approach Newton Hills. Similar to last year -- Linden careful not to push too hard as they go up the hills. Kosgei now getting dropped too.
Hasay looking good as she's part of a five-women lead pack as women enter Newton Hills. Linden was hanging back but now she's basically caught them and is running on right side of the road. I know Linden paid close attention to 2016 race, where leaders were too aggressive right before the hills. Looks like she also wanted to be cautious.
Linden has now caught lead pack and it's six women (Kipketer, Hasay, Cherono, CHelimo and Kiplagat).
Largest gap to Linden was probably around 9 seconds at 16 miles.
Mile 17: 5:32 (1:33:43) Hasay right there with the other five. As they run during mile 18, Linden now hanging back again letting a small gap form. Kipketer also falling off as Chelimo pushing up front. Linden now about 10 seconds back.
Mile 18: 5:29. It’s Kiplagat and Chelimo leading, Hasay and CHerono tucked in behind and Kipketer, who was dropped earlier, just hanging on at the back. Linden is 10 seconds back.
Men
Mile 1: 4:52
Mile 2: 5:01 (9:53) Sefir starts pushing a little after 2 miles and strings out a little but still a lot of guys there.
Mile 3: 4:59 (14:53)
5K: 15:23 25 men in lead group
Mile 4: 4:46 (19:40)
Mile 5: 4:58 (24:38) Mutai the one doing the pushing
Mile 6: 4:47 (29:25) Lead pack is splitting in two, with Rupp and Meb in lead group with Ward and Puskedra dropping back.
10K: 30:26 (15:03)
Mile 7: 4:47 (34:13)
Mile 8: 4:55 (39:08) Emmanuel Mutai still leading
Mile 9: 4:58 (44:07)
15K: 45:43 (15:17)
Mile 10: 5:04 (49:11) Puskedra, Ward and others have caught back up to top men
Mile 11: 5:02 (54:14) Lemi to the front after 11 miles and the front groupis separating again. Rupp only American up there. Meb, Ward and Puskedra all dropped and kind of together. Now during mile 13 Abdi is moving back to front along with some of the other men.
Mile 12: 4:45 (59:03) Abdi now into lead in scream tunnel
20K: 1:01:15 (15:32)
Mile 13: 4:58 (1:04:01)
79 degrees at 20K mark.
Half: 1:04:35. 12 guys in lead pack.
Mile 14: 4:51 (1:08:54)
Official 2017 Boston Marathon Live Discussion Thread
Report Thread
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But how is Brian Lawlor doing???
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SF wrote:
Galen is trying to trip people again. Meb, Mo, and now Abdi.
https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/853989184494854144 -
RedBloodSells wrote:
DougC wrote:
Galen is a noob. First he clips Meb and now Abdi. What an ass.
Abdi moved in front of Rupp, got tripped, then got mad? Stop cutting people off black cactus. You were wrong.
I doubt it... Rupp has a habit of tripping his teammates... Abdi is the experienced road racer. Rupp is the noob. -
The Boston Marathon Twitter account just posted that it's all the way up to 79*F (26*C) right now.
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Coach wrote:
Rupppppptured wrote:
Rupp nearly tripped!!
The dude tried to take out Abdi
Let's give Rupp some credit though: he does what he has to, to win "within the rules." He sensed Abdi looked good, or was slowing down the pace too much, and so he gave him a little bump. Just win baby, just win, screw sportsmanship! -
well...here goes wrote:
lol chinese coverage wrote:
Chinese coverage is great. Yes let's split screen and watch some random lady run slow on a treadmill.
link?
http://sports.le.com/match/1033121003.html?status=1#live/1020170410112537 -
God bless the charity runners, they don't deserve this much TV time.
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men split at half????
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which half is typically the faster, first or second?
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Men: Mile 15: 5:19 (1:14:14) Three Americans in lead group of 12 or so: Rupp, Abdi and Augustus Maiyo of the US Army.
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Great, now we're seeing the 4 hour runners. Who the hell cares!!!!
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DougC wrote:
Galen is a noob. First he clips Meb and now Abdi. What an ass.
Both in the same race?
He ran on Meb's heels in the trials, too.
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Lead women at 30K. Hasay and Kiplagat both look good. Kiplagat has taken off just after this split and is opening a gap.
1 Chelimo, Rose (BRN) F11 Female 18-39 02:24:24 11:56:25AM +00:00 01:42:40
2 Kiplagat, Edna (KEN) F3 Female 18-39 02:24:24 11:56:25AM +00:01 01:42:40
3 Cherono, Gladys (KEN) F2 Female 18-39 02:24:24 11:56:25AM +00:01 01:42:40
4 Hasay, Jordan (USA) F23 Female 18-39 OR 02:24:25 11:56:25AM +00:01 01:42:41
5 Kipketer, Valentine (KEN) F8 Female 18-39 02:24:25 11:56:25AM +00:01 01:42:41
6 Linden, Desiree (USA) F6 Female 18-39 MI 02:24:38 11:56:39AM +00:10 01:42:50 -
sloooooow mo wrote:
Great, now we're seeing the 4 hour runners. Who the hell cares!!!!
This is infuriating...the pro races are heating up and we get this crap?? -
George213 wrote:
I would rather listen to the Chinese commentary than watching the crappy NBC.
Yera but in a year or two we are gonna fly to mars with tons of equipment and build cites...for Lib progressives to live. -
bostonwatcher wrote:
Agreed. The Chinese picture quality is awesome.
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ZidaneValor wrote:
The Boston Marathon Twitter account just posted that it's all the way up to 79*F (26*C) right now.
Ok maybe in the sun but it's not that hot. Weather.com says It's 71 degrees as of 11:01 am ET with a W 16 mph wind - that's for Boston.
https://weather.com/weather/today/l/USMA0046:1:US