Official 2017 London Marathon Live Discussion Thread

Exciting race but I think London would be better without rabbits. I think it's very hard to get the WR there. It's more likely to happen in Dubai or Berlin. I say let them have it and stage a traditional race in London like NYC and Boston.

Has Berlin focused on getting the women's record? I bet Keitany could pick up time there.

Jeff Wigand wrote:

LM wrote:

Pretty fkin fast. I think you have to at least consider sub 2:16 given this was in London to boot. Paula looks like she might have the first legitimate challenger for her record.

She would have been right on it if she had the pacing Paula did.

She still looked comfortable through the finish today. Outstanding race.

agreed

FredFranks wrote:

Rigid wrote:

Really hard to imagine a sub 2 after watching this. Gutsy race, stacked field, perfect conditions. They went out in an ambitious pace and struggled to run under 2:06

I also can't imagine it, but, the women went out faster and still came in shockingly fast. Yet, on the other hand, that might illuminate that womens' performances are still getting faster at a faster rate than mens'.

+1

El Keniano wrote:

NativeSon wrote:

This is Wanjiru's.

Hey NativeSon. Wanjiru and Karoki. What do you make of Mt Kenya boys beating the Rift Valley guys?

Lol!

We are not too far off from you guys.

These boys are from my neck of the woods. We aren't too far apart. They are from Nyandarua and I am from Laikipia ....not very far from Rumuruti.

Central has great talent too. A lot of it.

Mary Wacera Ngugi is quite good at the half and so is Veronica Nyaruai to some extent .

Nyahururu and Nyeri are the 'iten' of running outside Iten and Eld.

Kipchoge and Kipsang remain the men but I think Wanjiru, Karoki and Kamworor are the heirs apparent when these guys retire.

We are in good hands as a country.

Tuko Pamoja....lol!

Are they replaying it anywhere? Looks like a great race!

El Keniano,

I forgot the new boy who won Boston......Geoffrey.

We are fine!

Dude... wrote:

EthiopianKing wrote:

What you guys fail to notice is that London is a HARD HARD course.

Agreed.

No, it is not.

El Keniano wrote:

What can Mary do with sensible pacing?

London is simply HORRIBLE for pacing.

How do they manage it to mess it up so badly, time after time?

Seems like Boston had the higher quality marathoners. These runners are B-level. Barely broke 2:06 on a flat course, pacers, and no wind??

Barakus Obama wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

MARY KEITANY WINS IN 2:16:57! WOMEN'S ONLY WORLD RECORD.

Still slower than Paula. No WR

Paula was paced by men and Salazar and Armstrong. Todays race was the real woman's record.

And David Weir is a machine!!!

NativeSon wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

Hey NativeSon. Wanjiru and Karoki. What do you make of Mt Kenya boys beating the Rift Valley guys?

Lol!

We are not too far off from you guys.

These boys are from my neck of the woods. We aren't too far apart. They are from Nyandarua and I am from Laikipia ....not very far from Rumuruti.

Central has great talent too. A lot of it.

Mary Wacera Ngugi is quite good at the half and so is Veronica Nyaruai to some extent .

Nyahururu and Nyeri are the 'iten' of running outside Iten and Eld.

Kipchoge and Kipsang remain the men but I think Wanjiru, Karoki and Kamworor are the heirs apparent when these guys retire.

We are in good hands as a country.

Tuko Pamoja....lol!

HA! I'm neither Rift Valley nor Mt. Kenyal, therefore a true Kenyan neutral 😆 I however think the competition between them is very healthy and good for the country. Hope we'll see a new Sammy or John Ngugi. Oh, and I worked with wildlife in Laikipia some years ago, so I know Rumuruti very well. It's the confluence of both communities. Very beautiful county.

The farce rolls on. wrote:

Mary Keitany and Tirunush Dibaba are the 2 biggest DOPERS in running today. They would have crushed Kiplagat BY A MILE in Boston and Kiplagat is suspect!!

Why is she suspect?

Oh,

I've always assumed that you are Kale.

Yes, my home is not very far from Nyahururu town. Ngugi still remains the king as well as Wanjiru (Sammy Kamau) whose potential we might never know.

Mt. Kenya is coming up and with all these athletes popping up from this region, there will be a new generation of young men and women from this area.

Mary, 7 seconds behind Scott Overall. He almost got chicked.

Guy just interviewed is doing his 302nd marathon today and his 31st London. Respect!

Bekele definitely lost ground here. Improve the 4x elite drinks stations and you can cut 30s+ I reckon

https://twitter.com/iginge/status/856111375399124996

But that was his fault - his station is clearly numbered and he should get in line way before it.