Down to 1 pacemaker, Sammy Kitwara (sp?)
Bekele might climb back into it, but Kipchoge is running the easiest and smartest. He's going to win pretty convincingly over the last few miles. I could see Bekele picking up the scraps for 2nd or 3rd.
In case anyone cares. Here are the leadnig women at halfway.
1 Beriso, Amane (ETH) 1:09:40
1 Cherono, Gladys (KEN) 1:09:40
2 Ayabei, Valary (KEN) 1:09:41
3 Tola, Helen (ETH) 1:10:52
4 Tollesa, Gulume (ETH) 1:11:23
5 Neuenschwander, Maja (SUI) 1:13:51
6 Incerti, Anna (ITA) 1:13:52
7 Bertone, Catherine (ITA) 1:14:01
8 Samuels, Sonia (GBR) 1:14:03
9 Hahner, Anna (GER) 1:14:03
10 Ribeiro, Catarina (POR) 1:14:27
11 Diaz, Azucena (ESP) 1:15:12
12 Partidge, Lily (GBR) 1:15:12
13 Dillen, Kim (NED) 1:16:49
14 Galimany Guasch, Marta (ESP) 1:16:58
Kipruto likely the next to go. Veering around more than the others.
Thanks. Kindly keep sending those screenshots. I am still looking for a livestream. And keep the updates and analysis coming!
A 2:39 1k? WTF
Sounds like Bekele has been running more even rather than ramping it up.
Kipchoge has dominated the center of the pack the entire time. Clear alpha.
Adola still looking smooth, but Kipchoge has been unflinching.
Gotta say, Guye Adola looks fantastic. Kipchoge and Kipsang do too, but that doesn't surprise me since I thought both were capable of breaking WR.
These guys don't even look tired. Crazy.
Yeah was about to say - 13.15 pace, surely not...
dobsta wrote:
Who the hell is this dodgy brit running 2:04 pace?
Alex Milne, according to Tilastopaja he is 27 years old and has personal best' of 3k-8:23
Steeple-9:07
10 mile-52:18
Half Marathon-67:41
Marathon-2:23
What a race he is running he has already beat his Half Marathon best by OVER 12 minutes and is still on 2:05 pace at 25k, what a breakthrough race.
still impressed with the english runner on sub 2:06 pace
Try here: https://www.facebook.com/acicasrunmex/ (in German, but solid)
It looks like a pacer dropped back to help Bekele
Yuta Shitara on pace for 2:06 at halfway, not bad one week after a 60:17 HM! He might be in for a tough finish.
Kipruto still looking a bit shaky, takes a bottle.
They just said the 22km was 2:39!!! That's when Bekele got dropped. We'll get km by km splits after it's over.
There is only one pacer up there. The guys aren't lined up in arrow formation or antyihng. I will say that Kipchoge is clearly confident running in the middle. HE's been drafting the most.
Adola is running right next to the pacer Kiketer. Kicphgoe in th emiddle right behind him with Kipsang and Kipruto onthe outside.
Pic below.
top women: 1:22:26 at 25K
1:49.84 - 800m Freshmen National Record - Cooper Lutkenhaus (check this kick out!!)
Emma Coburn to miss Olympic Trials after breaking ankle in Suzhou
Jakob on Oly 1500- “Walk in the park if I don’t get injured or sick”
VALBY has graduated (w/ honors) from Florida, will she go to grad school??
Men who run twice a day and the women who love/put up with them