Official 2017 BMW Berlin Marathon Thread

1:36:16 at 33k (2:03:05 pace). The last kilometer was run in 3:01. WR pace, as a reminder, is 2:54.8/km. So they're now eight seconds down on WR pace thru 33km.

Good news is Kipchoge still looks great (when doesn't he?).

IAAF rules only allow 3 pacers max

Adola has pulled alongside Kipchoge.

Any word on Bekele?

'the machine' has to negotiate an upcoming right turn, so he glances back to see if Adola is there, and to aknowledge/alert him for the turn.

'the machine' does not mind he is still there, for the final grind is still to come. he knows. he has been there already.

scorpion_runner wrote:

Okay, appears that kipsang was having fluid issues. could he have been given the wrong bottle, or his fluids were tampered with?

I felt they were taking too much fluid in anyway. It appeared they were taking in fluids at every 3rd mile.

Apparently, they added in extra aid stations. That was something they supposedly learned from the sub-2 thing. But I think taking less water but more often makes sense but only if youaren't slowing down to pick it up. In italy, people handed it to you.

Men's top 30 at 30km. Vail on 2:11:54 pace.

1 Kipchoge, Eliud (KEN) Kenia 1:27:24 2:02:56

2 Adola, Guye (ETH) 1:27:24 2:02:56

3 Kipsang, Wilson (KEN) Kenia 1:27:26 2:02:58

4 Kipruto, Vincent (KEN) Kenia 1:27:33 2:03:08

5 Bekele, Kenenisa (ETH) Äthiopien 1:28:24 2:04:19

6 Kandie, Felix (KEN) Kenia 1:29:37 2:06:03

7 Milne, Alex (GBR) Enfield & Haringey A... 1:29:37 2:06:03

8 Shitara, Yuta (JPN) Japan 1:30:11 2:06:50

9 Gokaya, Koji (JPN) JR East 1:32:54 2:10:39

10 Sano, Hiroaki (JPN) Japan 1:32:54 2:10:40

11 Belachew, Melaku (ETH) Äthiopien 1:32:54 2:10:40

12 Tiruneh, Chalachew (ETH) helpAge 1:32:55 2:10:41

13 Kikuchi, Masato (JPN) Konica Minolta 1:33:14 2:11:07

14 Gelaw, Getaye Fisseha (ETH) Ankara EGO Spor 1:33:30 2:11:30

15 Vail, Ryan (USA) USA 1:33:47 2:11:54

16 Mellor, Jonathan (GBR) 1:33:48 2:11:56

17 Pflieger, Philipp (GER) LG Telis Finanz Reg... 1:33:49 2:11:56

18 Adams, Liam (AUS) adidas Australia 1:33:49 2:11:56

19 Malaty, Benjamin (FRA) Frankreich 1:33:49 2:11:57

20 Lashyn, Dmytro (UKR) 1:33:49 2:11:57

21 St. Lawrence, Ben (AUS) 1:34:58 2:13:34

22 Csere, Gaspar (HUN) BEAC Atletika 1898 1:35:17 2:14:00

23 Abdulaziz, Ebrahim (NOR) Strindheim IL 1:35:17 2:14:01

24 van Schuerbeeck, Willem (BEL) Belgien 1:35:17 2:14:01

25 Sharp, Matt (GBR) Enfield an d Harringa... 1:35:17 2:14:01

26 Overall, Scott (GBR) Blackheath @ Bromley 1:35:27 2:14:14

27 Lehmann, Adrian (SUI) LV Langenthal 1:35:41 2:14:34

28 Kinde, Yonas (ETH) 1:35:41 2:14:35

29 Seaward, Kevin (IRL) St Malachy's AC 1:36:31 2:15:45

30 Cuneaz, Rene (ITA) 1:36:36 2:15:52

johnny5 wrote:

Adola looks like a wide receiver. Love the ecru kit.

+1

Adola appears to be coming in on Kipchoge and bumping him ever so slightly.

has anyone ever broken a marathon WR on his/her debut?

Could Adola be first guy to set WR in debut marathon?

Kipchoge getting a bit ticked at him now for bumping him.

Would love if Adola took the pride out of Kipschoge. He's full of himself

Im a bit late waking up can someone send me the stream link that everyone is watching i just cant find it on my phone...

Michi G wrote:

Adola has pulled alongside Kipchoge.

This is great. He is having the run of his life. And now he is seeing if 'the machine' is actually having some trouble.

Kipchoge isn't someone I'd want to piss off. This seems stupid of Adola.

Kipchoge looking serious again. That's good. When he "smiles", it usually means he's straining.

douglas burke wrote:

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 Half Marathon-67:41

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.

55 minutes at half-way?