Official 2017 NYC Marathon Discussion Thread

joho wrote:

Hayduke wrote:

Clean or not we will see who has class, her or rupp ? Will run run to social media and trash her win?

Is her team under investigation for doping?

you mean the team that if funded by the same shoe company? the team that is a sister program to Alberto's? Hmmm.

Lion Heart wrote:

Hasay is still faster.

She's a real cutie pie!!

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

Sloinnorcal wrote:

Of course. But what gives us pause is: why did they not have the A game? Ped crackdown? Match fixing? Hard day?

It's just a bit too feel good...

It just seems like in "slower races" the Kenyans don't do well. The women's race was SO slow that I think it hurt Keitany. Weren't they on like 2:32 pace thru the first 13.1

Some runners can not shift gears deep into a race even though the pace is easy for them, today you saw the runners that are able to shift gears. At the pace run for the early miles in mens and woman race there should have been more runners in the mix.

where did Betsy Saina finish?

what happened to Jared Ward

Sloinnorcal wrote:

MarathonMind wrote:

Yeah I felt the same after Meb won Boston but if the best guys don't bring their A game then it's anyone's race.

Of course. But what gives us pause is: why did they not have the A game? Ped crackdown? Match fixing? Hard day?

It's just a bit too feel good...

Why don't people like you just find a different sport to follow -- professional wrestling, perhaps, where your cynicism may be justified?

Suspecter wrote:

Anyone skeptical of shalane's performance??

Absolutely, yes.

Your points may be true, but the fact remains many posters stated they were in tears after seeing Shalane win. I myself was in tears. I didn't hear anyone talking about crying over Rupp's win. I can't explain why, but I mostly feel apathy around Rupp. I don't dislike him, I don't like him, I just don't care all that much.

Sloinnorcal wrote:

MarathonMind wrote:

Yeah I felt the same after Meb won Boston but if the best guys don't bring their A game then it's anyone's race.

Of course. But what gives us pause is: why did they not have the A game? Ped crackdown? Match fixing? Hard day?

It's just a bit too feel good...

Yeah -- I hate any story that feels good. It conflicts with my know-it-all cynicism, which -- like you -- I think makes me appear intelligent.

Boom_! wrote:

https://twitter.com/des_linden/status/927214322186637313

rojo wrote:

Suspecter wrote:

Anyone skeptical of shalane's performance??

Not at all. I'd bet my life Flanagan is clean.

There aren't that many people in the world she can't beat. She's always been able to beat everyone but maybe the Keitany's/Dibaba's of the world.

No... since everyone is pulling their hair out over NOP and unable to be happy for that group, it was the perfect time to dope under the radar. She’s dirty and everyone knows it.

Good thing the live results are completely fvcking worthless. Oh the leader ran 3:43 pace?!? Nice tracking nyrr.

Really impressive run by Allie Kieffer:

5km 19:13

10km 37:16 (18:03)

15km 55:06 (17:50)

20km 1:12:38 (17:32)

25km 1:30:19 (17:41)

Half 1:16:36

30km 1:47:39 (17:20)

35km 2:05:01 (17:22)

40km 2:22:16 (17:15)

Finish 2:29:39 (2nd half 1:13:03)

Conversation with my wife, as she watches Shalane Flanagan win:

Wife: "That lady won?"

Me: "Yes, why?"

Wife: "She's old!" (Note the my wife just turned 40)

Me: "She's only 36"

Wife: "36? She looks really old"

Me: "Yeah, well, she runs really fast"

Avocado's Number wrote:

Sloinnorcal wrote:

Of course. But what gives us pause is: why did they not have the A game? Ped crackdown? Match fixing? Hard day?

It's just a bit too feel good...

Why don't people like you just find a different sport to follow -- professional wrestling, perhaps, where your cynicism may be justified?

Classic letsrun, try to deflate a special acheivement while drawing attention for themselves.

joho wrote:

Hayduke wrote:

Clean or not we will see who has class, her or rupp ? Will run run to social media and trash her win?

Is her team under investigation for doping?

Isn't Jager under suspicion ? They should be according to your logic more so than NOP

Not A Therapist... wrote:

Conversation with my wife, as she watches Shalane Flanagan win:

Wife: "That lady won?"

Me: "Yes, why?"

Wife: "She's old!" (Note the my wife just turned 40)

Me: "She's only 36"

Wife: "36? She looks really old"

Me: "Yeah, well, she runs really fast"

My gf says Shalane looks 10 years older.

Women are catty.

If a man said this they would be beaten publically.

April Fools post is looking good:

- Some guy just misses 2 hr marathon

- American man wins Chicago marathon, runs 4:3x/mile last 5 miles

- American woman wins NY marathon beating Mary Keitany

- American women finish 1-2 in World Champs Steeplechase

shalanerocksmyworld wrote:

Your points may be true, but the fact remains many posters stated they were in tears after seeing Shalane win. I myself was in tears. I didn't hear anyone talking about crying over Rupp's win. I can't explain why, but I mostly feel apathy around Rupp. I don't dislike him, I don't like him, I just don't care all that much.

Females are gonna cry about something like this more than guys lmao

The females also tried to act like the men's race wasn't even happening other than Meb running, all over his sack for some reason