Is this a joke? They are showing paralympics on the ad-free version. I'm paying $80 a year. Can't I just get a feed of the elite races only.
Are they showing this on the BBC?
I know the BBC has an elite only fee. What is that showing?
Is this a joke? They are showing paralympics on the ad-free version. I'm paying $80 a year. Can't I just get a feed of the elite races only.
Are they showing this on the BBC?
I know the BBC has an elite only fee. What is that showing?
Women's leaderboard updated:
Cheruiyot at 2:11:08,
Kosgei at 2:12:30 back 1:22
Tadelech Bekele at 2:14:02 back 2:54
Keitany at 2:14:23 back 3:15
Men's leaderboard says
Kipchoge & Kitata
Farah back 7s
Karoki back 20s
Kirui back 36s
Wanjiru back 49s
Bekele back 1:06
Cheriyot's miles
Mile 23: 5:19
Mile 24: 5:16
Holding it together for sure. Leadin by 1:22 at 40k over Kosgei.
She went out sensibly 16:15 1st 5k vs 15:46 for Dibaba and Keitany
I'm trying to figure out if anyone in 2nd group of men is moving up. Could be the winner.
BBC was busy showing visually-impaired leaders for a while, but just came back to the elite women (Cheruiyot)
BBC One showing elite race only since the wheelchairs finished.
rojo wrote:
Is this a joke? They are showing paralympics on the ad-free version. I'm paying $80 a year. Can't I just get a feed of the elite races only.
Are they showing this on the BBC?
I know the BBC has an elite only fee. What is that showing?
The Para is considered 'elite' Elite simply means they are showing the hobby runners and silly interviews
4:51 19th mile for Kipchoge. That's the slowest of the race. WR could be slipping away.
rojo wrote:
Is this a joke? They are showing paralympics on the ad-free version. I'm paying $80 a year. Can't I just get a feed of the elite races only.
Are they showing this on the BBC?
I know the BBC has an elite only fee. What is that showing?
I know. Watching it too. What a joke. Have seen like 10 min of the men’s race if that.
rojo wrote:
Jonathan Gault wrote:
As Kevin Hanson pointed out on Twitter, the elite men hit 5k 26 seconds faster than they did at Breaking2.
13:48 is suicidal.
Yes but isn't it like 100 feet downhill. So add like 18 seconds.
Where's my boy Bekele?
1:06 down at 30k
hup2 wrote:
BBC was busy showing visually-impaired leaders for a while, but just came back to the elite women (Cheruiyot)
Yeah, I didn't mind that. They showed the last 1.5-2 minutes of the race. That's fine.
What's not fine is showing 3 minutes of commercials every 10 minutes. Plus, I've seen like 1 minute total of the men's race in the last 20. Not even a split screen.
Vivian Cheruiyot wins the 2018 Marathon! Congratulations.
2:18:31
El Keniano wrote:
Vivian Cheruiyot wins the 2018 Marathon! Congratulations.
2:18:31
4th fastest time ever
I've been watching BBC red (elite), and it has mostly been elite races, but missed a fair amount due to wheelchair coverage, then just recently the visually-impaired coverage. But they showed very little interviews or hobby joggers, I will say.
Cheruiyot finished putting her #4 in history, they said. Missed time.
rojo wrote:
OK. I just re-woke up. What did I miss? It looks like what I predicted happened.
Carnage due to the heat?
SOmone give me a cliff notes version.
CLiffnote. Women went out 15:46 for 1st 5k and are paying the price. Vivian Cheruiyot went out 30 seconds slower and is kiling everyone. Just won in 2:18:31.
NINE Men went out faster than Breaking 2 pace 1st 5k. To be determined. Only 2 up front still. But WR will not happen .
aww she looks so happy
Every marathon when runners start dropping the announcers start talking about how you can have a "bad patch" and maybe they'll come back. Lol that's not how it works. If you're struggling to stay with the pace halfway into a marathon you're screwed.
Vivian Cheruiyot wins in about 2:18:31.
That lowers her PR by 5 minutes, doesn't it?
4th best female all time.
rojo wrote:
Is this a joke? They are showing paralympics on the ad-free version. I'm paying $80 a year. Can't I just get a feed of the elite races only.
Are they showing this on the BBC?
I know the BBC has an elite only fee. What is that showing?
BBC elite feed is the NBCSN gold feed this year unfortunately.
Vivian Cheruiyot wins in 2:18:30. Puts her #4 all-time . Fantastic run.
Leaderboard reports Cheruiyot at 2:18:30 finish
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