• kmaclam
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      • Official 2019 Dubai Marathon Discussion Thread 1/22/2019 4:38PM
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      • Butcher and Radcliffe do a more than serviceable job commentating, while the camera work is superb. Only downside is that it's a bit dark for the first 9 or 10 miles. Right now, the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon is the standard by which all other road races fall short......................."Dubai: The 20th staging of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon will be streamed live when the starting gun is fired on Friday morning.

        For the first time in the event’s history, the Middle East’s IAAF Gold Label race will be available worldwide as a live stream with no geo-blocking or rights restrictions.

        The live feed will also be embedded on a number of leading social media platforms, specialising in running, as well as on the official Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon website and on its newly created YouTube channel, which is open for subscriptions.

        The three-hour world feed will get under way in time for the start of the elite marathon at 6am with a 16 camera production and full race graphics. There will also be other features and stories highlighted throughout the race including interviews with elite athletes, organisers, sponsors and the more unusual runners with colourful stories to tell.

        Bringing all the action as it unfolds throughout the morning will be British running legend Paula Radcliffe, the current Women’s Marathon world record holder, and award-winning athletics correspondent Pat Butcher."

        [i] Editor's note: Race organizers have made it so you - the diehard fans - can watch the action for free right here on LetsRun.com:

        https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uoncl8ype-M
    • SAlly V
      • RE: DUBAI - Best all round coverage - 2 days away! 1/22/2019 4:59PM - in reply to Merci
      • SAlly V
      • Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the course pretty much out and back with no change in scenery? I think I watched one year and it just seemed kind of boring.
    • kmaclam
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      • RE: DUBAI - Best all round coverage - 2 days away! 1/22/2019 9:04PM - in reply to SAlly V
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      • SAlly V wrote:

        Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the course pretty much out and back with no change in scenery? I think I watched one year and it just seemed kind of boring.

        I remember a few big loops all along the water (Persian Gulf), but didn't find it boring. The architecture of all those ultramodern skyscrapers is stunning and then there's that man made island. About the most visually striking city I've ever seen, which they take just enough time to highlight during the race. It may have seemed kind of boring to you due to their strict focus on the actual race with no cutaways to any extraneous crap. I remember the camera just sitting on the men's lead pack for 10 - 15 minutes at a time, which I found riveting, but I'm a bit over the top when it comes to these distance road races. I'll stand in front of my tv during most of the Boston marathon, especially when an American or a Yuki is out front.
    • Hoppipolla
      • RE: DUBAI - Best all round coverage - 2 days away! 1/22/2019 9:14PM - in reply to kmaclam
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      • kmaclam wrote:

        SAlly V wrote:

        Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the course pretty much out and back with no change in scenery? I think I watched one year and it just seemed kind of boring.

        I remember a few big loops all along the water (Persian Gulf), but didn't find it boring. The architecture of all those ultramodern skyscrapers is stunning and then there's that man made island. About the most visually striking city I've ever seen, which they take just enough time to highlight during the race. It may have seemed kind of boring to you due to their strict focus on the actual race with no cutaways to any extraneous crap. I remember the camera just sitting on the men's lead pack for 10 - 15 minutes at a time, which I found riveting, but I'm a bit over the top when it comes to these distance road races. I'll stand in front of my tv during most of the Boston marathon, especially when an American or a Yuki is out front.

        +1
        Fellow running nerd.
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    • douglas burke
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      • RE: DUBAI - Best all round coverage - 2 days away! 1/23/2019 11:52AM - in reply to kmaclam
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      • Ruth Chepngetich who ran 2:18.35 in the Low Key Istanbul Marathon is in the race, if the Weather is good I think she can run about 2:16
    • dunes runner
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      • RE: Official 2019 Dubai Marathon Discussion Thread 1/23/2019 2:22PM - in reply to rojo
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      • rojo wrote:

        Race is on at 9 pm ET on Thursday. You can watch it live on letsrun..

        Awesome! Thanks.
    • NewtotheSouthSide
      • RE: Official 2019 Dubai Marathon Discussion Thread 1/23/2019 3:15PM - in reply to dunes runner
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      • It's too bad they slashed their prize money due to a dispute with the IAAF. It seems unfair to take it out on the athletes. Any more info on that would be great.

        I don't get the IAAF's position. It's clear this is becoming one of the top tier marathons. Why not give it the label? It seems like they've cost athletes money. That should never be their aim in a sport where it can be hard to make a living.

        Last thing, I would love to see some Americans in Dubai and just got for a fast time. That'd be dope.
    • reed
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      • RE: Official 2019 Dubai Marathon Discussion Thread 1/23/2019 3:30PM - in reply to NewtotheSouthSide
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      • NewtotheSouthSide wrote:

        It's too bad they slashed their prize money due to a dispute with the IAAF. It seems unfair to take it out on the athletes. Any more info on that would be great.

        I don't get the IAAF's position. It's clear this is becoming one of the top tier marathons. Why not give it the label? It seems like they've cost athletes money. That should never be their aim in a sport where it can be hard to make a living.

        there are rules to get gold/platinum tier status. one is that you need 15000 finishers. Dubai doesn't. so there.

        it's not "unfair".
    • Charlesvdw
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      • RE: Official 2019 Dubai Marathon Discussion Thread 1/23/2019 3:41PM - in reply to reed
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      • Maybe Dubai could pay travel expenses for a few hobby runners like me to get 15.000 finishers?
        If they pay for my flight and my Dubai hotel I will be happy to run their marathon.

        Altruistic runner.
    • GoingToaGoGo
      • RE: Official 2019 Dubai Marathon Discussion Thread 1/23/2019 5:40PM - in reply to Charlesvdw
      • GoingToaGoGo
      • That prize money story sounds pretty stupid. What does the IAAF care if Dubai reduces what they're giving to runners ? Does the IAAF get a fixed cut of the total amount or something ?
    • GoingToaGoGo
      • RE: Official 2019 Dubai Marathon Discussion Thread 1/23/2019 5:49PM - in reply to GoingToaGoGo
      • GoingToaGoGo
      • As a side-note I just noticed that the first Elite announced for 2019 back in November, i.e. Feysa Lilesa is a DNS...after being a DNS Dubai, hope the guy's ok.
    • Precious Roy
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      • RE: Official 2019 Dubai Marathon Discussion Thread 1/23/2019 6:05PM - in reply to GoingToaGoGo
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      • I have never liked the Dubai marathon. They get about 2,000 to 2,500 finishers. There are almost NO spectators on the course despite Dubai having a population of @ 5 mil. I am not sure whether people are kept away from the course for security purposes or whether people in Dubai think it is haram for women to be running in the race. It is really just an effort by the ruling monarchy to buy international status among Western nations for a country that is otherwise pretty backwards. The race takes top talent away from other big marathons where their is a huge base and tons of participants. If they were really serious about being a major marathon and weren't just buying runners like sons of the Emir by Lambos, they would have boosted the prize money and dared runners to ditch the majors.
    • kmaclam
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      • RE: DUBAI - Best all round coverage - 2 days away! 1/23/2019 9:57PM - in reply to douglas burke
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      • douglas burke wrote:

        Ruth Chepngetich who ran 2:18.35 in the Low Key Istanbul Marathon is in the race, if the Weather is good I think she can run about 2:16

        Weather looks good. 60 at the start 63 at the finish. Low humidity. Dewpoint v low 50s. Virtually no wind in the forecast. Less than 24 hours away!
    • I can't stand her commentary or hypocrisy.
      • RE: DUBAI - Best all round coverage - 2 days away! 1/23/2019 11:42PM - in reply to kmaclam
      • I can't stand her commentary or hypocrisy.
      • kmaclam wrote:

        Bringing all the action as it unfolds throughout the morning will be British running legend Paula Radcliffe,

        I was feeling quite happy reading your post and looking forward to the coverage until I came across that last bit.
    • Mzungu in Iten
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      • Dubai Marathon - Official Pacing 1/24/2019 6:12AM
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      • It has been agreed for the following paces. Men - 61:45 half and Women - 69:00 half