Official 2019 Chicago Marathon Discussion Thread

What logo is Hasay and Rupp wearing since NOP is no longer.

A picture of Al with line over his face?

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Anke Esser (GER) currently on 02:26:35 pace, which would put her #8 on Germany's all-time list. Last year she permanently moved to Iten to focus on her running carrer.

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

Madridrunner wrote:

2 pacers + men's lead pack of ~8-10 runners all rocking the pink NEXT%.. what a sight.

And ALL of them use the cheater aerodynamic arm sleeves that Kipchoge was also using in his sub 2 attempt. The advantages through new technologies are getting ridiculous, makes me think what Geb would have been able to run (he ran his marathons in the Adios, considered to be a joke these days).

LOL! What about literally every other person wearing arm sleeves this AM?

Geb would have run sub 2:02 with vaporfly shoes in 2019

Rupp was on 2:04:28 pace through 10k (29:20) so he's being smart, but it'll be a lot of time in no mans land for him

I don't fear too much, he does almost all of his training alone

Hasay through 5km in 16:02

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

Madridrunner wrote:

2 pacers + men's lead pack of ~8-10 runners all rocking the pink NEXT%.. what a sight.

And ALL of them use the cheater aerodynamic arm sleeves that Kipchoge was also using in his sub 2 attempt. The advantages through new technologies are getting ridiculous, makes me think what Geb would have been able to run (he ran his marathons in the Adios, considered to be a joke these days).

AND those cheater Nike caps every one of them started the race with!

Mo is already 5-6 seconds back on the lead pack of 5, not looking good for him.

ncrecuvuer wrote:

Rupp was on 2:04:28 pace through 10k (29:20) so he's being smart, but it'll be a lot of time in no mans land for him

I don't fear too much, he does almost all of his training alone

Rupp is still in the camera view. Is he pulling Bekele from Berlin 2019?

Madridrunner wrote:

Anke Esser (GER) currently on 02:26:35 pace, which would put her #8 on Germany's all-time list. Last year she permanently moved to Iten to focus on her running carrer.

I'm German and have never heard that name before. That time is faster than what the Hahner twins or Anja Scherl are running, who are extremely established German marathoners. You would expect that time from someone like Reh or Koko, but from a no-name? Suspicious.

Where did you find the real split? Can't see anything but 22:20

BmoreRunner wrote:

Mo is already 5-6 seconds back on the lead pack of 5, not looking good for him.

Yep, he's done. I bet it's up to 7 seconds by the 20K mark.

Lisa Weightman really going after it (2:21) pace. Betsy Saina who was supposed to go out with Hasay in 70:00 on 2:20:41 pace. I have to feel for her. I wonder if she knew Hasay wasn't going to be on her A game today, I hope so.

BmoreRunner wrote:

Mo is already 5-6 seconds back on the lead pack of 5, not looking good for him.

Any chance he’s being a good friend and dropping back to chill with Rupp? ?

i hate "pushrim" marathons. the television spends more time on them than the elite races. i dont care that they compete, but i hate this pretending like it's the same prestige as the WMM.

It's not cheating to run a 'thon on

Pure Hate.

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Mo through 9 miles in about 42:50 according to stream, well off the back of the main pack. Running with Bashir Abdi, lead pack splintering a bit now too.

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

Madridrunner wrote:

Anke Esser (GER) currently on 02:26:35 pace, which would put her #8 on Germany's all-time list. Last year she permanently moved to Iten to focus on her running carrer.

I'm German and have never heard that name before. That time is faster than what the Hahner twins or Anja Scherl are running, who are extremely established German marathoners. You would expect that time from someone like Reh or Koko, but from a no-name? Suspicious.

I'm German too. I think her PB is 2:43 from Berlin a few years back, at which point she was more like a serious amateur. Then decided to go all in on running & moved to Iten. Lets see if she can keep this pace up.

This American coverage is awful.

Showing barely anything of the races, virtually nothing of the women’s which is on WR pace