Boston Marathon

Running Bing

Anybody any idea where I could see it this weekend? Doesnt seem to be on the tele:(

Should be a good race though. It will be interesting to see what sort of time Ryan Hall can run, he looks in great shape.


Good luck to anybody running in the race as well:)

Woddle

It should be on here http://www.universalsports.com/HomePage.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=23000

Peckham

Setanta covered it last year, but don't seem to be doing so this year. There's a highlights programme on the following day on one of the US sports channels that is on the listing on NTL, but I don't subscribe to.

Presume you saw the videos of Ryan Hall on Flotrack. Nice touch the way he wouldn't cross the marathon finish line on the training run on the route.

myflipflops

Don't think hall has the ability to beat Cheruiyot (the defending champion one). Cheruiyot is a grade A marathon runner and probably has a 2.05 in him on a quick course.

Kara Goucher has it in her to win the womens. It is drastically weaker field to London and if she produces the performance that it looks like she is capable of, she will win.

Running Bing

pwhite587 wrote: »

Don't think hall has the ability to beat Cheruiyot (the defending champion one). Cheruiyot is a grade A marathon runner and probably has a 2.05 in him on a quick course.

I think you could say the same about Hall though. He ran 2:06:17 in London last year (only his third marathon):eek:

He doesnt have the experience of Cheruiyot and Cheruiyots record at Boston is great but at 9-2 he could be worth a bet.

Krusty_Clown

Interesting Gushy article on Ryan Hall in the build-up to the marathon on USAToday. Ryan has the best PB (2:06:17) of the sub 2:08 runners, but that was posted in London.

ss43

There's a letsrun preview at
http://www.letsrun.com/2009/bostonw0418.php

There's an interview with Kara Goucher where she talks about throwing up when she's running - "I've learned to just throw up and keep running" - quality.

Running Bing

So this should start around 2:30 pm Irish time then?

Peckham

hhhmmm, poor preparation by Ryan Hall....similar to Woddle turning up in Paris without his Garmin.

linky

Woddle

Peckham wrote: »

hhhmmm, poor preparation by Ryan Hall....similar to Woddle turning up in Paris without his Garmin.

linky

I'm having my last bit of alcohol before the new regime and you just made me snort my wine

Peckham

Woddle wrote: »

I'm having my last bit of alcohol before the new regime

:eek:

Beer = carb replacement after long runs

So, no booze until Berlin? You'll be in some state that night!!

hunnymonster

Babybing wrote: »

So this should start around 2:30 pm Irish time then?

It used to start 12 Boston time which would be 5 Irish time, could well have changed though. Isn't TBF'er doing it too?

Woddle

Ah crap, Its not on till tomorrow :rolleyes:

Running Bing

Woddle wrote: »

Ah crap, Its not on till tomorrow :rolleyes:

Thought it was today:(


was looking forward to it and all....have to make do with Spurs V Newcastle and the Tennis;)

RoyMcC

Babybing wrote: »

Thought it was today:(


was looking forward to it and all....have to make do with Spurs V Newcastle and the Tennis;)

Patriots' Day in Massachusetts, big public holiday there.

TFBubendorfer

hunnymonster wrote: »

It used to start 12 Boston time which would be 5 Irish time, could well have changed though. Isn't TBF'er doing it too?

They changed the start time 3 years ago to 10 am local time for the first wave, 10:30 for the second. The elite ladies leave a few minutes earlier.

I'm indeed doing it tomorrow (Monday), just sitting in a nice house in Waltham, three miles from Heartbreak Hill .

Weather forecast for tomorrow is 10C, cloudy (great) and 20mph head wind (oh sh..)

Hard Worker

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

They changed the start time 3 years ago to 10 am local time for the first wave, 10:30 for the second. The elite ladies leave a few minutes earlier.

I'm indeed doing it tomorrow (Monday), just sitting in a nice house in Waltham, three miles from Heartbreak Hill .

Weather forecast for tomorrow is 10C, cloudy (great) and 20mph head wind (oh sh..)

Best of luck tomorrow. If you havn't done Boston before, mile 11 is very nice. Be prepared for the college girls.:)

TheRoadRunner

Hard Worker wrote: »

Best of luck tomorrow. If you havn't done Boston before, mile 11 is very nice. Be prepared for the college girls.:)

+1. I have done Boston once and at the ten mile mark I could hear a din of noise in the distance. As we got about 400 metres from the 11 mile mark an army guy who was running turned to me and said (in words I will never forget) "hold onto your balls and make sure you don't blow your muck". It was great advice It's very easy to go a bit mad when the ladies of wellesley college want a kiss

Have a great race. I checked the weather myself earlier and it looks great.

shels4ever

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

+1. I have done Boston once and at the ten mile mark I could hear a din of noise in the distance. As we got about 400 metres from the 11 mile mark an army guy who was running turned to me and said (in words I will never forget) "hold onto your balls and make sure you don't blow your muck". It was great advice It's very easy to go a bit mad when the ladies of wellesley college want a kiss

Have a great race. I checked the weather myself earlier and it looks great.

Sounds good , I think i've just added Boston to my very small list of marathons I want to do..

stmochtas

Handy if you want to track someone who is running

http://www.bostonmarathon.org/2009/cf/Public/TrackingIndividual.cfm?mode=multiple

Woddle

mens race is about to start for anyone interested
http://www.universalsports.com/mediaPlayer/media.dbml?CLIP_ID=110201&_MODE_=EVENT&db_oem_id=23000

RJC

The elite women did the first mile in 6:28 - I'd have a chance there...and my moobs are coming along nicely!

RJC

Woddle wrote: »

mens race is about to start for anyone interested
http://www.universalsports.com/mediaPlayer/media.dbml?CLIP_ID=110201&_MODE_=EVENT&db_oem_id=23000

I just keep getting the ad for nike 'believe in the run'

Am I missing a link somewhere!?

crosbie

RJC wrote: »

I just keep getting the ad for nike 'believe in the run'

Am I missing a link somewhere!?

its just an ad at the start of the coverage - let it play and the coverage will follow.

dna_leri

Minute-by-minute race coverage on http://bostonmarathon.runnersworld.com/2009/04/minutebyminute-race-coverage.html and splits analysis on http://www.sportsscientists.com/

Slow start to the women's race - 10K in 37:06, mens is fast with 5K in 14:33

Abhainn

TFBubendorfer is spot on with 21:15 at 5km

RJC

got it

tisnotover

thats brilliant running by Thomas, I like the way ya can track the times thru checkpoints

TFBubendorfer is spot on with 21:15 at 5km

RJC

2:59:28 - great facility

RJC

Still on target at 10k

RoyMcC

RJC wrote: »

Still on target at 10k

But he needs to maintain that through the hills Mile 16 on...

TheRoadRunner

Abhainn wrote: »

TFBubendorfer is spot on with 21:15 at 5km

great stuff. First 10km is practically downhill and can be very easy to go off too hard. That's a great split. I love these tracking sites

TheRoadRunner

still on target at 15km

hunnymonster

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

great stuff. First 10km is practically downhill and can be very easy to go off too hard. That's a great split. I love these tracking sites

By the same token, congestion will ease the further in he gets so I'm not worried yet.

hawkwing

Great Stuff

5k 10k 15k
0:21:15 0:42:23 1:03:46

Running Bing

Africans starting to show their dominance now in the mens race. Hall slipping back.

Peckham

The Runners World minute-by-minute update is great - easiest way to follow it in work!

Hall is going to have to work hard to get back into this one.

TFB well ahead of Bill Rodgers!

Abhainn

1:29:38 13.1 miles. Hopefully first half was in 3rd gear. Maybe just easing in 4th gear now. Conditions perfect.

Better than watching on TV

Peckham

TBF giving us a lesson in perfect pacing here. Hopefully his strong training will mean he can push through the second half easily.

eliwallach

He's on target for 3:00.46 at current pace.
Come on TFB!

hunnymonster

He must be about to hit the hills. They're not horrendous but after the gentle slope downwards at the start they can hurt. Come on T.

damoz

Great finish to womens race.. lead changed hands 3 or 4 times.

Running Bing

Great finish to the ladies race.

1. Kosgei
2. Tunei
3. Goucher


Another pretty impressive performance by Goucher tbh...Id be surprised if she doesnt win Boston or NY at some stage. She looks gutted to have come third.

Tunei collapsed on the ground and she's still down. Absolute exhaustion.

RICHIE-RICH

Just watched the womens finish. 3 of them in with a shout with less than half mile to go and a sprint finish - first and second only one second apart and jostling for the podium. Gretat stuff. American Kara Goucher(?) in tears- leading most of race - finished third. Girl who came second being stretchered off after collapsing.

Running Bing

Ryan Hall looks to be shooting along now. Looked completely out of it at one stage. He's in 3rd now.

Running Bing

1. Merga
2. Rono
3. Hall


Two podiums for the Americans. I suppose thats something.

Running Bing

Merga looks like he just completed a 2 mile warmup jog:cool:

Peckham

...and there were the American running sources making us think Hall was untouchable in this race. :rolleyes:

I reckon they'll be disappointed with two 3rd places, they were expecting to win one, if not both races.

RJC

At 3:03 pace at the moment for 30K. In cork last year the last 7 miles were the fastest.

--amadeus--

He's lost teh guts of 2 mins off his 5k time in that last split, down from 4:23/km between 20 and 25 (which is still outside sub 3 pace) to now 4:45/km from 25 to 30. Those hills must be a killer.

RJC

Agree. Outside of the Dublin 08 pace. The course record is 2:07 so not as fast as the other majors. A 2:08:40 win show that the headwind must be a factor (for mortals)