Paraphrasing one of the commentators: "How do you judge the greatest? If you judge greatness on personality and verve then it's not Bekele, it's Gebreselassie or Kipchoge" Aaaand I'm triggered
Both Robinson and Goddard have gone out at 2:07:20 pace which is under Aussie record. IMO they should have gone with the 2:10 group. Going to be really interesting to see who can hold it together..
Each 5k split for the women has gotten slower. 16:01, then 16:17, and now 16:33. They're 48:51 at 15k, which means they're now on 2:17:25 pace slower than women's-only WR pace.
The Kenyan pacer, Beatrice Mutai, was struggling and has already dropped out. The other pacer, Gete Alemayehu, is still there but obviously she's slowing.
Yehualaw has been right on the pacers the entire time and looks full of run, but the lead group is still 8 women.
...and five minutes after I say that, Yehualaw moves toward the back of the lead group.
Pacemakers are off now after a 68:46 first half, so it's time to start racing.