Son of double drug cheat champion Waldemar Cierpinski - "Falk" running the race.
Son of double drug cheat champion Waldemar Cierpinski - "Falk" running the race.
17K in about 49:46 - 2:57 kilometer
On-screen graphics saying Paula is the WR holder with 2:15...
Paula looks like she's struggling already.
18K in about 52:40 - 2:55 kilometer 2:03 pace
Paula always looks like she is struggling.
See the BMW commercial?
A line of pacemakers along the front, with Haile, Makau and maybe three others tucked in behind.
too fast of a pace.. 2:03.30... i dont think we will see a wr today
head bobonthis wrote:
Paula always looks like she is struggling.
Maybe a little, I thought she was 30 seconds back from the pace a while ago though, but maybe they weren't talking about Paula.
19K in about 55:35 - 2:54 kilometer
58:30 @ 20k (16 seconds faster than WR pace)
20K in about 58:30 - 2:55 kilometer
Haile was ahead of the pack for a bit there at water station...
Holy shit, the pace makers left Haile "uncovered" for a hundred meters. What the hell were they thinking!!
"Are we seeing a new world record rolling out in front of us here today," the commentators ask. 30 seconds up on WR now.
Where's Mayeroff? Can't believe Haile didn't call him up for pacing duties.
Pretty even pace so far for the men:
5k splits:
14:36, 14:41, 14:34, 14:39
Women splits:
16:37, 16:39, 16:34
21K in about 1:01:23 - 2:57 kilometer
The halfway point has been reached in about 1:01:43
2:03:26 pace.
1:01:43 @ half
Geb, Makau, Kyui, Samal and Kimaiyo.
good gawd, world record coming up!