WOW WHAT A FINISH! ...

10:10am - Gharib injected a surge and opened five meters. In the home straight it looks like Gharib is going to get it, but Ivuti is clawing his way back. He draws alongside. Ghyarib and Ivuti are side by side in the home straight. Gharib is not beaten, though. He opens another stride. They're just 20m from the line. Ivuti is inching back alongside. Side by the side at the line it is almost impossible to separate them. At the line, it appears as though Ivuti may have it. He and Gharib are shoulder to shoulder at the line. Ivuti's appears to have it by the width of his vest. A stunning finish. We have to await the official result. Unofficial time is 2:11:11. Njenga is third (2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd). Defending champ, Cheruiyot (who had stomach cramps) is fourth.

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What a women's finish. The women from Romania lost the race while celebrating down the finish line and the winner beat her at the finish in a full sprint. Unfortunate for the women from Romania. She had no idea that the other women was even there.

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QUOTEOriginally posted by ellenshana:
[B]1:46:17 half.

Edited to add Apple and I need to get a life.

I know I know... doing laundry this morning.

thanks for all the updates guys, I'm excited to see how Nirvana does

Hope all you other racers are having a wonderful time out there today! Looking forward to lots of reports

Addy

Cool real time updates. I'm sure Nirv is done by now though.

I got back from Army Ten Miler just a little while ago. I'll do a full race report in the next day or so but here's the short version.

Time 70:19, 638th male finisher. I was shooting for a sub-70 and got oh so close, averaging less than 7:03/mile. Even so I still PRed....by 2:23! I banked time early but lost the bubble in miles 6&7 as the heat and humidity really bore down on us. Finished strong though -- 6:51 final mile; only mile 2 (6:42) was faster.

boyerdavea - sorry you had such a tough day. You did the smart thing to dial it back late. There will be better days ahead I am sure. It was a pleasure meeting you and running together when we could.

Look forward to reading all the reports later, probably this evening.

Meanwhile, it's time to go get ready for soccer. Yep, we have a game at 2:30. I'm not supposed to be playing in this one, but the lineup looks a little thin so I just might have to take a run or two out there. Bottom line I am ready if necessary.


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quote:<HR>Originally posted by Nirvana91:
I was pulled from the race by the medical staff at mile 15 due to heat exhaustion.

It was for the best as I don't even remember much after the 13.1 point. I saw a girl convulsing and in cardiac arrest in the med tent. It was bad.

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Oh man...I'm glad you're OK. Hope that lady pulls through as well. Scary stuff.

Rest up and be safe.

They just canceled the marathon...meaning they cut it short.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-71007marathon-short-story,0,7788754.story?coll=chi_breaking_500[/URL" target="_blank">

From the Chicago tribune website:
"Reports of inadequate supplies of water were frequent along the route, and many of the 36,000 runners competing stopped early."

Does anyone know if that has ever happened before? BTW, it's 88 with a heat index of 90 right now on the course.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by ellenshana:
WOW. Never saw that before. Last year or the year before there was a marathon that actually added an extra mile, but I haven't seen one that has closed the course early.

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Hahaha....the extra mile race was the Lakeshore Marathon in the spring of 2005...I know because it was my first marathon. Funny thing was it was a BQ race...somehow. The weather that day was similar to today's weather, only with an earlier start time and a little less humidity.

As for the logistics for the early closure, I don't know....I can only imagine that some people were very close and were told they could not finish. I'm sure the trib will have more info soon.