Thanks for that. What a climax. They'll need to get a longer finishing tape next year!

The men's finish was INCREDIBLE! Two guys hammering each other until the last split second, wow! And you gotta feel for Njenga as well, how often has he been the bridesmaid and never the bride?

It's sad Pirtea blew it. Coming from track, she should know you run a victory lap only after the race is over...

i think the race official waving the two male runners over to the left faked out Pirtea. she probably saw that and figured that those footsteps she heard were male runners. also, it seems stupid that the finishing tape was too short for both the male and women's finish. how can Chicago have two finish line fiascos in two years (didn't Cheriouyot fall and hit his head last year???)?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Kawasaki500:
What do you mean the tape was too short?<HR>

The finishing tape that was across the finish line was only wide enough for one person to break the tape. Looking at the video, the runner on the right bumped the guy holding the tape at the line.

I bet the guy holding the tape was some VP of marketing for LaSalle Bank and knew very little about running.