Saturday, October 9, 2010

Chicago Tracker


06:45CDT - 58 degrees...high today in the Windy City expected to be 85: Report

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Running into a rapidly warming morning, the 45,000 registered for the 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be extra tested on the 26.2-mile race through Chicago's neighborhoods. By mid-day, temperatures are expected to push into the mid-70s or higher.

EARLY REPORTS...after 5k:
Dix on 2:26 pace, Reaves running 2:28 pace

Ban and Sloane together, running 2:34 pace

PM and Huge running 2:35 pace together

Cotterell - 2:38
Dwayne - 2:46
Koonce - 2:48
Ernst - 2:52
Shannon - 3:07

10K: PACE PICKS UP

Dix - 2:25
Reaves - 2:27
Ban- 2:31
Benedict Sloane - 2:32
Huge - 2:35
Murphy - 2:36
Cotterell - 2:37
Koonce - 2:47
Dwite - 2:48
Ernst - 2:54

I am posting from a parking lot on the side of a mountain in NH. The temperature is 38 degrees and it's time for a breakfast/coffee break. Be back soon.

HALF MARATHON

Report: Dixon on pace, looks good. Reaves behind Dix. Weather not as bad as press indicates, shade of buildings seems to keep temps bearable

Dix - 2:27
Reaves - 2:30
Ban - 2:31
Mike C/PM - 2:36
Huge - 2:38
Koonce/Donald - 2:48
Ernst - 2:54
Shannon - 3:10

25k-30k - crew slows down...Ernst could run race of his life if he keeps it up. Ban still looks good.
Dix - 2:31
Reaves - 2:32
Ban - 2:34
Murphy/Cotterell/Sloane - 2:36
Huge - 2:40
David - 2:48
Koonce - 2:49
Bain/Ernst - 2:55
Shannon - 3:11

35K
Reaves now leads GRC, expected finish time is 2:34
Cotterell running race of his life - 2:36
Dix might have dropped out
Murphy - 2:37
Ban - 2:40
Huge - 2:42
Sloane falls back to 2:48 pace
Shannon on 3:14 pace after 30k
Koonce - 2:52

1 Wanjiru, Sammy (KEN) 2:06:24
2 Kebede, Tsegaye (ETH) 2:06:42
3 Lilesa, Feyisa (ETH) 2:08:10
4 Korir, Wesley (KEN) 2:08:45
5 Kipruto, Vincent (ETH) 2:09:07
6 Cheruiyot, Robert Kiprono (KEN) 2:09:28
7 Moiben, Laban (KEN) 2:10:47
8 Hartmann, Jason (USA) 2:11:06
9 Harroufi, Ridouane (MAR) 2:13:01
10 Sayenko, Mike (USA) 2:14:27
11 Morgan, Mike (USA) 2:14:55
12 Humphrey, Luke (USA) 2:15:49
13 Rizzo, Patrick (USA) 2:16:12
14 Terfa, Negari (ETH) 2:17:43
15 Arciniaga, Nick (USA) 2:18:12
16 Young, Tim (USA) 2:19:01

DEVELOPING...

3 comments:

RM said...

Jumping the shark a little bit, eh? I think that's bad running karma!

PR said...

Early results...Chicago massacre?

Here's what I know so far:

Good news: Cotteral runs the race of his life for a 10-min PR of 2:37.

Bad news: Temperatures somewhat exceed ideal racing conditions.

Snizow said...

Is that a shaggy, moustachioed DWAYNE on the far right?