Athletics 2019 Discussion Thread

[Monzanator 4,503]

Just now, Olympian1010 said:

Nike can make money anywhere. They shouldn’t have problems.

 

It's also about the brand. Nike is a brand more than money making machine. I predict they will weather the China storm and just keep doing their job once the media storm calms down. After all, USA is one country where Nike doesn't manufacture their products at all. Everything is manufactured outside of the country - in like 40+ countries including China, Thailand and Sri Lanka etc. This is reality. Daryl Morey can have his freedom of speech but he's not closing down 700 factories all across the world thanks to one stupid tweet

[Gianlu33 4,574]

1:59.40 in the Ineos Marathon Challenge for Kipchoge, not bad  

 

[heywoodu 15,145]

Meh. On one hand it's cool someone ran under two hours and Kipchoge seems like a nice guy, on the other hand it would have been so much better if it had been during a regular marathon. 

[Olympian1010 7,977]

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Meh. On one hand it's cool someone ran under two hours and Kipchoge seems like a nice guy, on the other hand it would have been so much better if it had been during a regular marathon. 

But let’s not undersell the achievement. I mean he still had to run the marathon. The conditions definitely helped, but it’s still highly impressive.

[heywoodu 15,145]

38 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

But let’s not undersell the achievement. I mean he still had to run the marathon. The conditions definitely helped, but it’s still highly impressive.

Obviously, nobody in their right mind would deny that.

[phelps 7,678]

Brigid Kosgei just won the women's race at the Chicago Marathon in 2h14mins04secs, which is the new women's Marathon World Record (and this is a real record, not the farce of the sub-2 hours by Eliud Kipchoge yesterday in Vienna, made with laser guidance and 37 pace makers running only just over a kilometer each)...

Edited October 13, 2019 by phelps

[phelps 7,678]

Chicago Marathon, men's race results

 

1st, Lawrence Cherono, 2:05:45

2nd, Dejene Debela, 2:05:46

3rd, Asefa Mengstu, 2:05:48

 

what a finish among the men!

 

all the final results can be found in this page:

https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2019/?lang=EN_CAP&pid=start

Edited October 13, 2019 by phelps

[heywoodu 15,145]

18 hours ago, phelps said:

Brigid Kosgei just won the women's race at the Chicago Marathon in 2h14mins04secs, which is the new women's Marathon World Record (and this is a real record, not the farce of the sub-2 hours by Eliud Kipchoge yesterday in Vienna, made with laser guidance and 37 pace makers running only just over a kilometer each)...

Manager Federico Rosa is doing a good job again, miracle guy!

[TomJa 64]

20 godzin temu, phelps napisał:

Chicago Marathon, men's race results

 

1st, Lawrence Cherono, 2:05:45

2nd, Dejene Debela, 2:05:46

3rd, Asefa Mengstu, 2:05:48

 

what a finish among the men!

 

all the final results can be found in this page:

https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2019/?lang=EN_CAP&pid=start

 

A cycling finish. I would like to see a video from the finish line or at least a reading of fotofinish.

[Col_Frost 179]

Przed chwilą, TomJa napisał:

 

A cycling finish. I would like to see a video from the finish line or at least a reading of fotofinish.

Here you have. They cross the finish line somewhere around 9:30, you can start watching 1-1,5 minute earlier or of course watch a whole thing   

 

Edited October 14, 2019 by Col_Frost