Boston Chat - Spoilers!

[taratru]

Really, it feels like NOW the race is underway? C'mon, announcers.

[katinthehat]

Shalane is always a leader - it's how she runs. Desi is always a tuck in and sit back and watch kind of runner. I've been lucky enough to see them both run in person in the Olympic qualifiers here in Houston and it's how they both ran. Shalane was in front almost the whole race with Kara and Desi just sat in the back until the last few miles.

They're both very different but both run their own races for sure.

[gt7301b]

I'm not going to get any work done till 12:30.

[clseale]

Apr 21, 2014 8:59:09 GMT -5 bostonmichelle said:

Apr 21, 2014 8:57:27 GMT -5 thom said:

It looks like a gorgeous perfect day! So happy that our H&F ladies have beautiful weather.

I, too, wish Shalane might tuck in, but she's so competitive that maybe leading is good for her as long as no wind....

Today is gorgeous north of Boston at least. They were talking about Shalane on the radio and that is how she always runs I guess. She always pulls out in front and tries to keep it that way.

Yeah, I think this is typical Shalane, but it makes me so nervous. Watching these things always stresses me out!

[biomaj5]

Apr 21, 2014 8:58:50 GMT -5 libbygrl109 said:

Apr 21, 2014 8:41:32 GMT -5 taratru said:

I'm about to punch Universal. I don't need commercials, people. Let me login with my provider, ffs.

The streaming on baa.org doesn't have commercials.

I'm watching on BAA, and I've seen commercials. Although maybe they were just at the beginning? I'm trying to balance work and marathon watching lol.

[katinthehat]

I love how the elite men start off the first wave - I think it's so cool to see them all together like that.

[jamalynn]

Apr 21, 2014 8:55:22 GMT -5 @sessalee said:

Apr 21, 2014 8:53:36 GMT -5 bostonmichelle said:

This is crazy to listen to. I got so choked up listening to the start on the car ride into work. I have the radio tuned at the moment at work. Why didn't I take the day off again to go watch it?

I almost cry every year at the start. 

Me too!  So excited to watch (streaming at work).

[lb2006]

i'm streaming it now too - glad today is a work holiday for me

[katinthehat]

Are there any women in the first wave? I haven't seen any on the camera yet

[no0b]

Apr 21, 2014 9:01:58 GMT -5 taratru said:

Really, it feels like NOW the race is underway? C'mon, announcers.

Ha, I know right?

[biomaj5]

Apr 21, 2014 9:01:58 GMT -5 taratru said:

Really, it feels like NOW the race is underway? C'mon, announcers.

I know! I rolled my eyes at them. Because, ya know, nothing really starts until the men do it. GAH.

[libbygrl109]

Apr 21, 2014 9:02:59 GMT -5 biomaj5 said:

Apr 21, 2014 8:58:50 GMT -5 libbygrl109 said:

The streaming on baa.org doesn't have commercials.

I'm watching on BAA, and I've seen commercials. Although maybe they were just at the beginning? I'm trying to balance work and marathon watching lol.

There's been an Adidas ad here and there, but at non-crucial points that I can tell. Haven't seen one in a while.

[boston340]

I'm so jealous of Shalene's sculpted arms - she looks amazing.

[no0b]

The bottle-necking must be hard to deal with (for the non-elite runners). My largest race was about 13k with 5 waves and that was miserable. I'm sure once you start running this caliber of race you get used to it.

[thom]

Apr 21, 2014 9:01:41 GMT -5 boston340 said:

Some of the USN commentators are annoying. They are stumbling trying to explain how to qualify for the race.

I sometimes feel like knowing BQ standards are just a given, right? Doesn't everyone know this? Then, I realize even my husband probably has no idea. I suppose general sports fans & commentators don't exactly follow marathoning..

[no0b]

The men look like graceful gazelles.

[clseale]

Apr 21, 2014 9:05:32 GMT -5 boston340 said:

I'm so jealous of Shalene's sculpted arms - she looks amazing.

I ran the 15k in March, where she just broke the record. She is so damn buff, and tiny, and lean.

[clseale]

Ha! I kinda love the random guy saying, "Fuck this, I'm running part of this race next to Meb."

[jordylee]

Apr 21, 2014 9:10:42 GMT -5 clseale said:

Ha! I kinda love the random guy saying, "Fuck this, I'm running part of this race next to Meb."

I was thinking this too! Meb and Shalane are tearing it up. 

[jordylee]

aaaannnnddd random guy is gone.

[biomaj5]

So do we think that Ryan will finish? Place well? DNF? I like Meb too. I'm unfamiliar with the 3rd American man.

[boston340]

Apr 21, 2014 9:08:15 GMT -5 clseale said:

Apr 21, 2014 9:05:32 GMT -5 boston340 said:

I'm so jealous of Shalene's sculpted arms - she looks amazing.

I ran the 15k in March, where she just broke the record. She is so damn buff, and tiny, and lean.

On the 60 Minutes segment last week they commented that she weighs 105 lbs. crazy!!

[biomaj5]

pel·o·ton
ˈpeləˌtän/
noun
1. the main field or group of cyclists in a race.


I lol'd. I haven't had coffee though, so perhaps the term applies to both, but I thought it was funny.

[libbygrl109]

Apr 21, 2014 9:02:21 GMT -5 gt7301b said:

I'm not going to get any work done till 12:30.

I'm supposed to be writing reports. I need a double screen.

[no0b]

Shalane is a teeny thing.

The Wheelchair Division leader is a beast. My arms would've fallen off ages ago.

[clseale]

Apr 21, 2014 9:16:43 GMT -5 jordylee said:

aaaannnnddd random guy is gone.

I would have planned that ahead of time, and planted DH on the course for a pic. "Oh, hi, here's a pic of me running Boston w/the elites!" DH snaps pic, and Then I slow the hell down.

[Raggedeannie]

So no pacemakers for the elites, that means no garmins or anything right? Do they have clocks posted along the way so thy know their splits at some point? Or do they literally have no idea until they cross the finish line?

Can non-elites run with watches or music?

[clseale]

Wave two is getting ready!! I think Cinco said she was in wave two. Go, cinco, go!!!!

[jordylee]

Apr 21, 2014 9:24:57 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

So no pacemakers for the elites, that means no garmins or anything right? Do they have clocks posted along the way so thy know their splits at some point? Or do they literally have no idea until they cross the finish line?

Can non-elites run with watches or music?

IDK about garmins, but I thought I saw shalane look at her watch awhile ago? I would imagine they can at least have a normal watch and check their splits as they cross the mile markers.

[kams]

Go cinco!!!! Can you imagine how electric it must feel for her right now?!