Boston Marathon on OLN TV - Monday

[Track Dude]

Outdoor Life Network (OLN) will be showing the 109th Boston Marathon (live) this coming Monday at 11:30AM Eastern Standard Time, and then again at 8PM EST, taped.

The Elite Women start at 11:31AM and the Elite Men's and Main Race starts at 12:00PM, EST.

Don't miss the special LANCE ARMSTRONG PRESS CONFERENCE on OLN, immediately after the running of the 109th Annual Boston Marathon at 2:30PM EST.

http://www.bostonmarathon.org/

http://www.olntv.com/

[Filipe]

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14360453&BRD=1712&PAG=461&dept_id=106787&rfi=6

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But on a hot day on a hilly course in the ancient city back on Aug. 29, Culpepper finished a strong 12th overall with a credible time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 26 seconds. Along with the second-place effort of U.S. citizen Khalid Khannouchi, the two runners produced the best American performances at the Olympics since 1976 when Frank Shorter and Don Kardong placed second and fourth, respectively. Shorter won individual gold four years earlier in Munich with fellow U.S. runner Kenny Moore taking fourth.

[Dragonsoul]

Agh! I was hoping it would be on NBC or something!

I'm upset! You scared yet? I am. :eek:!!!

[zackxc]

how high do you think Culpepper will place on Monday?

[Dragonsoul]

Actually I don't know of the elite athlete list, I'm not sure. But I believe he'll run 2:08 or 2:09 and be with the lead pack for a while, I hope nothing bad happens.

What about Shay? :confused: :cool:

[runnerdude]

I say 2:10 or 2:11 for Shay

[tmfcmike]

"Mylar® blankets will be available at the finish. These blankets help the body retain a limited amount of the body's own heat, but they are not designed to keep you warm for a significant length of time."

from the boston marathon website.

im wondering,can you keep them?anyone know lol.

[Roche]

my coach is running it he should be around 2:45 yeah i know its not elite but hey its my coach.

[outwork->outrun]

culpepper for the win

[runnerdude]

holler

[Mrr82]

Actually I don't know of the elite athlete list, I'm not sure. But I believe he'll run 2:08 or 2:09 and be with the lead pack for a while, I hope nothing bad happens.

What about Shay? :confused: :cool:

If culp can run a 208 on this course he could have won London.....i think a 210-212 would be more reasonable...a 208 woudl be amazing...maybe not impossible, but definatly a stretch....its a little warm out too.

[milerkick]

"Mylar® blankets will be available at the finish. These blankets help the body retain a limited amount of the body's own heat, but they are not designed to keep you warm for a significant length of time."

from the boston marathon website.

im wondering,can you keep them?anyone know lol.

Yes you can keep them. A friend of mine ran the Chi. Marathon and saved it as a souvenir. It's not much really. A less rigid piece of aluminum foil.

[M_ER_CU_RY]

yea...i'm watching!

[MoMo]

Halfway:

Stephen Kiogora, Kenya, 1:06:13

[dc449]

Really slow (though I guess now the style is to take a conservative first half). Someone on letsrun said that Shay and Culp are about 40 seconds or so off the lead, so theyre on about 2:14 pace for now.

[Zat0pek]

Little Culp through the half at 1:06:32.

Our own legend KCTrack through the 15K in 1:07:00 with a current projected finish of 3:08:38. See the lounge (for those that have access) for full updates.

[M_ER_CU_RY]

OLN is showing SOOOO much of the womens race...its getting REALLY annoying

[MoMo]

Women: Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, 2:25:13, fourth win.

[dc449]

Just curious, why is he always called "Little Culp"? I know the dude weighs like 130 or something, but is there a big Culp or anything?

[M_ER_CU_RY]

Culp Is In 5th Right Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MoMo]

Men: Hailu Negussie, Ethiopia, wins in 2:11:44.

[M_ER_CU_RY]

culp Gets 4th!!!!!!!!!!!

[M_ER_CU_RY]

2:13:39 I think

[myxomatosis]

Woo hoo! :D

[nordicrunner]

The last time an Ethiopian man won the Boston Marathon was in 1989 when Abebe Mekonnen took the laurel wreath.

congrats to Negussie.

[nordicrunner]

2:19pm - Alan Culpepper crossed the line in fourth. "The last four miles, I wouldn't have been able to make it without the support of the crowds," he commented. "This is right up there with the Olympics. I think this is the beginning of a very positive direction for US distance running."

[Zat0pek]

3:07:23 for our own Dyestatter, KCTrack.

[king99]

Zat Cupl had the 9th fastest time of guys lining up today and finished 4th? I'd say that's okay..for sure.

Also I just looked at fun facts..John Campbell Masters record is 2:11.xx, aye, aye aye, has course changed or was it measured back then?


Or is it just impossible to run fast marathon in plus 60-65 degrees?

[daman]

They said it was around 70. Maybe Campbell had a tailwind. Americans also took 10th (Gilmore) and 11th (Shay). Shay got 9th at NY too. Only one American in the top 10 over the last 10 years before today.

[Dragonsoul]

Great race Alan Culpepper! Along with Alan Webb, Alan Culpepper is my favorite American distance runner! He's ran excellent in his past marathons...

1. 2:09 in New York to tie(?) USA male debut record
2. Won Olympic Trials marathon
3. 12th in Athens after injury issues
4. 4th in boston(2:13 but course is tough and it was warm)

Face it, it was a good day for Alan Culpepper. Yea he didn't win but he competed near the front with a bunch of top Kenyans who are faster than him. He didn't run a fast time but nobody did, it was a touch course and difficult weather conditions. If you just look at the place and time without thinking through the entire situation you will too many times be upset about a truly great race!

Go Alan!!! I wonder what's next for him? World Champs marathon but hopefully he runs a long race before it again!

What do you think of Ryan Shay and the other USA guy(10th place guy)'s performance? I look at the place and I'd say it was good, but I'm not really sure how good they actually are, please post!

Great job USA! ... oh were there any elite USA women there?

...

Mercury, keep posting! You have the best avatar on Dyestat! When you had the huge font saying "Culpepper gets 4th!!!" and I saw your avatar with the :eek: face of Albert Einstein I personally was like :p:eek: in happiness! Great race for Alan Culpepper!!!

[Mrr82]

Or is it just impossible to run fast marathon in plus 60-65 degrees?


It was reported to have reached 66 degrees in boston...but that was at the airport. Temps in Copley reached 71...and it was as high as 75 i believe in some places they ran through. It was 72 in Hopkington for Example.

Then there was the sun...if you were in the shade it was fine, but there was not a cloud in the sky,and it felt alot hotter then it was. Anyways it wasn't anywhere near 60 in most of the places tehy ran through.

[bpence]

As I posted on the other thread, the headwind really made things hard during the race. It wasn't so bad for the first ten miles or so when we were still a long way from the coast, but once we got closer to downtown the wind really picked up. I'd imagine it was harder on the elites, too, as I had thousands of people around and in front of me to help block the wind.

The wind was somewhat helpful in cooling us off during the race, but it also really contributed to dehydration. Another thing to consider is that the direct sunlight that we had on Monday caused the road surface temp to be more in the 80-85 degree range as opposed to the 70 degree air temp. It wasn't a particularly great day to run a marathon, but the crowd support was amazing, much better than Chicago when I ran it in '03 and '04.

[brightonjew]

my friends and I campd out at the Jumbo tron by the Finish at 9:00. When we saw that Culpeper was coming and in 4th we started a chant of culpepper culpper culpeper. we had about 80 people chanting. when he came by he looked at us and pointed his fongers to his chest. There where some kenyan fans behind us and who booed Hailu Ngussein but when Culpeper came by they chanted usa usa. if that is not respect I dont know what is.

[nordicrunner]

so you don't care if they don't repect ethiopia? or, its alright if they boo ethiopia as long as they cheer for the usa.

[brightonjew]

no my point was that kenyan fans were impressed by an american runner.

[Mrr82]

if that is not respect I dont know what is.

This situation is the exact opposite of respect....It's disrespect.... It's like cheering on the kid with one leg....Often teams or countries will boo competitors they respect....whether hate respect or just respect...like how most retarded redsox fans boo the Yankees....they may hate them, but they respect them on some level which is why they boo. Because they know they are good. Just as the Kenyans boo'ed the Ethiopians.

Cheering the American guy was not respect. It was like saying hey, good job one of your guys didn't do too badly. When Kenyans are routing against Americans like they did the ethiopians, then that will be respect.

[Zat0pek]

Or is it just impossible to run fast marathon in plus 60-65 degrees?

Impossible? Probably not, but highly, highly improbable.

[Mrr82]

Impossible? Probably not, but highly, highly improbable.

Unless it was actually in the 70's the whole way and as high as 75.

[KCTrack]

As I posted on the other thread, the headwind really made things hard during the race. It wasn't so bad for the first ten miles or so when we were still a long way from the coast, but once we got closer to downtown the wind really picked up. I'd imagine it was harder on the elites, too, as I had thousands of people around and in front of me to help block the wind.

The wind was somewhat helpful in cooling us off during the race, but it also really contributed to dehydration. Another thing to consider is that the direct sunlight that we had on Monday caused the road surface temp to be more in the 80-85 degree range as opposed to the 70 degree air temp. It wasn't a particularly great day to run a marathon, but the crowd support was amazing, much better than Chicago when I ran it in '03 and '04.

bpence...we must be on the same racing schedule and I whole heartedly agree with your accessment...the crowd was outstanding and I thought much more into the race and the runners who ran...they seemed to be having a great time and cheering on all of us..I really had a great time as even the atmosphere before and during the race were both better than Chicago...I look forward to going and running again...