hubcaps wrote:
One pacer and wasn’t planned to pace for entire race. Pacer had never ran a marathon before.
I was at mile 21 spectating. Wind was calm most of time during pro/elite run. Also winds aren’t as big of a factor in Chicago with the buildings. There’s only a few spots that are relatively open.
Also yes on foam tech > carbon tech, at least from sports scientists and papers I’ve read.
I really can't stop laughing at your comment...of course the pacer was not expected to pace the whole race...otherwise he would be the record holder ;-) And no recent record holder has broken the world record without pacers.
Only women's race have male pacers that go all the way simply because there are probably 5,000 African male runners that can run ~2:10. Think about it.
My point is that if you go 2:00:30, you don't split 1:00:30. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but none of the last ten or twenty fastest marathon have been negative splits, this might have been the first one.
Have you actually run the course? The tall buildings don't go all through the course. When I did the race a few years ago, I found a bit of wind in all three of the loops whenever you are away from magnificent mile area.
Have you ever run at 12-13 mph? The drafting effect is significant at those speeds, even without wind.
Hence why...they have pacers!