I am in total awe of you (always but today especially, getting this written and out the same day as most of the action!). You are amazing and so appreciated. Thank you Allison!
Thank you for your work, love your newsletter! I'm new to watching elite runners in marathons. I was wondering, why isn't there a volunteer to hand Sifan Hassan her bottle at the aid stations (like the famous Claus does for Kipchoge at the Berlin Marathon)? Why didn't her pacer get the bottle for her instead of her getting it herself? Or, why didn't she have a smoother process for getting the bottle - isn't that something they practice? Thanks again!
I think that if Kipchoge has someone handing him bottles, everyone else in the elite field needs to receive the same treatment for it to be within the rules. Most races make the athletes grab the bottles themselves. It's a lot simpler. So I think it's more that Berlin is the exception and having to fend for oneself is the norm. Hassan is probably a little less experienced at it than some of her competitors at this point. A lot of athletes practice it, but things still go wrong, even for the experienced athletes.
Thanks for your work. NBC Chicago was not covering the marathon so much as the "event" ... hence the profusion of soft news pieces like they feature every morning, often to the exclusion of the action on the streets. to be fair, that was probably what most of their audience expected.
I am in total awe of you (always but today especially, getting this written and out the same day as most of the action!). You are amazing and so appreciated. Thank you Allison!
As always Alison you have elevated women’s running with your detailed and knowledgeable reporting. Thank you!
Thank you for your work, love your newsletter! I'm new to watching elite runners in marathons. I was wondering, why isn't there a volunteer to hand Sifan Hassan her bottle at the aid stations (like the famous Claus does for Kipchoge at the Berlin Marathon)? Why didn't her pacer get the bottle for her instead of her getting it herself? Or, why didn't she have a smoother process for getting the bottle - isn't that something they practice? Thanks again!
I think that if Kipchoge has someone handing him bottles, everyone else in the elite field needs to receive the same treatment for it to be within the rules. Most races make the athletes grab the bottles themselves. It's a lot simpler. So I think it's more that Berlin is the exception and having to fend for oneself is the norm. Hassan is probably a little less experienced at it than some of her competitors at this point. A lot of athletes practice it, but things still go wrong, even for the experienced athletes.
Thanks!
Thanks for your work. NBC Chicago was not covering the marathon so much as the "event" ... hence the profusion of soft news pieces like they feature every morning, often to the exclusion of the action on the streets. to be fair, that was probably what most of their audience expected.