Newspaper in Kenya claims George Mamangoi will participate in the Monaco 1500m, thus making it effectively a rematch between silver medalist Jakob and gold medalist George of the recent Tampere World U20 1500m final. He is not on the official entry list of the DL event yet, however Tefera does not anymore appear on that list.
Another detail is that they report that the Manangois elder sister died last month, and from other sources we have the information that George suffered Malaria last month.
Could be interesting. Jakob’s endurance suits him well in paced races; he’s been pulled to many fast times. Though George is the superior racer, I see Jakob getting the upper hand here.
These age-cheats are gonna follow Jakob everywhere he goes. At least until they age out by 2022 or so.
The Monaco DL is a senior race. Whatever George age is he is certainly young, and he and Jakob will make an exciting subplot of the 1500m. Some claim George won the U20 due to a better kick. Now he get the chance to show us what's in store in a fast paced well stretched out field.
Koneko wrote:
These age-cheats are gonna follow Jakob everywhere he goes. At least until they age out by 2022 or so.
Oh, you mean like Fernandez, or Cain, or Ryun? Truth is, early bloomers burn out.
I now see that George is entered into the 1000m non-DL race.
Semiler wrote:
The Monaco DL is a senior race. Whatever George age is he is certainly young, and he and Jakob will make an exciting subplot of the 1500m. Some claim George won the U20 due to a better kick. Now he get the chance to show us what's in store in a fast paced well stretched out field.
Great post. Age cheating is of no consequence when you race with seniors and run elite times. I don't believe George Manangoi is age cheating anyway.
The kick is the reason I have personally been wary of handing Olympic gold medals out to Jakob like some have.
Henrik Ingerbritsen is the fastest of the three brothers on paper, but his kick is useless and so he struggles on the world stage. Filip on the other hand has a devastating kick and he has used it to win World championship bronze.
Jakob needs to develop a kick if he is to be a real medal threat one day.
Scrotevett wrote:
Koneko wrote:
These age-cheats are gonna follow Jakob everywhere he goes. At least until they age out by 2022 or so.
Oh, you mean like Fernandez, or Cain, or Ryun? Truth is, early bloomers burn out.
I will add that I'm not totally convinced by the training methods of the Ingerbrigtsens. There is a huge focus on endurance and lots of miles. Much like the skiing background they came from.
The result of this seems to have been stagnation for at least Henrik but potentially Filip also. Watching Henrik feels like watching an old man past his time for the past few years. But he's only just turned 27, his lifetime best was at 23 and he started running later than Jakob.
ex-runner wrote:
Semiler wrote:
The Monaco DL is a senior race. Whatever George age is he is certainly young, and he and Jakob will make an exciting subplot of the 1500m. Some claim George won the U20 due to a better kick. Now he get the chance to show us what's in store in a fast paced well stretched out field.
Great post. Age cheating is of no consequence when you race with seniors and run elite times. I don't believe George Manangoi is age cheating anyway.
Soy post.
Cheating is cheating and the cheaters deserve consequences.
If the IAAF had any balls the Rosa-managed 25-year-old "baby brother" would have received the banhammer months ago.
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