It's April. At his best, he can average 3:43 for 5000m.
It's April. At his best, he can average 3:43 for 5000m.
Cheptegei closed the 26:48 gold in Doha against Kejelcha in 55.39.
zxcvzxcv wrote:
It's April. At his best, he can average 3:43 for 5000m.
You think he can run 12:23-26? Pretty bold.
I think it’s a fine result for Cheptegei contextually. The more interesting news to me is that Musagala could be very much relevant again in 2021.
zxcvzxcv wrote:
Cheptegei closed the 26:48 gold in Doha against Kejelcha in 55.39.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp9P8kzW0G8
Right, and I don't think he can close any faster. That's all. He has to have a race where closing in 55 is enough to win. If its 53 or faster, I'm pretty sure he loses. He's no Mo Farah
If you can run 3:37 it clearly reflects the fact you can run a 55 and close in a 55 if you're still feeling good. But anything faster than that is questionable
When you have enough EPO in you, 3:37 is easily enough to break the 5000m WR. El G ran 3:26.0 with an 800m pb of 1:49.
Guys...Guys...Guys it’s late April. Anyone who is ready now won’t be in late July early august. He probably is in the middle of base training
LetsDope wrote:
When you have enough EPO in you, 3:37 is easily enough to break the 5000m WR. El G ran 3:26.0 with an 800m pb of 1:49.
That is incorrect. First of all he closed his last 800m in 2004 film medal under 1:47
Gold medal
rojo wrote:
Wait. Let me make sure i'm understanding this correctly.
So CHeptegei loses a tight race at 3900 feet of altutide to the national record holder of Uganda at 1500 (Ronald Musagala who has run 1:45/3:30) and people say he's finished?
Who said he is finished? I see no posts saying that. Were they a deleted?
It's no secret he's a metronomic runner which is why I wouldn't put him as overwhelming favourite for gold in Tokyo. Championship races can go a lot of different ways and a lot will depend on whether others can impose their race on him which is what Farah was so good at. I think Kiplimo is a more adaptable racer than Cheptegei so I think he'll be the man to beat in championships in future
jerkfaces wrote:
So funny that some dingbats were actually saying last year that he's good enough to beat Jakob in a 1500. Unbelievable. No way could he even beat Gressier.
Is it any relevant that the guy who beats him by just a second in this race has beaten your Jakob, your measure of 1500 excellence?