Evan Jager Steeple Talk - He Just Ran His 1st Steeple In Nearly 4 Years

Not too shabby for a fancy bear

I nailed it above.

As for poor time originally i was thinking 8:30 which no one broke.

Aoki is an 8:20 steepler and he worked Evan the last 100.

Jager ran 8:26.14 in his 1st steeple ever 10 years ago at Mt. Sac.

I am not sure what you nailed Wejo. Do you consider this to be a solid result or rather disappointing for Jager?

I saw that she was on the start list on the live stats but Arkansas' press releases never mentioned her as being in the 10000m, just the 5000m. Wonder if it was an error, or her entry in the 10K was very outdated

He'll be lucky to make an international final, but he's still probably the best in the country after two more months of training and shaking off some more rust.

Webb could take Jager.

Our recap and analysis:

you ought to know better being a coach and wejo having been a sub-elite that you don't necessarily just go out and blast a huge performance first time back in an event like this. ultimately it was a rustbuster.

he ran 13:13 a few months ago, right? so he's got the base level fitness. they went out slowish, he negative split the 2nd half and was always at the front. can he run 8:00 right now? clearly not, but he could prob run faster than 8:35 3-4 days from now, maybe even tomorrow if he was put in a race won closer to 8:20. that race was run similar to a quarter-final heat and he ran like he was just trying to get through the rounds, which makes sense given the circumstances.

malmo seems to be one of the few that actually gets it, unsurprisingly given his past experience.

I am not sure if this board is more pro or anti Jager. His last K was 8:21 pace, I wouldn't say he is done yet.

What do you mean pro or anti Jager? When one assesses a runner, this should be irrelevant. As for your assertion that Jager’s last 1000m was 8:21 pace, this is unimpressive if one then states that his first 2000m were roughly 8:40 pace. Maybe some of us are really on the same page though. I agree with Malmo that Jager is not finished in the sense that he may be able to make the US team, but I do believe he is finished as a medal contender. Only time will tell but time is not on Evan’s side.

I don't get why you would expect him to run a faster time, given that it was a slowly run race. The first km was 2:58 for christ's sake.

The more significant thing is that he got beaten; but if he hasn't done the event for 4 years, you'd think he'd be taking the barriers fairly conservatively. Therefore, it's fairly easy to see how someone willing to take more risks could run over the top of him.

If he got around uninjured and was reasonably competitive, that's a huge win. There are massive gains to be made simply by getting more confidence over the barriers. The technical aspect is significant in the steeplechase.

Also, the fastest time anyone has run in the steepelchase since 2019 is 8:07. He can certainly still be competitive on the global stage.

worldathletics.org

3000 Metres Steeplechase - men - senior - outdoor

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I guess this is what happens when your club gets busted for doping

Again, we get nothing from BTC but speculations and our own narratives.

He ran 13:13 5k in February, so I don’t think he’s done yet.

Is this a joke??? I'm not reading that way, but I hope so/expect better.

Rojo's continued hot take/keyboard diarrheas are to be expected. Judging a stud's career and capability by a one-off performance in April??? THAT idiotic "Quick Take" I expect from a cretin who wants to splash and generate drama. The rest of you should know better. Malmo knows what he's talking about; he's the only one here who has truly been there and knows the trials of miles Jager is facing.

I predict a sub-8:15 by the end of summer. Jager aint running sub-8 or sub-8:05, but there's nothing facing the fans to actually write him off yet.

Yes it’s mostly a joke, or me just trying to ruffle malmo’s feathers a bit. I’ve repeatedly seen malmo shun speculation and analysis early in the season in this “just shut up and wait until June” kind of way, but that seems to me like the complete antithesis of this message board’s existence. As a sports fan, I actually think some premature declarations are a healthy part of encouraging fan engagement—you see it every day on Pardon the Interruption and the like.

I don’t think this was a particularly encouraging result for Jager fans. I don’t think it’s proof that he’s done, either. As for your expecting better, lord knows I don’t owe you a thing.