JAKOB INGEBRIGSTEN Racing 5k On US Soil - Jakob to race 5k @ THE TRACK MEET May 6th

That's possible!

Some athletes like to get in a solid 95% effort checkpoint race before a big race. It is possible he will do almost no tapper before this race, stay in the U.S. for 4 weeks and go for a homerun at Pre, which is going to have a lineup equal to an Olympic final. That race will feature WR attempt by Joshua Cheptegei.

Anyone have a link to the entries list? I cant find it

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That was my guess, but London (Birmingham) is still putting it's lists together and they'll have room/budget for another couple of big names. I'm hoping he gets added as I have tickets and I'd like to see him race Kerr over 1500 before World's

Jakob is racing the mile at Pre and training in Flag in the meantime

I just don't get that mentality. If you're a top US 5k guy and you know there's a race in your country that has a 12:48 elite talent, why wouldn't you want to be in that race? Get in the game

It's too bad there are no Bowerman guys in this field. Would be a blast to see Jakob duke it out with Fisher and Ahmed.

Hope so for your sake, but aren't the taxes pretty outrageous for visiting athletes which scares off some of the big names? If the top Kenyans (Kipsang, Manangoi, Tim) or Tefera want a big head-start in the Diamond League, they have the shorter flight to race in Doha and then can do London as well and it will be pretty hard for Jakob to catch them even if he wins at Pre.

I'd take that line-up as well!

Taxes are 20% on any fee/prize money over £12,750. For most track athletes that means no taxes at all

That's the most likely reason. I can't see him flying to California for a Sound Running meet in May, then flying back to Europe, and then flying back to the west coast again later in the month.

He's going to pull out, that field isn't very good for him.

Simple. If you're a top US 5k guy and running in the 10K US championships in May to try to qualify for the World Championships, then you would probably want to train as hard as you can in May and not interrupt your training to race a 5k, even if Jakob Ingebrigtsen is in the race.

Ingebrigtsen was well aware of the field before he decided to run in that race. If he pulls out, it won't be because of who else is in the race.

Colin Sahlman in heat 2 of the 1500.

Just FYI, I'm really unsure of the rules and what makes a certain race a qualifier, but Abdi and Nico ran that 13:42 at Mt. Sac after their 1500 at Bryan Clay because they were informed the week of Bryan Clay that the NCAA is not recognizing this Sound Running ON meet for NCAA qualifiers. That forced their hand to find a 5k and that's why they randomly entered the slower heat at Mt. Sac last minute.

I don't think that has an impact on a collegiate record attempt, but if they're still running this meet then I'm expecting them to really get after it. I could see both of them in 13:10 range.

Oh I didn't realize that some meets didn't count as qualifiers. My reply was really my off the cuff thoughts, but now that you say it, I can see them running in the 13:10 range. They closed really well at indoor NCAAs, and in a race like this they could get big PRs. My predictions for them now are 13:09 and 13:11.

Also, Colin Sahlman is now listed in heat 2 of the 1500. Is he going for a trials qualifier?

I've always said, "Imagine if you put a world-class African in Stanford-type conditions." Well Jakob as a world-class african in terms of talent and these also acount as Stanford-type conditions.

I doubt the pacing lights will be set up for him to PB but we saw it with Shelby and Mo Ahmed - people can run SUPER fast in those type of conditions.