high school xc coach wrote:
i believe if the olympics or world championships had exact same setup as Euros, he would go for the 10000. Just not worth it for what Euros are. Im sure he still has some 1500 goals left for the year.
Yep, that's about right. A Euro title is nice, but he has three of them already, and will win several more if healthy. For a runner of Jakob's quality, they are a B level title. But the Olympics and Worlds have the African competition. A win against runners of that level is worth the risk.