Jakob vs Kipchoge in the 10K, who wins?

In 1986, Aouita was ranked #4 in the world in the 1500m/mile, #1 in the 5000m, and #1 in the 10000m. That sounds like simultaneous greatness to me.

Jakob

I went back and reread your post and you seem to say he could win the WC 10000m this year if he chose to. My opinion is that the defending Olympic champion in the 1500m is a 15/5 guy and not 5/10. Losing to a very fast 800/1500m guy by .29 seconds last year in the WC doesn’t mean he’ll have to move up to the 10000m someday.

Woody comes from 50 meters back on the last lap and smokes them both.

Because it’s not an answer to the OP’s question. It’s essentially the same as answering “Who would win a 5k, Emmanuel Korir or Seth James DeMoor?” with “Neither - Kiplimo would beat them both.”

jingy cause hes way more badass

maybe if kippy had some ink like jakob he would stand a chance.

Kiplimo isn't mentioned in thread title

Kipchoge is 40. He ran 27:11 in his last year as a track runner and I'm certain he's slowed down in the 10 years since then. The gap between your 10k and marathon pace closes a lot as you get older, even for supermen like Kipchoge. Just look at what a few years away from the track did to Mo Farah when he tried to make his comeback.

No doubt Jakob would win. With a bit of focused training Jakob could easily run a 26:20-26:30. There is no way Kipchoge could get down to those kinds of times at this point in his career.

Even if Kipchoge could run those times or faster there’s no realistic scenario where Kipchoge wins a 1v1. Best case scenario for Kipchoge, he’s no more than 10 seconds faster over a 10k than Jakob. But in a race, that doesn’t really matter.

What’s Kipchoge going to do? If he leads the whole time, he’s just acting like a pacer and letting Jakob coast until the last few laps where Jakob is obviously going to be better suited to finish the race closer to his potential. If Jakob leads, he could just set the pace really slow, making it a kicker’s race, which Jakob would also easily win. No matter how you spin it, Jakob would win a head to head scenario between the two.

I think that Jakob in top form would have a chance to outright win an Olympic or WC 10k. Kipchoge? Nah. I don't think it would be close between Jakob and Kipchoge in a 10k. A half marathon would be interesting though.

This message is starting to feel like one of those stan forums. What, with the obsession guys have with that Norwegian (is that his country?)!

I mean... I'm not sure if you're trying to make an argument against what I said, but I agree with what you're saying, lol. I do think it's conceivable that one day he might try for the 10000 if the WC or Olympics made it possible. This dude is 22 and already has 1500 gold and 5000 gold. He's legacy building.

*This message board...

It's like it's been taken over by 15 and 16-year-olds who can't stop fantasising about that Swedish runner (or is he Norwegian; not sure).

He also ran an 8:07 2-mile the same year as the 27:11. Carlos Lopes ran 27:18 as a 37-year old and 2:07:13 less than a year later which is a 28 seconds difference in mile pace. He was certainly strong and old.

What you’re suggesting is not possible for human beings, not even Kipchoge.

I consider him to be 1500/5000m and he is capable of winning gold at those distances and the Steeple but I don’t believe he could ever medal at the 10000m. Aouita might have been close but he ran his 27:26 before the wave of East-Africans took huge chunks of time off of the 10000m WR.

Rupps speed was gone by the time 2016 rolled around, so the trials in 2021 and him making it as far as he did was impressive. Kipchoge would fair a little bit better than that.

Jakob's biggest problem would be restraining laughter