My god. He is incredible! What a race! Absolute legend!
So glad to be alive watching this.
god??? I told the 3:35 plus 1500m runners what they had to do to prevail in today's 5000m race. Didn't I state the 3:35 plus 1500m runners had little likelihood of victory in a 13:05 plus 5000m race? Today was, I believe the 19th W.C. 5000m race. At least 5 have been run, sub-13:05. The last time the guys beat J I in a W C 5000m race, a 12:58.xx race. If Dr John Nash were alive, he would have a word or two to say about the guys in today's 5000m race.
Kejelcha has run a world record 3:47 for the mile indoors. These aren't a bunch of 3:35+ 1500m runners.
I don’t think he looked sick at all. I think he’s radiating a bit of low energy and is stressed with all the kickback he got from his showboating (and losing) in the 1500m. His showboating attitude and denying Wightman last year, and Kerr this year credit after they beat him wasn’t a good look. It put a lot of people off. Also, the dad situation, getting Gjert denied his Norwegian coaching accreditation and then coming very close to losing to his dad’s athlete in the 1500m (the blue ribbon event he’s desperate to win). He’s definitely eating some humble pie and probably deserves it too quite frankly. Can’t be easy though for him right now. He pulled off the 5k though, so good on him. Still wasn’t an excellent championship for him PR-wise.
Good summary.. anybody buying the feeling under the weather excuse is a loon fanboy. This was a disappointment WC showing for the 1500 and he is accountable.
Great race by Jakob. I can honestly say he looked ill. Skin, much paler than normal and just looked lethargic...by Jakob standards. Still gutted it out for the win. Impressive af.
Congrats Jakob. I could be wrong, but if I had to guess, that was your hardest fought championship.
Seriously I hope that hard earned Gold would make him like the distance better. I really want to see what he can do in the 3k-10k range, though I'm sure he would always prefer the 1500m.
The Epopians worked to try and box Jakob in but it didn't work. Interesting to watch.
they boxed him on the last lap, i don't think they that was something they were working to do, they just had better position than him to be able to strike, and that position was in front of jakob and in jakob's passing lane when it was time for him to go.
unfortunately for them, he is that much better, so it didn't make a difference.
Seriously I hope that hard earned Gold would make him like the distance better. I really want to see what he can do in the 3k-10k range, though I'm sure he would always prefer the 1500m.
He himself said in an interview today that he thinks 10000m already now is his best distance. (But that he has to wait to prioritise this distance because of the 1500m).