JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN - 3:43:73 - THE KING HAS SPOKEN

“…. good for the sport” yep and on my screen, to my right, I see Kenyans running on red clay roads, it really is a beautiful activity.

Now I see why Josh Kerr ducked them both. Holy cow.

This is amazing!!!. someone who doesn’t run much faster than 50.xx, can string together 4 x 55! Almost unbelievable

What a stupid comment. I wouldn’t be surprised if he could run 45 and 1:43. What the hell else does he need to do before you morons who don’t understand anything physiology understand this? Jesus this board sucks.

Just wait until he drops a sub 7:20. Folks will still say he's lacking in some area.

Ignore them. Jakob is great.

Interesting to hear Jakob post-race interview expressing a little frustration that he can't see pace lights in daytime, and that he wished he could have pacers for longer. Can't the Pre Classic / Diamond League final arrange for such things?! It's a huge deal to see the greatest runner going for the world record, and we can't arrange for proper pacing help? Aren't there plenty of guys on circuit who would take $5k or whatever a pacer makes to bust out a 2:47 for 1200? You know, sprint to the finish and collapse to hit 2:47. And what about the pace lights? Some genius invented the pace lights so can't we invent brighter lights? It certainly was hard to see them in the stands...

Jacob should receive the bonus for setting the real legitimate world record in the mile. He earned it.

Pretty sure Jakob would destroy Faith at any distance

Yes, Jacob Kiplimo would undoubtedly defeat Faith Kipyegon at any distance.

If accurate, he ran 1,613.7 - 1,609.34 = 4.36 extra meters. Missed WR by .60 secs. The pace is @ 7.21m per second. x .6 = 4.32 meters. So if he ran exactly one mile with no extra distance he would have been right at the WR - just under it.

And Jakob would not?

No, Faith has been way more impressive; she's a World Champion after all!

No, he's just clowning you for misspelling Jakob's first name like everyone manages to do when it's so easy not to.

Third fastest time. NOT third best ever.

Times are meaningless after 2017. Nike ruined that.

Thanks for reminding us that the 5000 does not count.

Wasn't the person in question.

This is a much more stupider comment and belief. you think he can run 45😂

Those same red clay roads that athletes from around the world travel to, to enjoy the joint saving soft surfaces, endless hilly challenges and clean low-oxygen air for RBC stimulus. Beautiful indeed.

There are only 4 synthetic tracks in all of Kenya, their government thinks "their" money should go elsewhere which is part of why the country is 123/180 on the corruption index. I suspect there are more tracks in Ethiopia, Bekele won enough money to build his own along with a couple of hotels nearby.