Jakob Ingebrigtsen, did you just watch that? Josh Kerr 8:00.67 2-mile WORLD RECORD.

Coevett wrote:

Legend420 wrote:

Jakob ran 7:54 for 2 miles

And Kerr will be racing him over 1500m in Paris with 1:45 800m speed to go with a two mile indoor WR.

Peach Pit wrote:

Why would a 10k guy let the 1500m world champ let the place go slow, and then try to outkick him? I liked your first post, but this is just idiotic.

rojo wrote:

That was impressive.

why the long faces? wrote:

I can't understand all the criticism of Kerr's performance when you look at all the facts together and consider what the goal was here. He ran a pretty amazing race today, especially when you remember that longer events like the 2-mile are not his specialty.

Would I take Jakob over Kerr in the 3k or 2 mile? Any day of the week. But in the 1500m, I'd be a bit more concerned if my competition just ran quite fast in their over-distance event when their greatest weakness is their ability to stick with the pace. Kerr's in great shape, and the biggest takeaway is that he's working on his weaknesses and setting himself up for the best possible chance to beat Jakob again.

rojo wrote:

PS. He should give Fisher a ton of credit as he made the pace. If I was Grant, I would have maybe considered trying to outkick Kerr. That's what Fisher needs to work on anyway, right?

Newark international wrote:

Bounce shoes and crazy drugs. Miles behind El G and Bekele in terms of raw ability and talent.

Coevett wrote:

And Kerr will be racing him over 1500m in Paris with 1:45 800m speed to go with a two mile indoor WR.

rojo wrote:

That was impressive.

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

More important than “speed” is Kerr’s 3:28 shape

moran destroyer wrote:

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

More important than “speed” is Kerr’s 3:28 shape

Might be a good idea for Kerr to break 3:29 even once before talking about 3:28 shape.

doshi doshi wrote:

why the long faces? wrote:

I can't understand all the criticism of Kerr's performance when you look at all the facts together and consider what the goal was here. He ran a pretty amazing race today, especially when you remember that longer events like the 2-mile are not his specialty.

Would I take Jakob over Kerr in the 3k or 2 mile? Any day of the week. But in the 1500m, I'd be a bit more concerned if my competition just ran quite fast in their over-distance event when their greatest weakness is their ability to stick with the pace. Kerr's in great shape, and the biggest takeaway is that he's working on his weaknesses and setting himself up for the best possible chance to beat Jakob again.

He did nothing impressive, hitched a ride with a mid-tier runner and got a fast time.

doshi doshi wrote:

why the long faces? wrote:

I can't understand all the criticism of Kerr's performance when you look at all the facts together and consider what the goal was here. He ran a pretty amazing race today, especially when you remember that longer events like the 2-mile are not his specialty.

Would I take Jakob over Kerr in the 3k or 2 mile? Any day of the week. But in the 1500m, I'd be a bit more concerned if my competition just ran quite fast in their over-distance event when their greatest weakness is their ability to stick with the pace. Kerr's in great shape, and the biggest takeaway is that he's working on his weaknesses and setting himself up for the best possible chance to beat Jakob again.

He did nothing impressive, hitched a ride with a mid-tier runner and got a fast time.