Why?? 1:45.94 isnt even good not for a sub 3:30 guy
1.45.94 is neither good nor bad for a sub 3:30 guy. Nordas could never ever run sub 1:47, but he might be capable of running 3:28. The 800-speed tell us little of the runners 1500-capability. Last year Kerr won and Jakob was sick, not so when Wightman won.
In April and in combination with 8:00.67 2 Miles it's a great time. I wouldn't be surprised by a sub 3:27 in summer.
In April and in combination with 8:00.67 2 Miles it's a great time. I wouldn't be surprised by a sub 3:27 in summer.
Ok that’s a bit much
Yeah isn't Jakob still a 1:46 guy? Jakob ran 7:54 without Grant Fisher pacing him until the final 200m, and he still only managed 3:27.1 and 3:43.7 (3:27.1 conversion). I think Jakob could've broken the mile WR with better pacing, but that's because he actually ran a bit slower basically without help from the pacers. Sub-3:27 from Kerr this year would be very surprising to me. Jakob is the only guy (and maybe Nuguse) to have shown they have that potential, and while Kerr is probably the 3rd most likely guy to do it, it's a big jump from 3:29 to 3:26.
In April and in combination with 8:00.67 2 Miles it's a great time. I wouldn't be surprised by a sub 3:27 in summer.
Ok that’s a bit much
I don't think so. 1:45.94 in April! He easily should be capable to better his PB (1:45.35) significantly (close to 1:44.0 ?) in summer. In combination with his 3k/2M it's unique.
I don't think so. 1:45.94 in April! He easily should be capable to better his PB (1:45.35) significantly (close to 1:44.0 ?) in summer. In combination with his 3k/2M it's unique.
Dropping 2 seconds at this level is a lot. We’re unlikely to see, as he won’t race many 800s. His 1500m PB should improve, but sub-3:27 seems like a lot.
Great result for Kerr. Everything seems to be coming together.
Concerning result for Brandon Miller at 1:47.83, thoroughly smoked by Elliot Cook. Same for Sam Prakel at 1:50.28, last place, 57 on the second lap. Anyone can have a bad race, but it’s not a great sign.
Rheinhardt Harrison may have placed as high as he could (5th), or maybe he could have been 3rd - I’d like to see him stop going out in last in every race he runs. It cost him the heat win at Bryan Clay, cost him the W in his PR 1500 last year…maybe spotting the field several meters worked in high school but it won’t as he tries to rise through the ranks.
I've found myself rooting against Cook. He constantly pops up in my instagram feed and seemingly every post of his is an ad for Oregon's track NIL collective.
Unless Jakob is in amazing shape, there will be no fast 1500s before the olympics. Jakob may not be in the same shape as before, and none of the other guys would want to go for it before the olympics, especially kerr.
The fast times in the 1500 will come after with laussane zurich, and brussels. Depending on how Jakob or anyone else does, we may see a WR attempt in any of these meetings.
None of the top guys are true 1500m guys. They are more like mile/3k guys moving down. A record at 1500m seems, to me, unlikely. Now, I fully expect the 3k record to fall assuming Ingebrigsten is fully recovered and in shape. Kerr and Nuguse can get to 7:20pt as well.
The fast times in the 1500 will come after with laussane zurich, and brussels. Depending on how Jakob or anyone else does, we may see a WR attempt in any of these meetings.
Laussane, Zurich, Brussels should all be 3:37/3:28. Monaco with it's notoriously slow track, will probably result in a tactical affair, left to the kickers. I see Kerr pipping Jakob in that one, maybe 3:44 - 3:46.
Why?? 1:45.94 isnt even good not for a sub 3:30 guy
1.45.94 is neither good nor bad for a sub 3:30 guy. Nordas could never ever run sub 1:47, but he might be capable of running 3:28. The 800-speed tell us little of the runners 1500-capability. Last year Kerr won and Jakob was sick, not so when Wightman won.
I was originally going to agree but if you compare the splits and everything, Kerr’s performance was actually better than Wightman’s.
I don't think so. 1:45.94 in April! He easily should be capable to better his PB (1:45.35) significantly (close to 1:44.0 ?) in summer. In combination with his 3k/2M it's unique.
Dropping 2 seconds at this level is a lot. We’re unlikely to see, as he won’t race many 800s. His 1500m PB should improve, but sub-3:27 seems like a lot.
Close to 1:44.0 seems to be realistic for me. 1:45.94 without being pushed in April is a great result.
So far no runner in history was capable to run 1:44.2 and 8:00.67. Morceli was close to both; for El Guerrouj we just have rumours. Let's wait and see, but at the moment I would expect something exceptional over 1500m from Kerr.
He won the race, but it was a notably slow race. Not much to take from it other than he’s healthy and such. The indoor races are much more significant.
8:00.67 on 11th February and 1:45.94 on 21st April, for me that's some strong indication that he will run a SUPER fast 1500m in summer - at least something around 3:27 I would guess.
If Kerr runs 3:27 there will be another European finishing ahead of him. Maybe he can do 3:28 by himself but he’s never broken 3:30 as the bus driver. And we’re talking about a 1:46/7:26 guy effectively. If that were good enough to run 3:26, Jakob would have done it last year.
Dropping 2 seconds at this level is a lot. We’re unlikely to see, as he won’t race many 800s. His 1500m PB should improve, but sub-3:27 seems like a lot.
Close to 1:44.0 seems to be realistic for me. 1:45.94 without being pushed in April is a great result.
So far no runner in history was capable to run 1:44.2 and 8:00.67. Morceli was close to both; for El Guerrouj we just have rumours. Let's wait and see, but at the moment I would expect something exceptional over 1500m from Kerr.
Not the same times, but Steve Ovett had the Olympic 800m title and the 2 mile world record...
8:00.67 on 11th February and 1:45.94 on 21st April, for me that's some strong indication that he will run a SUPER fast 1500m in summer - at least something around 3:27 I would guess.
And we’re talking about a 1:46/7:26 guy effectively.
Yeah. Has already run faster than those marks in April/February. But effectively...
1.45.94 is neither good nor bad for a sub 3:30 guy. Nordas could never ever run sub 1:47, but he might be capable of running 3:28. The 800-speed tell us little of the runners 1500-capability. Last year Kerr won and Jakob was sick, not so when Wightman won.
Because Nordas says so…? I bet he could run sub-1:47 if he’d go through in 52, but he’d probably insist upon going through in 54 and claim it was optimal because of “lactic.” He’s an odd guy, but his sort of racing/quirks don’t work in the 800.
No. Nordas does not say so. He would probably say 1.48-1.49 at his best. He is a "naturally born" slow starter and knows he has to take some risks this year. The rest of the "Ingebrigtsens" PBs at 800: J 1:46.44 F 1:46.74 H 1:48.06. Yes, they could potentially have made better runs, but not significantly. And Nordas problem is the first 100-150. A first 52 would have killed him.
He legitimately might challenge the world record this season. I am honestly not sure Lagat or El G could have run 8:00 for 2 miles and 1:45 for 800 within 2 months of each other. I'm not sure any runner ever could have. And certainly not by mid-April. The only question now is whether he will continue to get better and peak in August-September.