Will 3:26.00 fall in Brussels? Update: We doubt it as we've been told pacing lights will be set for 3:30.00

Maybe not 7:14, but 7:15 high or 7:16? I don't see why not. It was super hot in Silesia anyways though otherwise perfect. That same percentage decrease would have him just under 3:26. I'm not sure why you're so confident he can only run 0.3 faster, there simply isn't evidence for that. I'm not going to list his PR year by year, you already know the idea behind that - point is every year except 2022 he has consistently steadily improved. Yes, he's 23 now, he should be close to his prime, but I don't see why the improvement he has left can't be closer to a second. Where do you get your 0.2-0.3 figure from? It just seems to come from thin air to me when he is consistently dropping 0.5-1.0 seconds. It can't continue forever but I just don't buy an injury-riddled build up can get you 0.3 off your genetic potential.

I also think it's backwards logic to think that his injury "helped him". He has historically raced faced all year through XC, indoors and outdoors, and run his fastest in the middle of the summer. That's his cycle and it works for him, and it was thrown off this year. Just because he managed to bounce back doesn't mean it was optimal.

I absolutely agree he needs to come through sub 2:46 to break 3:26 because he won't go sub 40 over the final 300, he and El G were different runners (39.66 after 2:46.34 is just off the charts) and that he hasn't done that yet.

Also, uh.... yeah? We are talking fine margins of an insane world record here. Why the hell wouldn't it matter?

Not saying he definitely won't ever break it but there's a long way between 3:26.73 and 3:26.00. People seem to be talking about the WR going down every race Jakob's in at the moment, I don't think the WR is on this time

CORRECT SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I so agree with you sir!!!!!!!!!! Even Jakob himself admitted his 3:43:73 was galaxies away from 3:43:13!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jakob himself admitted that 0.1 seconds improvement in the mile or 1500m is still extremely fortunate and low gambling odds!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's so hard folks, you feeling me?????????????

Even with supershoes and wavelights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh and btw I just remembered the wavelights are LED and their RF pulsations are anti-nature hence anti-natural-physiological-high-performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wavelights do more harm than good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That must add to the one of the reasons why Hocker, Jakob and Josh performed like crap in Zurich and to some extent in Lausanne as well. Jakob seems a bit more resistant to the wavelights with his WR in Silesia but he got sick immediately after that so the wavelights did also contributed to his sickness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I always love your analysis. I agree that he needs to be ATLEAST 2:45.5-2:45.7 as that gives him a final 300 of 40.5 which he has been closing in his fastest races almost always: (Silesia 2023 3:27.14 had a final 300 of 40.3, same for Monaco 2024 3:26.73) That seems to be his sweet spot of a fast final 300 balanced by a 2:46 opening. The only question is can he go through in 2:45.5 and still have enough? Ideal splits for this could be 55.5 - 55.2 - 55 maybe? But that is still incredibly difficult, not sure he has it in him. He would need a pacer hitting the exact right splits and taking him through 1200 just like mcsweyn did last year and a “relaxed” opening with nobody taking lane 1 from him. That + perfect weather conditions and MAYBE he can approach the 3:26 barrier.

Maybe at the marathon. At 1500m, it is a bit chilly for a fast time.

Khamis is really growing on me. He's like the crazy local crack addict at 7/11 that everyone loves.

Oh yes it was 85 F in Rome in 1998 in June!!!!!!!! You can confirm that for me thank you sir!!!!!!!

The hotter the better for the mile, personally for me I love it hot too. I like my days sunny with lots of the hormone vitamin D coursing through my bloodstream you feeling me sir?????

The mile WR should preferably be run out in the sunshine at 12 noon and not at 9pm in the evening!!!!

There is a difference between missing training and not being able to run. Jakob did train, but stuff like ellipse and aqua jogging.

That's enough to already miss 3:29 let alone hit 3:25.x LOL!!!!!!! You need to do running in a running sport, not cycling and swimming alright!!!! This is not triathlon!!!!

Look at El G he only ran and didn't swim or cycle.

I always understood the lyric to mean that the man who lived in Brussels was, in fact, Australian by birth.

In the video, the baker has vegemite on the shelf, and then he passes the loaf of bread to the Australian tourist in the style of Australian rules football.

Note that 1981 was well before Jean Claude van Damme was known as the 'muscles from Brussels' on a global scale, so I don't think the fact that the baker has 'muscles' is supposed to presuppose us to believe that the baker is in fact from Brussels.

But, if the baker is NOT Australian (though I think he is), he is very well versed in Australian customs.

52F forecast at race time. Perfect for a marathon but not necessarily a 1500, you’re right. Not that it was likely to happen regardless.

I agree with you sir John!!!!! 52 F?????? Seriously how's that possible to run even 3:29 for the 1500m?????

In the future all DL season finales should be held at the equatorial countries!!!!!

just fyi, ElG was not 39.6 on his record run. more like 39.9

My dear Khamis—records were made to be broken!!!

Jakob has bested El G over 5000, 3000, 2000, and indoor 1500. Now he has the 1500 in his sights.

Will Jakob take down 3:26.0? Who knows! Only time will tell. But we cheer on this generations’ greatest challenger to El G’s records.

Animals die,
friends die,
and thyself, too, shall die;
but one thing I know that never dies
the tales of the one who died.