Barring an injury, sickness, or a catastrophe in the race itself (i.e: Jakob trips and falls), he takes this record easily. I say anywhere from 3:44 high to 3:46 low is possible depending on how he feels on the day or how fast the pacemakers go.
Sisk is one of Jakob's best pacemakers (3:26.73 and 7:17.55). Sisk coupled with wavelights means Jakob won't have to worry about bad pacemaking.
As other posters have said, if Jakob splits 1500m fast enough, he could even fractionally break his 1500m indoor WR of 3:30.60.
I think Jakob is sharpening his middle distance events indoors to prepare for bigger WR attempts outdoors.
I just feel bad for Nuguse. Dude is a newly minted world record holder from this Saturday and Jakob may take the record five days later. Though, in a post-race interview, Nuguse said he didn't care. Even if Jakob breaks it, Yared still can say he held a world record to his name and ran one of the fastest times in history (still the fastest as of this post)!
3:45.52. Every time he’s ever made a special event he’s delivered.
Is there any real competition expected? I would never underestimate Jakob, but it's a big ask to solo a world record in your first race of the season. Fisher having Cole and Yared having Hobbs made a big difference.
So with Nuguse just having set a new mile indoor record of 3:46.63 I’m sure Jakob will be super motivated to lower that record even further at Lievin this Thursday. What’s everyone’s predictions for what he’ll run? I’m going with 3:45.91.
If he doesn’t break the new wr, the world will wobble on its axis. There’s just no way he is going to allow one of his current 1500 rivals to retain a world record in the 1500 or mile. I’m sure he’d love to take the 3000 record from Grant asap too, but to have Nguse hold it, no, that’s not permitted. He runs 3:45.5.
3:45.52. Every time he’s ever made a special event he’s delivered.
Is there any real competition expected? I would never underestimate Jakob, but it's a big ask to solo a world record in your first race of the season. Fisher having Cole and Yared having Hobbs made a big difference.
After the pacers leave the track, he’s always soloing these record runs. He doesn’t need anybody to do this. They are behind him anyway.
Is there any real competition expected? I would never underestimate Jakob, but it's a big ask to solo a world record in your first race of the season. Fisher having Cole and Yared having Hobbs made a big difference.
After the pacers leave the track, he’s always soloing these record runs. He doesn’t need anybody to do this. They are behind him anyway.
In fact, there is a 1500 with Habz in it in the program (presumably get the French a home win). I think the intent is to have him completely solo vs. the clock.
Why should they schedule a mile in addition to the 1500m if he isn´t going for the WR?
Also: Sisk is the pacemaker!
Sisk has helped Jakob in several fast races now. Jakob's 3:26.73 and 7:17.55 were both paced by Sisk, he's good at his job. I also remember Jakob and Sisk facing off in the Bislett Games 2017 U20 mile. Jakob won in 3:56.29, Sisk finished 8th (out of 10 runners) in 4:08.01 (Sisk is one year older than Jakob)
Will be an interesting meet. Laros opens his season with a 3000m. Breaking his indoor PR of 8:26 should be doable. His teammate [Gillissen] broke the NR recently [7:37], which should be doable as well. Gillissen will run the mile.
Oh god Elliot Giles is in the race with Jakob. I genuinely wish him well but I sincerely hope he doesn't trip or collide with anyone this time as I think it happened twice with him last season?
It's too bad that indoor tracks, for official record purposes, aren't standardized in how they're built. I suspect this is a not an insignificant factor in performance results.
I'm going to say 3:45.37 wr with a 1500 m split en route of 3:29.88 for the first sub 3:30. Then he'll retire from indoor racing forever (yep - 3 BOLD predictions).