Really a huge proponent of Ingebrigtsen here; but I just can’t see him winning the 15 in Tokyo. Think of all the gunfighters:
Phanuel
Kerr
Habz
Cole
Laros
The quality through the field is shockingly good. Sad to not see Nuguse in there, but I think he ruined his chances with the late mile indoor wr attempt and GST.
Habz has run his season, Laros is going great but championships are a different beast.
My money is on Hocker, a nice guy, but very a crafty racer who is becoming more crafty by the season.
Top 3 Jakob, Kerr, Hocker being my favourite.
Koech is a bit like Habz in that he seems to be less sharp than his PR shape.
Kerr is a bit of a dark horse for me, insofar as I really have no idea if he's in top-top shape or not.
I can guarantee you Jakob will be right up there. The lack of racing is not a negative for a man of his ability.
Some of you guys make the strangest claims. Even though they’ve never met him, many LRers believe Kerr is a bad guy, but who else among the top 1500m is not a nice guy.
According to NRK and a press release from his press advisor Espen Skoland, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has confirmed that he will be on the start line in Tokyo.
He is yet to confirm which distance(s) he will run, but he confirms that he will not run any other competitions leading up to Tokyo, stating that this is less than ideal but so be it.
He also posted on facebook yesterday that he did a 20x400 track session, but not giving any details on pace.
As a Norwegian Jakob fanboy I love that he is back, but I don't fancy his odds of winning the 1500 after watching Laros the last weeks
That’s a standard session for Jakob that he does year-round so not too revealing. The positive of his injuries is if he runs the 1500 maybe he swallows his pride and abandons the front running from the gun tactic. I’d still favor the new big 3 of Laros, Hocker and Kerr to beat him but he’d have a better chance. Excited that he’s competing, and it’s a credit to him that he is willing to go in way less than 100% prepped.
Laros has blasted him in their last two races. There is no way Phanuel Koech is the favourite over Laros right now.
Pharmwell is declining - how strange for an 18 year old running his first races on the circuit. He even got beat by Reynauld yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even make the final in Tokyo (or gets busted).
Laros has blasted him in their last two races. There is no way Phanuel Koech is the favourite over Laros right now.
Pharmwell is declining - how strange for an 18 year old running his first races on the circuit. He even got beat by Reynauld yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even make the final in Tokyo (or gets busted).
Pharmwell is declining - how strange for an 18 year old running his first races on the circuit. He even got beat by Reynauld yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even make the final in Tokyo (or gets busted).
He’s not declining, he was overrated a bit. Losing to Habz and then beating Kerr with a 13.4 last 100 and celebration. The Paris track is clearly amazingly fast and it was a pure time trial. He’s not the only guy who can run that fast, and he beat Habz again yesterday. Josh Kerr had a lousy last 100 by his standards. Koech has finished in decent position but he doesn’t have the explosive finish and is more in the Nuguse range than Laros like some jumped to.
According to NRK and a press release from his press advisor Espen Skoland, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has confirmed that he will be on the start line in Tokyo.
He is yet to confirm which distance(s) he will run, but he confirms that he will not run any other competitions leading up to Tokyo, stating that this is less than ideal but so be it.
He also posted on facebook yesterday that he did a 20x400 track session, but not giving any details on pace.
As a Norwegian Jakob fanboy I love that he is back, but I don't fancy his odds of winning the 1500 after watching Laros the last weeks
That’s a standard session for Jakob that he does year-round so not too revealing. The positive of his injuries is if he runs the 1500 maybe he swallows his pride and abandons the front running from the gun tactic. I’d still favor the new big 3 of Laros, Hocker and Kerr to beat him but he’d have a better chance. Excited that he’s competing, and it’s a credit to him that he is willing to go in way less than 100% prepped.
He ran 3:26.73 a month prior to the Olympics and finished 4th. If he is way less prepared this year, he’s not making the final.
It's be fun if Jacob disproves all the naysayers and wins the double t worlds, but even if he is injury-free there's no way he has the incredible aerobic base that he has always relied on.
It's going to be interesting.
did you see the work he was doing on the elliptical in his cross training video? There’s no way he’s in significantly worse aerobic shape than he normally is. Also, isn’t cross training usually working the aerobic system rather than the muscles used for running?
If Jakob comes back from injury with no tune up races and snares the 1500k Gold in Tokyo that would at least match his greatest achievements. Him not being allowed to run in Zurich just increases the anticipation
And yet if he were Jewish you would not stop denigrating him. You are not welcome.
Laros has blasted him in their last two races. There is no way Phanuel Koech is the favourite over Laros right now.
Pharmwell is declining - how strange for an 18 year old running his first races on the circuit. He even got beat by Reynauld yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even make the final in Tokyo (or gets busted).
Yeah of course you predictably post your racist drivel. I know you will never understand this, but skin color is not everything. You cannot get over it though.
Jonah Koech and Cole Hocker should give Niels Laros a very good race of it. Phanuel Koech is a bit down, as is Habz, from their 3:27 form. We haven't seen Josh Kerr in top fitness yet this year. I can't really see a huge kick from Jakob; his chance is to let someone like Habz, motivated by his mid 3:27 pr, to take the pace and then build bit by bit a very hard last 800m. In the 5000, it should be low 13 as usual and easy for Jakob but Hocker has a shot. It would be interesting to see Jakob get the steeple/5000 double instead. He has the ability but steeple isn't exactly the event for a guy with achilles issues.
Jonah Koech and Cole Hocker should give Niels Laros a very good race of it. Phanuel Koech is a bit down, as is Habz, from their 3:27 form. We haven't seen Josh Kerr in top fitness yet this year. I can't really see a huge kick from Jakob; his chance is to let someone like Habz, motivated by his mid 3:27 pr, to take the pace and then build bit by bit a very hard last 800m. In the 5000, it should be low 13 as usual and easy for Jakob but Hocker has a shot. It would be interesting to see Jakob get the steeple/5000 double instead. He has the ability but steeple isn't exactly the event for a guy with achilles issues.
If this is the year Jakob finally wins the 1500, it would be one of the funnier twists of irony in recent memory. But something tells me he won’t be sharp enough on just two rounds worth of racing for the season and will not have enough in the last lap of the final, so I’m predicting something like 5th or 6th. He will double back to win the 5000m of course.
The lack of training might be hard to overcome but not being able to race might actually be a blessing in disguise. Everyone knew that he’d take the 1500 out hard and try to win a time trial race before. Now we don’t. He may hold back and let others lead now because he has a reason to justify it. Running smarter could potentially make a bigger difference than the lost fitness. Others also have to think now which does cause people to run slower. Can’t just go into knowing you’re just going to hang back off Jakob. I don’t know if he posted much of it or not, but he must have been cross training like crazy. Could be more fit than he ever realizes
If this is the year Jakob finally wins the 1500, it would be one of the funnier twists of irony in recent memory. But something tells me he won’t be sharp enough on just two rounds worth of racing for the season and will not have enough in the last lap of the final, so I’m predicting something like 5th or 6th. He will double back to win the 5000m of course.
I think Jakob will have a great kick and he will grab bronze.
If this is the year Jakob finally wins the 1500, it would be one of the funnier twists of irony in recent memory. But something tells me he won’t be sharp enough on just two rounds worth of racing for the season and will not have enough in the last lap of the final, so I’m predicting something like 5th or 6th. He will double back to win the 5000m of course.
I think Jakob will have a great kick and he will grab bronze.
Agree here... I think he can medal, but will lack the finishing kick/sharpness to win.