Not sure whats up with yall Americans and your obsession with the 1500.
For me its Kerr and then everyone else in a distant 2nd. Its all Kerr or bust for me, and id feel the same way if Kerr was in any event from 800 to 10,000.
Coach Dahl
Laros for me. Dahl you are a not thinking straight maybe due to all the directed energy attacks. How could Kerr ever beat Laros this year? Laros has superior biomechanics this year to Kerr and Jakob. Kerr is a thing of the past but the mile finds new blood pretty quickly
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Kerr is really good at peaking. He's been around the block
Laros is a marked man now. I think Jakob Hocker all the rest race him instead of the rest of the field
Cheriut because of his finish. I think it'll be chaotic enough and a run back of the favourites seems improbable. I think we're seeing a real cross over from the Paris Oly Cycle to the LA one with Laros/Myers/Berg taking over from the 2027 worlds
I don't trust R. Cheruiyot to have his kick in a sub 3:30 race. I think Laros will be burned out. P. Koech is tactically naive. Strand is a wildcard but I think global level racing will be a big wake-up call for him - it's rough out there even compared to USAs.
I don't think Jakob has enough to win gold, but if there's one guy I trust to come back at close to his top level after a season of not racing, it's him. Anyone else and I'd say making the final would be an achievement, but he's different.
Kerr is the best tactical racer out there, and he has the strength and enough closing speed to be among the medals. Hocker isn't as good tactically but his superior wheels can give him the edge, but not always. It'll be tight between those two for gold.
Which means nothing to Laros, since he has the best kick of all of them. He is the hunter, not the prey. Nobody will have balls to try to run away and they all will be outkicked in the end. This will be the race of kickers and Laros is the best of them.
Which means nothing to Laros, since he has the best kick of all of them. He is the hunter, not the prey. Nobody will have balls to try to run away and they all will be outkicked in the end. This will be the race of kickers and Laros is the best of them.
One thing I think a lot of posters are underestimating is how Jakob changes the race, even if he doesn't win. One thing I'm sure of is that Jakob will at least be his old self for 1200m. He might see 5-6 guys go past him after that (I don't think so, I think he'll get bronze), but up that point, he's going to drag the field into a race that they haven't experienced up to this point this season. Some we know can handle it (Hocker and Kerr), others are question marks. Laros falls into the latter category for me.
Agh I want Strand to win/medal more than anyone else, and I want Laros to lose and medal more than anyone else (he just looks so incredible lately but he’s not American or Jakob).
I think my dream podium is like Strand-Jakob-Hocker in that order, but more likely I think is Laros-Kerr-Hocker.
The other question I wanted to ask was is this race gonna be even better than the Olympic 1500? I’ve held that as my race of the decade, and while this one lacks the bonus of being the Olympics, it seems like it might be even deeper. As good as Hocker was last year, he ran even faster at USAs this year and was only 3rd. Jakob hasn’t shown 3:26 fitness this year, but I’d bet most people would bet he’d run 3:27 over Strand.
Which means nothing to Laros, since he has the best kick of all of them. He is the hunter, not the prey. Nobody will have balls to try to run away and they all will be outkicked in the end. This will be the race of kickers and Laros is the best of them.
One thing I think a lot of posters are underestimating is how Jakob changes the race, even if he doesn't win. One thing I'm sure of is that Jakob will at least be his old self for 1200m. He might see 5-6 guys go past him after that (I don't think so, I think he'll get bronze), but up that point, he's going to drag the field into a race that they haven't experienced up to this point this season. Some we know can handle it (Hocker and Kerr), others are question marks. Laros falls into the latter category for me.
Watch the Zurich 1500m, where Laros puts 1s on everyone else in the last 100m and wins in 3:29.20. There is nothing Jakob can do without pacers that will shake Laros off. He is a lock for gold. Silver will go to P. Koech, and bronze will be battled out by R. Cheruiyot, J. Koech, Kerr, Strand and Hocker. And then Jakob for 8th - 9th as he will fight with T. Cheruiyot.
We've dissected the race from every angle. We've discussed all the contenders. Mr. Gault has published his preview. Now it's time to make your official picks!