Official 2019 Brussels DL Discussion Thread - Bye, bye to the 5k, Ajee goes for the 800 title, and much more

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

No mentioning of Lewandowski? Come on. Now I really hope it's gonna be a slow 1500 that goes out at like 8k pace like Rio and watch Lewandowski destroy everyone over the last 200m, that would be great for the sport.

Oh nvm they got two pacemakers. Still hoping the best for him, his recent PR should encourage him!

It's quite possible someone requested such a fast pace...considering Hassan K. Kost are part of the same club and share some coaching that they fell they can better handle such a pace. Consider the fact K.K ran 14:26 solo and Hassan have been on tear lately, K.K best shot is such a pace and she really don't need pacer after 1500m.

Kenenisa Bekele ran his 5000m WR by running the last 3000m+ solo, so it can be done if the athlete is fit, sure, and don't mine hard work for the win and possible WR.

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True, someone could have requested such a fast pace. But even then it would be far better to have two pacers and provide the pace for 6 laps, not for

Actually, I think that Klosterhalfen and Hassan have opposite preferences.

Hassan should be fine with a somewhat tactical race because in theory (she is among the fastest in the end didn't help her vs. Obiri in 5k races, admittedly) . Whereas Klosterhalfen is more like Ayana (or among this field Gidey is probably the closest type) with a preference for a fast pace throughout a race.

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

No mentioning of Lewandowski? Come on. Now I really hope it's gonna be a slow 1500 that goes out at like 8k pace like Rio and watch Lewandowski destroy everyone over the last 200m, that would be great for the sport.

You surely jest. That Rio 1500m Olympic final was pathetic. Eight-hundred metres at 2:15 or 2:16. No one wants to see the 5th or 6th best 1500m runner win due to racing the shortest route. 2016 Olympic 1500m men final proved one point: Racing the shortest distance is superior to wind drafting and either racing extra metres or suffer being boxed in.

great? what? wrote:

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

No mentioning of Lewandowski? Come on. Now I really hope it's gonna be a slow 1500 that goes out at like 8k pace like Rio and watch Lewandowski destroy everyone over the last 200m, that would be great for the sport.

You surely jest. That Rio 1500m Olympic final was pathetic. Eight-hundred metres at 2:15 or 2:16. No one wants to see the 5th or 6th best 1500m runner win due to racing the shortest route. 2016 Olympic 1500m men final proved one point: Racing the shortest distance is superior to wind drafting and either racing extra metres or suffer being boxed in.

Sure, and it had nothing to do with Centro being able to run very fast in the last 800m of a 1500m race. In an interview once he said his 400m dash is only 49 or 50s, the interviewer was completely confused, but he added "but I can close a mile in 1:51, I guess that's quite good". Sure, he ran the shortest way and was the tactical mastermind in that race, but being able to close a 1500 in 1:51 is still fantastic despite the first 700 being run at his 8k pace, aka no effort.

You're wasting your breath. You're dealing with 5 minute milers on this board- no concept of what championship racing is about.

True Hassan is among the fastest at the end; however, she still has lost in a sprint more against Obiri then she has defeated Obiri in a sprint. The best way to asure yourself of a victory against someone you routinely lose against is to make sure they are not close enough to outkick you. Hassan is also known for running fast and may feel like K. Kost that this is their BEST chance to go sub 14:20 or faster weather permitting, they feel it during the race, and best chance to neutralize Obiri better kick.

objectiveobserver wrote:

Interesting to see if Timothy can follow the pacemakers (he has apparently asked for the fast times himself). If he can it might end up with a PB.

Also interesting to see if Jakob can challenge Timothy this time. Opposite DL Paris where Jakob and Filip ran on tired legs they have reportedly prepared for this meeting by cutting back on the training and putting in some speed work.

According to Gjert "the chance is zero" (of either of his sons wining the DL final)

The combination of Tim's speed (1.43.11 800m) and endurance is just a level above where they are at.

"It means that when it comes to speed we are not even close" (Gjert)

"He is a hard man to beat as he's got both stamina and speed. We just have to try as best we can. We're scratching our heads as to how to beat him in the world championships, but we just have to try and get better" (Filip)

They're pretty much aiming for a NR which means sub 3:30.

Nrk article:

Is Ben True still going to run the 5000m now that he’s on the World’s team?

If Caster can why not Ben True?

UNC fan wrote:

Is Ben True still going to run the 5000m now that he’s on the World’s team?

1

8

BEL

KIMELI Isaac

13:13.02

PB

13:18.19

13:18.19

2

12

USA

TRUE Ben

13:16.75

13:09.81

13:02.74

3

10

MAR

BOUQANTAR Soufiyan

13:18.74

13:13.68

13:13.68

4

6

ETH

GASHAHUN Abe

13:19.59

PB

13:26.77

13:22.38

5

9

BEL

HENDRIX Robin

13:22.69

13:19.50

13:19.50

6

11

GER

RINGER Richard

13:25.12

13:14.43

13:10.94

7

3

BEL

BOUCHIKHI Soufiane

13:28.36

SB

13:30.67

13:19.55

8

5

MAR

OUTALHA Mouhcine

13:35.43

13:27.04

13:27.04

9

1

SUI

RAESS Jonas

13:40.92

13:37.98

13:37.98

10

4

GER

ORTH Florian

13:42.92

13:34.16

13:23.67

UNC fan wrote:

Is Ben True still going to run the 5000m now that he’s on the World’s team?

Well that didn't work out. He ran 13:18, 2nd to Isaac Kimeli from Belgium. Kimeli closed in a 58.09.

Decent race. I hope he's able to put it together to make the final, but it's going to be hard.

13:16 for 2nd isn't a bad result for Ben. Hopefully he makes the final in Doha.

I am mostly interested to see if the two Borlee's can lift Cedenio enough to break 44 and run faster than third in the main race

Women's discus in the books.

the IAAFwrote:

Yaime Perez can't be caught in the discus. She wins the Diamond Trophy for a second time, getting better as the contest wore on.

She improved her best in round four to 67.24m, forcing Perkovic to push. She couldn't improve in round four then fouled round five, and although she got her best mark on the board in round six – a robust 66.00m – it wasn't enough to catch Perez.

The Cuban, as if to underline her status as the world's best, then improved to 68.27m with her last throw to secure victory in style

VIPAM wrote:

True Hassan is among the fastest at the end; however, she still has lost in a sprint more against Obiri then she has defeated Obiri in a sprint. The best way to asure yourself of a victory against someone you routinely lose against is to make sure they are not close enough to outkick you. Hassan is also known for running fast and may feel like K. Kost that this is their BEST chance to go sub 14:20 or faster weather permitting, they feel it during the race, and best chance to neutralize Obiri better kick.

I agree its Obiri v hassan FTW but i like Caroline or Fantu Worku to upset Koko for third

Details :- https://www.mktvnews.com/watch-iaaf-diamond-league-live/

Maybe the right stream.

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