The rabbit did a great job. That's exactly what you're supposed to do when the pack falls off - ease up, let them reattach, and pull them forward again. Running off ahead of everyone just to hit the target pace is useless.
Jake Wightman finishes ~13 seconds back. Not sure that Jake's ~1 second advantage in the 800 makes up for such a disadvantage in over distance to the likes of Cole, come outdoors.
I think the fact he's 31 is going to be a greater disadvantage
I hope he's stays healthy, sub 13 is definitely within his ability for outdoor 5000m this year.
he's good for far better than juist a 12:59, look for a ~12:50 time in a good DL race. his 13:10 in a tactical race 2 years ago was nowhere representative of his actual ability
Some naive racing from Cooper there. Went for the pass on the bend both times. Definitely could have cracked 1:14 with some more savvy racing.
Honestly looked like was his only choice, Jewett was holding him outside on the straights, and the final move he made was with 80 to go - better to do it then with good momentum then waiting till the last straight where you only have 40-ish to go.
Today's africans are soft. Back in the day you had to walk 20 miles just to refill your water jugs. Nowaday kids have bikes, if you're lucky a motorbike, and if real lucky a 1987 Mercedez-Benz diesel with 750k miles.
Spoiled brats riding or motoring 20 miles just to get their water have no idea how spoiled they are, disgusting!!!
Considering it was his first ever indoor 600m I'd give him the pass, hard to know tactics for a new race. Plus those speedsters didn't give him much choice!
I'm wondering if Jakob would have won today's 2 Mile with the training he has had, probably not but an 8:07 with a 56 second close doesn't seem too out there for himself.....