The fact that running a 13:11 can make you "world champion" is what's stupid. A big show of heats and "tactics" that happens nowhere else, and somehow people accept that as what the event is about.
As far as I'm concerned, the yearly world leader is the champ. Is that Kejelcha or Aregawi? The whole point of it is go 5000m as fast as possible
Grant Fisher: winner of 2022 BTC 10,000 meter time trial and the de facto 2022 world champ per Bad Wiggins
If he ran the fastest 10,000 that year, then yes, as world leader that beats the hell out some heats/tactics contest where they aren't even trying until the last lap.
You go ahead and kid yourself. When's the last time you were in a "tactical" 10k? Nobody does this. Even at elite level, it is literally only at the champs. What kind of "championship" is completely different from how they compete the rest of the time?
Grant Fisher: winner of 2022 BTC 10,000 meter time trial and the de facto 2022 world champ per Bad Wiggins
If he ran the fastest 10,000 that year, then yes, as world leader that beats the hell out some heats/tactics contest where they aren't even trying until the last lap.
You go ahead and kid yourself. When's the last time you were in a "tactical" 10k? Nobody does this. Even at elite level, it is literally only at the champs. What kind of "championship" is completely different from how they compete the rest of the time?
Just stop please. The point of a championship race is to cross the line first, times are not relevant
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Where was Mr. I have no lactate in my legs at the bell of final lap of the 1500 in the 5k? Temperature too hot for you? Only did threshold training at 1500 pace? Came off as super arrogant in the post interview, and made a fool of yourself (as expected) in the 5k. 'I envisioned beating everyone in the field including Jakob'. In another lifetime you'll be a world beater in distance running, but not this one. Sorry mate.
Where was Mr. I have no lactate in my legs at the bell of final lap of the 1500 in the 5k? Temperature too hot for you? Only did threshold training at 1500 pace? Came off as super arrogant in the post interview, and made a fool of yourself (as expected) in the 5k. 'I envisioned beating everyone in the field including Jakob'. In another lifetime you'll be a world beater in distance running, but not this one. Sorry mate.
You’re so dumb. Every single runner in that final wants to be world champion and see themselves crossing the finish line in first.
Wightman showed them last year it was possible and they would be weird not to want to do the same.
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