Jakob a perfect race plan? He led a championship race as though no one could approach his talent level. That alone cost him the win -- poor tactics.
he was probably thinking that by pushing the pace sub 3:30 he wouldnt be beat by anyone but maybe tim
I agree. It appears he was viewing it almost like a heat, that he was so much better that as you said "wouldn't be beat". Leading a championship race at a strong pace is setting yourself up for a fall. Hindsight is easy, but he should have been content to follow the Kenyan until late.
Watch a replay and notice just how much JI uses just to surge to the lead. Was this the difference at the end?
he was probably thinking that by pushing the pace sub 3:30 he wouldnt be beat by anyone but maybe tim
I agree. It appears he was viewing it almost like a heat, that he was so much better that as you said "wouldn't be beat". Leading a championship race at a strong pace is setting yourself up for a fall. Hindsight is easy, but he should have been content to follow the Kenyan until late.
Watch a replay and notice just how much JI uses just to surge to the lead. Was this the difference at the end?
i think the only way JI wins that race is to push the pace and run 3:28 again, or better. if he didnt take the lead to push (which i agree is usually a huge mistake), i still see him getting out sprinted. the extra gears just arent there right now.
Wightman and Bassitt were unknowns outside of the running community.
Thanks to NBC, they are still unknown in the US, despite legendary races. If NBC had hyped this event as much as they do Ninja Warrior, this could have been a launching pad for the sport. But they never gave it a chance.
i think the only way JI wins that race is to push the pace and run 3:28 again, or better. if he didnt take the lead to push (which i agree is usually a huge mistake), i still see him getting out sprinted. the extra gears just arent there right now.
You may very well be right. My experience as an athlete and fan is that if the field are all similar in ability, an early leader off an honest pace will rarely win.
Any chance for extra gears goes from maybe to no way if leading most of the race.
Again, hindsight, but what happens if he relaxes behind the Kenyans and attacks with 300 to go? Or even have the zip to hold Wightman off on the backstretch?
Jesus the clock dissapears for most of the race including the finish, and Jakobs name absent from the temporary results smh get your sht together world athletics.
Production and execution are sub-par for sure
Oh, but we know the Gap time of the completely wrong order. 🙄
Never thought I'd cheer for a Brit this hard. The dejection on Ingebrigtsen's face ... something tells me he wouldn't have taken losing to Tim or even Kipsang as badly as he took losing to Wightman. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, though. Nasty attitude and dismissive of competitors. Have a slice of humble pie.
Someone shows their true colors. I can assure you he doesn't care who bests him, just that he gets beat. In the post race interview he was only blaming himself. So weird to not celebrate the amazing Wightman and rather hate on Ingebrigtsen. From Norway we hope that Tim comes back to top shape so he gets back to being the big force in 1500 again. We don't have the same nasty attitude as El Keniano that has to retort to hating on runners.
i think the only way JI wins that race is to push the pace and run 3:28 again, or better. if he didnt take the lead to push (which i agree is usually a huge mistake), i still see him getting out sprinted. the extra gears just arent there right now.
You may very well be right. My experience as an athlete and fan is that if the field are all similar in ability, an early leader off an honest pace will rarely win.
Any chance for extra gears goes from maybe to no way if leading most of the race.
Again, hindsight, but what happens if he relaxes behind the Kenyans and attacks with 300 to go? Or even have the zip to hold Wightman off on the backstretch?
i agree with you- my experiences as a 1500m runner always taught me the same. like you said, hindsight - so at this point i wish he had held back a bit