El G didn't have a blazing kick either. He won because he could run 3:28 practically on command. The times he let races come to a kick, he usually got beat in the final 100.
In my mind, outkicking Bekele in the OG final qualifies as a blazing kick. I don't see Jakob doing the same.
Agreed, you are right. I dont see Jakob Ingebrigtsen outkicking Kenenisa Bekele in an OG final either.
I see one of two scenarios here; either Kiplimo takes it out hard for Cheptigai or it goes out slow again with no one wwilling to to the work - if this is the case, which is likely, im predicting Fisher then takes it to a grind with 5-6 laps to go like he did in the trials to try to drop the majority of the contenders to improve his chances of a medal
But what I cant see is that any of the big medal condenters is dropped by the grind. How many and who does really have the strength to do that? Chep? Given that people doesn't spend to much energy on tactics before that.
The race is not going to be super fast, probably in the 13:10 range and he’s just going to sit in that pack and kick to an easy win with 120m to go. He has learned a lot from that 1500m and I just feel like he’s the kind of person who gets really motivated from his losses. Just look at his attitude in the heats, hyping up the crowd with 100m to go, he hadn’t done that since 2017. I also think he’s way stronger now than in the years before, even though he may have lost some pure speed, so even if the pace is fast from the beginning he’s not going to have any trouble staying with the leaders.
No one is going to win this 5000m final easily.
Jakob has a better chance than most of the finalists but his chances against the whole field are not very high and perhaps not even the highest with Cheptegei, Barega and Krop also looking good.
In the 1500m he was the clear favorite but another runner chose to make the performance of his life. And the bronce medalist and no. 4 in the 1500m were also found outside the favorite group.
In the 10,000m Cheptegei won as the favorite but I don´t think many predicted Stanley Waithaka Mburu as the silver medalist so it is quite normal to see outsiders surprise.
I guess the top contenders will be
Cheptegei
Barega
Krop
Jakob
(not necesarily in that order)
Next Level:
Kejelcha
Fisher
Nicholas Kipkorir (Kimeli),
Mo Ahmed
Daniel S. EIenyo
Oscar Chelimo
If somebody outside these groups medal I will be very surprised.
Does anyone know what’s up with Marc Scott? I feel like he should be in group 3, beating Krop/Ebenyo at World Indoors and running a strong indoor 5,000 too. But he was off the pace a good bit in his heat and also skirted taking the pace when Woody/Mo expected him to…injury?
I am so happy Cheptegei is in it! This won't be slow if the ugandans and kenyans are there! Barega is frustrated after he let up in the last 10m of the 10000m which cost him a medal! So trust me this won't be easy for anybody!
The race is not going to be super fast, probably in the 13:10 range and he’s just going to sit in that pack and kick to an easy win with 120m to go. He has learned a lot from that 1500m and I just feel like he’s the kind of person who gets really motivated from his losses. Just look at his attitude in the heats, hyping up the crowd with 100m to go, he hadn’t done that since 2017. I also think he’s way stronger now than in the years before, even though he may have lost some pure speed, so even if the pace is fast from the beginning he’s not going to have any trouble staying with the leaders.
I told you !!!
Jakob with a relaxed win in 13:09 !! Got the time and the winner right.
I was a bit worried when he took the lead so early but he was never really challenged. I guess he really wanted to prove something after that 1500m. I’m pretty sure he could have run 100 different ways today he probably still would have won, he was just the strongest runner today, and by far.
Congrats to Oscar Chelimo and Jacob Krop for their first global medal, and to LUIS MF GRIJALVA for an INSANE race.
The race is not going to be super fast, probably in the 13:10 range and he’s just going to sit in that pack and kick to an easy win with 120m to go. He has learned a lot from that 1500m and I just feel like he’s the kind of person who gets really motivated from his losses. Just look at his attitude in the heats, hyping up the crowd with 100m to go, he hadn’t done that since 2017. I also think he’s way stronger now than in the years before, even though he may have lost some pure speed, so even if the pace is fast from the beginning he’s not going to have any trouble staying with the leaders.
Great call. Kind of insane how many people were doubting Ingebrigtsen’s kick just because he isn’t the quickest 1500m guy. Really no comparison between him and the 5k/10k specialists.
Great call. Kind of insane how many people were doubting Ingebrigtsen’s kick just because he isn’t the quickest 1500m guy. Really no comparison between him and the 5k/10k specialists.
I know, quite hillarious, like his 1500m power was a liability. Olympic champ and WC silver in the 1500, obviously he wont survive if there is a kick.
The race is not going to be super fast, probably in the 13:10 range and he’s just going to sit in that pack and kick to an easy win with 120m to go. He has learned a lot from that 1500m and I just feel like he’s the kind of person who gets really motivated from his losses. Just look at his attitude in the heats, hyping up the crowd with 100m to go, he hadn’t done that since 2017. I also think he’s way stronger now than in the years before, even though he may have lost some pure speed, so even if the pace is fast from the beginning he’s not going to have any trouble staying with the leaders.
I told you !!!
Jakob with a relaxed win in 13:09 !! Got the time and the winner right.
I was a bit worried when he took the lead so early but he was never really challenged. I guess he really wanted to prove something after that 1500m. I’m pretty sure he could have run 100 different ways today he probably still would have won, he was just the strongest runner today, and by far.
Congrats to Oscar Chelimo and Jacob Krop for their first global medal, and to LUIS MF GRIJALVA for an INSANE race.
Well called. Looked easy for him after his TWO water breaks.
The race is not going to be super fast, probably in the 13:10 range and he’s just going to sit in that pack and kick to an easy win with 120m to go. He has learned a lot from that 1500m and I just feel like he’s the kind of person who gets really motivated from his losses. Just look at his attitude in the heats, hyping up the crowd with 100m to go, he hadn’t done that since 2017. I also think he’s way stronger now than in the years before, even though he may have lost some pure speed, so even if the pace is fast from the beginning he’s not going to have any trouble staying with the leaders.
Haha sensational call. When he had the lead with 500 to go it was all over - that was as convincing a win at this level as we have ever seen (along with Farah, Geb, Bekele etc)
Jakob with a relaxed win in 13:09 !! Got the time and the winner right.
I was a bit worried when he took the lead so early but he was never really challenged. I guess he really wanted to prove something after that 1500m. I’m pretty sure he could have run 100 different ways today he probably still would have won, he was just the strongest runner today, and by far.
Congrats to Oscar Chelimo and Jacob Krop for their first global medal, and to LUIS MF GRIJALVA for an INSANE race.
Well called. Looked easy for him after his TWO water breaks.
This is a pretty underrated part of the race tbh - just so smart from him. He took water when the pace wasn't on and he could manage moving out and back easily - I actually can't believe there were more takers there. Zero doubts that this helped him considerably in 90 degrees out there - even in "just" 12.5 laps.
The race is not going to be super fast, probably in the 13:10 range and he’s just going to sit in that pack and kick to an easy win with 120m to go. He has learned a lot from that 1500m and I just feel like he’s the kind of person who gets really motivated from his losses. Just look at his attitude in the heats, hyping up the crowd with 100m to go, he hadn’t done that since 2017. I also think he’s way stronger now than in the years before, even though he may have lost some pure speed, so even if the pace is fast from the beginning he’s not going to have any trouble staying with the leaders.
Haha sensational call. When he had the lead with 500 to go it was all over - that was as convincing a win at this level as we have ever seen (along with Farah, Geb, Bekele etc)
Actually I thought that was over once I saw some 65-66s laps.
Well called. Looked easy for him after his TWO water breaks.
This is a pretty underrated part of the race tbh - just so smart from him. He took water when the pace wasn't on and he could manage moving out and back easily - I actually can't believe there were more takers there. Zero doubts that this helped him considerably in 90 degrees out there - even in "just" 12.5 laps.
The way he ran this 5000 was textbook, phenomenal tactics.
This is a pretty underrated part of the race tbh - just so smart from him. He took water when the pace wasn't on and he could manage moving out and back easily - I actually can't believe there were more takers there. Zero doubts that this helped him considerably in 90 degrees out there - even in "just" 12.5 laps.
The way he ran this 5000 was textbook, phenomenal tactics.
Yes it was so impressive. He moved from 12th to 4th in like 30 seconds with seemingly no effort. He's way too dangerous for those guy to.let the pace be that slow early on. It's their own fault he was in position to crush that last 400.