Not to take anything away from Kerr, who flat out took the win, Jakob recovering from sore throat. Jakob is either going to not race the 5k (unlikely) or he’s going to be breathing fire to win.
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Wowza! I haven’t been that pumped during a race in a long time. Kerr reminded me of how Coe came across the line in the 1984 Olympics with his finger up. glad it was Coe who got to give Kerr the medal.
Not to take anything away from Kerr, who flat out took the win, Jakob recovering from sore throat. Jakob is either going to not race the 5k (unlikely) or he’s going to be breathing fire to win.
The mystic is gone. Defeated by two different 1500m runners, back to back World Championships. After Jurgen Straub broke Steve Ovett's 1500m & 1 mile win streak, no one was afraid of Ovett anymore. Ovett was just as good as ever. Ovett broke 1500m world record, circa September, 1983 but Ovett lost a lot of races after 1980 Summer Olympics. J Ingebrigtsen will lose too.
I was sure Jakob was gonna hit the boosters for a second there to check him. it’s like he didn’t believe it
I did too. But instead Ingebrigtsen seemed to believe he was going to lose coming off the turn, like last year. Kerr was looking really powerful and it seemed like Ingebrigtsen got spooked.
His eyes were darting around, he looked like a nervous wreck. Couldn't handle the pressure and tightened up for sure.
I did too. But instead Ingebrigtsen seemed to believe he was going to lose coming off the turn, like last year. Kerr was looking really powerful and it seemed like Ingebrigtsen got spooked.
His eyes were darting around, he looked like a nervous wreck. Couldn't handle the pressure and tightened up for sure.
Jakob has lost his inner compass. needs to find religion
All credit to Josh Kerr. He said he'd prepare and peak better than everyone else and he did.
If you look at down the field and look who actually ran their best race of the season today you'd yield just a few guys. None would've done so markedly like Kerr. So here's who actually peaked well for Worlds:
- Kerr ~ as opposed to Oslo (way back with a 3:30.0) or even Lausanne where he was flat-out chasing Jakob and ran 3:29.64 and got outkicked by Girma, he was full of run in a 3:29 race. Here he ran 3:29.3 with a 53 last lap. Showing that 3:28 fitness from London again.
- Nordas - Just simply crazy, the meteoric rise here, trusts his kick in a fast race and produces a 52 pt
-Kipsang ~ ran like crap in Oslo and today/Silesia were his best performances. Considering today he led some, and had rounds I'd say he hit this season correctly, but unfortunately for him Nordas swiped his medal. This is in marked contrast to last year when he was killing it early and racing a ton before a weakish Worlds performance. Something to be said for picking your spots and taking some lumps early (Kip Keino, Rabat in his case)
Hocker - this one makes more sense as he's been getting into shape with the injury delaying his season until May
Laros - Young guy just getting better, and perhaps starting his season in late May was well-orchestrated by his team
Everyone else can point to earlier races in the season where they performed better by a good margin. This isn't even getting to guys who had a disastrous 1500 run like Tim Cheruiyot, Katir, Mechaal or McSweyn.