Olli Hoare in absolute shambles. Was on the verge of tears on the Coffee Club Pod because Jakob show boated in the semis.
75% healthy Jakob more medals than all of OAC combined.
Does anyone have the podcast episode # and time stamp for this, I would love to watch Olli shake like a toddler who lost their lollipop over Jakob’s crowd pump-up
when you are a class above and it's something light like a sore throat, seems possible.
And those kind of little virus happens all the time at every level when tired/stressed/overtrained and mixing with a lot of people. Seems like an excuse yes but a true one. Not his thing to lie.
Thats just it,hes not a class above.4 ethiopians have run 12.40-12.42 this year,and i think theres been similarly fast kenyans and ugandans.They ran way outside that,today.I felt for sure they'd team up,and run a super quick pace,but they just didnt have it.
Dude he's the back to back World Champion in the 5k. By any definition he is a class above.
Name the other runners who have won back to back 5k gold medals and all you will see is a list of all time greats.
Allie, please get off of all social media or make your accounts private and only consisting of actual friends you have in real life. If you can at all about your own mental health the absolute worst thing you can do is have public social media accounts. This includes YouTube.
Don’t get me wrong. I think Jakob is a once in a lifetime force in Track & Field. I feel his 7:54 2-mile may be the greatest performance of all time. But I don’t see him breaking El-G’s 1500-meter record unless he changes his tactics. Instead of blasting the last 100 meters he needs to blast at least the last 200 meters. I know that can be riskier if your goal is to win every race but if his goal is to be a legend, he needs to do that.
I put the following in the “legend” category:
Herb Elliot for never losing a mile race, having the world record and being the Olympic champ Peter Snell for the way he ran, the world records and his 3 golds Daniel Komen for the world records he set in the short time he ran El-G for his 1500 and mile WRs and his golds Bekele for his unsurpassed cross-country victories, WRs and his golds Kipchoge for his never to be beaten marathon number of victories and WR
All the legends took chances and won. It seems to me you are remembered for your world records not a gold medal at the world championships.
I’m rooting for Jakob but in my mind he’s not there yet. But he’s close.
PS – I thought his 5K win in Budapest was fantastic because he showed up even though he was sick. Jakob is warrior who gives much more than many other prima donnas we all know.
Don’t get me wrong. I think Jakob is a once in a lifetime force in Track & Field. I feel his 7:54 2-mile may be the greatest performance of all time. But I don’t see him breaking El-G’s 1500-meter record unless he changes his tactics. Instead of blasting the last 100 meters he needs to blast at least the last 200 meters. I know that can be riskier if your goal is to win every race but if his goal is to be a legend, he needs to do that.
I put the following in the “legend” category:
Herb Elliot for never losing a mile race, having the world record and being the Olympic champ Peter Snell for the way he ran, the world records and his 3 golds Daniel Komen for the world records he set in the short time he ran El-G for his 1500 and mile WRs and his golds Bekele for his unsurpassed cross-country victories, WRs and his golds Kipchoge for his never to be beaten marathon number of victories and WR
All the legends took chances and won. It seems to me you are remembered for your world records not a gold medal at the world championships.
I’m rooting for Jakob but in my mind he’s not there yet. But he’s close.
PS – I thought his 5K win in Budapest was fantastic because he showed up even though he was sick. Jakob is warrior who gives much more than many other prima donnas we all know.
Every single time the legends lost were they sick too?
Thats just it,hes not a class above.4 ethiopians have run 12.40-12.42 this year,and i think theres been similarly fast kenyans and ugandans.They ran way outside that,today.I felt for sure they'd team up,and run a super quick pace,but they just didnt have it.
Dude he's the back to back World Champion in the 5k. By any definition he is a class above.
Name the other runners who have won back to back 5k gold medals and all you will see is a list of all time greats.
Dude,the only reason he won,and that he's a class above,is because for some strange reason,the ethiopians,and others ran way below par.He has never run 12.40.They have.What ive noticed in these championships,is that many africans ran way outside their best,and the heat alone cant explain that.
Dude he's the back to back World Champion in the 5k. By any definition he is a class above.
Name the other runners who have won back to back 5k gold medals and all you will see is a list of all time greats.
Dude,the only reason he won,and that he's a class above,is because for some strange reason,the ethiopians,and others ran way below par.He has never run 12.40.They have.What ive noticed in these championships,is that many africans ran way outside their best,and the heat alone cant explain that.
Because Global Finals are different than running paced races on the Diamond League circuit. Jakob has proven multiple times now that he is a big time performer and knows how to win championship races.
And lets be real, the only reason he hasn't run 12:40 is because he hasn't run a serious 5,000 since his 12:48 two years ago. Dude is a class above the Ethiopians, I don't care what Kejelcha ran in some time trial 2 months ago. Its not even like they ran horribly, they were running 3:55 final 1,600s with 53 second finishing laps, they just got beat by a 3:54 and 52.
On the Coffeclub it was funny watching a main competitor of Jakob, Ollie criticize him so ferociously. It almost sounded personal. I mean Ollie sounds pissed off. I heard the letsrun guys talk about the same race and the Citius guys as well and they sounded like objective commentators or journalist. Ollie just sounded mad. Maybe it's that Ollie has never beaten Jakob no matter how hard he's tried. I wonder what they will say next week, that Jakob won the 5,000 against a ton of 12:40 guys. At least Morgan always sounds objective. This coffeeclub really suffered without Morgan's touch. I 've watched this for 2 or 3 years now and kind of disappointed in this one! Plus Jakob always says Jakob things. How are they not use to this by now. When he was 18 and placed 4th in the 1500 and 5th in the 5,000 at the 2019 worlds Jakob said the same sort of things then. He's like the Ali or Tyson of the sport. He will always say Jakob things after a lost and sometimes even after a win. I don't see that changing ever as long as he competes, I don't care how pissed off OIlie gets. In a way he reminds us of Steve Ovett at his prime, but better. A lot of people hated Ovett but loved squeaky clean Coe. People or the press didn't start liking Ovett until he became mortal after his injury but then they turned on Coe in 84 and thereafter. But Jakob is only 22 and already an Olympic Champ and 2 time world champ in the 5k. WE have a lot more years of hearing Jakob say Jakob stuff and competing at this level. When Jakob says Jakob says stuff it just makes me laugh because you usually don't hear that in the "gentleman's" sport of middle and long distance running as you would in the NBA, American Football or Hockey. It's refreshing! Get used to it, LMAO! But I am so happy for George, he rocked in the world champs and will cheer for him to get a medal in Paris
Thats just it,hes not a class above.4 ethiopians have run 12.40-12.42 this year,and i think theres been similarly fast kenyans and ugandans.They ran way outside that,today.I felt for sure they'd team up,and run a super quick pace,but they just didnt have it.
Dude he's the back to back World Champion in the 5k. By any definition he is a class above.
Name the other runners who have won back to back 5k gold medals and all you will see is a list of all time greats.
Since he won 10 Global track golds, more than any distance runner in history. Never was a fan of him, but lets be for real here
he competed in the weakest era since 90s. If he were competing now he might not even medal. And actually before Bekele and Kipchoge were past their prime on the track he was just an also-run.
Since he won 10 Global track golds, more than any distance runner in history. Never was a fan of him, but lets be for real here
he competed in the weakest era since 90s. If he were competing now he might not even medal. And actually before Bekele and Kipchoge were past their prime on the track he was just an also-run.
A 3:28 runner with 5K/10K chops is gonna medal in any era. I agree his era was weak and he wouldn't win nearly as many today, but he certainly would continue to rack up medals. Don't tell me Daniel Ebenyo is finishing ahead of Farah in a global final. His finishing closes stack up well with what the 10,000 guys are doing these days
Jakob will forget he was sick today all of a sudden.
Sorry guys. I someone is really sick, he can't win a WC 5000m race. That's ridiculous.
In sport psychology it is called a protection excuse.
You got downvoted because you spoke the truth. The fanboys are idiots. Jakob had a minor cold possibly, but he wouldn’t have mentioned it if he had not lost the 1500m.
Dude he's the back to back World Champion in the 5k. By any definition he is a class above.
Name the other runners who have won back to back 5k gold medals and all you will see is a list of all time greats.
Dude,the only reason he won,and that he's a class above,is because for some strange reason,the ethiopians,and others ran way below par.He has never run 12.40.They have.What ive noticed in these championships,is that many africans ran way outside their best,and the heat alone cant explain that.
Nobody was ever going to run close to 12:40 in those conditions and WC final.
Dude he's the back to back World Champion in the 5k. By any definition he is a class above.
Name the other runners who have won back to back 5k gold medals and all you will see is a list of all time greats.
Since when is Mo Farah a all-time greats?
Mo Farrah: Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner ever, and he is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history.
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