But it has Tim and not Reynold, which doesn’t match the site. No Komen either, though maybe Oslo has gotten these guys.
Nor Stewy
I think he will be listed as the pacer for this race. He is one of the few that can get them to 1200m. I'm curious as to whether 17 year old Cameron Myers breaks 3:50 for the mile. I know that when he was running his best in February he was coming off altitude training.
I'm gonna be honest, if Jakob is in the same shape as last year in his 7:54 2 mile, he will only really be challenged by Nuguse and Kerr. That's assuming they are in similar shape as well.
So many great potential bets... Some even money wagers to start:
Centro top 10?
Hobbs top 5?
Yared top 3?
Jakob beats Kerr?
My wagers:
1. Definitely not but I hope I’m wrong
2. No but I hope I’m wrong
3. No but I hope I’m wrong
4. Yes but I hope I’m wrong (I’m president of the He-Man Jakob-Haters Club)
Early wild guess is Kerr pulls up on Jakob’s shoulder in the stretch but Jakob fights him off by 1 meter in 3:46.x, and Hocker kicks through for 3rd place in 3:47-low. Nuguse hasn’t looked 100% sharp to me this season but hopefully I’m making something out of nothing.
You are a very rare species: An unbiased Jakob hater.
4. Yes but I hope I’m wrong (I’m president of the He-Man Jakob-Haters Club)
Early wild guess is Kerr pulls up on Jakob’s shoulder in the stretch but Jakob fights him off by 1 meter in 3:46.x, and Hocker kicks through for 3rd place in 3:47-low. Nuguse hasn’t looked 100% sharp to me this season but hopefully I’m making something out of nothing.
You are a very rare species: An unbiased Jakob hater.
Armstrong will possibly predict that at least Kerr, Wightman, Hoare, Myers and Gourley will beat Jakob due to their superior finishing speed.
4. Yes but I hope I’m wrong (I’m president of the He-Man Jakob-Haters Club)
Early wild guess is Kerr pulls up on Jakob’s shoulder in the stretch but Jakob fights him off by 1 meter in 3:46.x, and Hocker kicks through for 3rd place in 3:47-low. Nuguse hasn’t looked 100% sharp to me this season but hopefully I’m making something out of nothing.
4. I think you have to fight with Armstronglivs over this Jakob-Haters president title… But I hope you’re right (Jakob winning) for a lot of reasons -one of them simply because I’m the president of the JWH-Haters Club..! Saying all that, the rest of your post / posts here are as almost always nuanced and with a very good factual content…
Hurta's best is only 4:01.79 from two years ago. Several Americans would get into that field before her. Johnson, Wiley, and Mackay off the top of my head.
Hurta isn’t a top tier professional. B lister at best
Please don’t lead Jakob. You don’t have much to lose. It’s not a race that matters aside from confidence and bragging rights, and you can blame it on your late injury buildup if you don’t win. Just give it a try vs the best guys
Please don’t lead Jakob. You don’t have much to lose. It’s not a race that matters aside from confidence and bragging rights, and you can blame it on your late injury buildup if you don’t win. Just give it a try vs the best guys
+1 That was exactly my thought also.
It could be interesting to have (another) reality check on the "Jakob has inferior speed" narrative.
Whatever happen in this race and this Americano-British-NorthEuropean fight and "exposure of muscles", I hope to see by the end of this year the end of this new hype (and trend) that started with COVID and go like it has gone.
It could be interesting to have (another) reality check on the "Jakob has inferior speed" narrative.
It’d be odd if he doesn’t lead. If he doesn’t it will go something like 56-57-59-kick. There’s no Tim to take it on so it’d be someone in the Kipsang/Reynold/Nuguse realm taking it on and none of them push the 3rd lap as hard as Jakob.
It could be interesting to have (another) reality check on the "Jakob has inferior speed" narrative.
It’d be odd if he doesn’t lead. If he doesn’t it will go something like 56-57-59-kick. There’s no Tim to take it on so it’d be someone in the Kipsang/Reynold/Nuguse realm taking it on and none of them push the 3rd lap as hard as Jakob.
It could also be Kerr who was the first man after the pacemakers. But I would like to see BOTH Kerr AND Jakob sitting in the field to the finish to see who is kicking the best.
As Mocazilla wrote: It doesn´t matter so much on this time of the year. So if they aren´t going after the WR why not make it a tactical race.
Myers has ran 3:33 twice, has all the U18/U20 records, made the WC 1500 final last year, and has more recognition and global popularity. As good as Holt and Engels are, they struggle to make teams and have very little fame outside of US distance fans.
I also wouldn't be surprised if Myers has a better agent.
It could also be Kerr who was the first man after the pacemakers. But I would like to see BOTH Kerr AND Jakob sitting in the field to the finish to see who is kicking the best.
As Mocazilla wrote: It doesn´t matter so much on this time of the year. So if they aren´t going after the WR why not make it a tactical race.
Maybe on the Kerr aspect. I think he is confident enough to trust his speed and tactics/positioning to just stalk the leader. Pre is often windy which further deincentivizes pushing it after the pacer drops.
I'm gonna be honest, if Jakob is in the same shape as last year in his 7:54 2 mile, he will only really be challenged by Nuguse and Kerr. That's assuming they are in similar shape as well.
I will prefer that he is in his 2000m WR shape.
Lets not forget that he ran 3:27.95, tired, a few days after that 2 mile run. He will absolutely demolish this field if he is in that shape.
Lets not forget that he ran 3:27.95, tired, a few days after that 2 mile run. He will absolutely demolish this field if he is in that shape.
The 2 miles and the Oslo 1500m were great runs. But the 2000m WR was even better than the 2 miles WB.
Especially when many here consider Jakob a better 3000m/ 2miles runner than 2000m runner. Which I agree with (I think he will relatively be even better in the 5000m and the 10000m).
The strongest MD and long distance WR/ WB (on the track) at the moment is the 2000m, then the 10000m and third the 2 miles.
Hurta's best is only 4:01.79 from two years ago. Several Americans would get into that field before her. Johnson, Wiley, and Mackay off the top of my head.
Where on earth is Sinclaire Johnson? Hasn’t been spotted in forever.
Do people really think ESP will be running the 5000 if she's already committed to the 1500?
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