HERE WE GO
an aussie takes the lead, just under 45 seconds at 300
o'hare just behind, its a little strung out
HERE WE GO
an aussie takes the lead, just under 45 seconds at 300
o'hare just behind, its a little strung out
Ing bros all in the back 90 seconds in
moving up now around 700m
and at 800 theyre in the front, 1 2 3
some Brits in there as well, with very similar jerseys which is unforntunate on my small screen
bell lap at 2:44
JAKOB
Jacob in the lead at the bell with his brothers following. the brits all there
its ENG vs NOR
JACOB FTW over Lewandowski!!!
obeserver_of_track wrote:
Predictions:
If the Ingebrigtsens work together I think Jakob and Filip are 1-2. I actually think we will see Jakob beat Filip and Henrik will be the workhorse. Dad's orders. As awesome as Jakobs 3:31 was, I actually think he can run faster and I think he can beat Filip and just has more upside and potential to improve.
If the race is a slow tactical affair with a leisurely opening 700-800 then it is harder to call. I still would put the 2 Ingebrigtsens in the running but in that type of race so much will come down to positioning that it's more unpredictable. My pick in the slow tactical race is Lewandowski simply because he races those sorts of races intelligently.
Well - I split it! Jakob won and Lewandowski took 2nd.
Lewandowski showed again how he runs smartly and kicks hard in championships.
Well done Jakob. Sorta curious race though. Why did no-one else run better?!
observer_of_track wrote:
obeserver_of_track wrote:
Predictions:
If the Ingebrigtsens work together I think Jakob and Filip are 1-2. I actually think we will see Jakob beat Filip and Henrik will be the workhorse. Dad's orders. As awesome as Jakobs 3:31 was, I actually think he can run faster and I think he can beat Filip and just has more upside and potential to improve.
If the race is a slow tactical affair with a leisurely opening 700-800 then it is harder to call. I still would put the 2 Ingebrigtsens in the running but in that type of race so much will come down to positioning that it's more unpredictable. My pick in the slow tactical race is Lewandowski simply because he races those sorts of races intelligently.
Well - I split it! Jakob won and Lewandowski took 2nd.
Lewandowski showed again how he runs smartly and kicks hard in championships.
RUNS SMARTLY?? He thre that AWAY!!
Wow! The elder Ingebrigtsens put Jakob out to slaughter with two laps to go by allowing him to take the lead, but he held off a hard charging Lewandowski to claim the victory! This kid has an incredible feel for racing.
Marcin Lewandoski was in basically last place for most of the race, gets into about 8th with 100 to go and mows down the field to get 2nd by half a meter. very good run from him, although it will obviously be overshadowed by Jacob
reed wrote:
Marcin Lewandoski was in basically last place for most of the race, gets into about 8th with 100 to go and mows down the field to get 2nd by half a meter. very good run from him, although it will obviously be overshadowed by Jacob
No terrible from Lewandoski. HE THREW IT AWAY!!
I actually thought they were using Jacob as a rabbit with 2 laps to go
and Jake Wightman was 3rd I guess somebody should mention, with another Ingebrigtsen 4th
reed wrote:
Jacob in the lead at the bell with his brothers following. the brits all there
its ENG vs NOR
JACOB FTW over Lewandowski!!!
No it wasn't, given Wightman and O'Hare are both Scottish NOT English...
Great race though!
Relatively slow, classic EC 15 final pace...overall very similar to the 1990 race won by J-P Herold in the same time as this one. Same intermediate also. 2"00 at 800. Windup just before 1200, Jakob at the front at least he had the balls to do this. Lewandowski came hard at him down the stretch and the other Ingebrigtsens did not have it. Wightman a good finish for 3rd.
1. Jakob 3:38.10
2. Lewandowski 3:38.14
3. Wightman 3:38.25
reed wrote:
Marcin Lewandoski was in basically last place for most of the race, gets into about 8th with 100 to go and mows down the field to get 2nd by half a meter. very good run from him, although it will obviously be overshadowed by Jacob
Great finish by Lewandowski, but guys like Centro and Jakob show the importance of strategy. You can't just hope to hang back and mow everyone down if you want to win.
Ndnd wrote:
reed wrote:
Marcin Lewandoski was in basically last place for most of the race, gets into about 8th with 100 to go and mows down the field to get 2nd by half a meter. very good run from him, although it will obviously be overshadowed by Jacob
No terrible from Lewandoski. HE THREW IT AWAY!!
60% of the time, it works every time
reed wrote:
Strange accent wrote:
Warholm won the 400h less than 24 hours previously.
yeah we know. doesn't mean I can't talk sh1t about him on the internet though
Thanks for being an ass.
Ndnd wrote:
reed wrote:
Marcin Lewandoski was in basically last place for most of the race, gets into about 8th with 100 to go and mows down the field to get 2nd by half a meter. very good run from him, although it will obviously be overshadowed by Jacob
No terrible from Lewandoski. HE THREW IT AWAY!!
Agree! He was 8th 100 to go because was too closed to be closer. I was hoping he was going to be closer to the front 400m to go since that before the last lap was only in 57".
vivalarepublica wrote:
Wow! The elder Ingebrigtsens put Jakob out to slaughter with two laps to go by allowing him to take the lead, but he held off a hard charging Lewandowski to claim the victory! This kid has an incredible feel for racing.
Wasn’t the smartest strategy. Did the guys with the fast PRs think they could beat fast finishers like Lewadowski in a slow race? Exciting to race nevertheless.
rojo wrote:
I'm excited to learn all 3 Ingebrigtsens - Henrik, Filip, Jakob - have made Friday's final.
A medal sweep by them would be historic and I'm trying to figure out how likely it is to occur..
At 3:30.01 (#3 in the world), 25 year old Filip - the bronze medallist at Worlds last year - has the edge as he's the fastest of all of the finalists. 17-year old Jakob - the 4th fastest man in the world at 3:31.18 - is the next fastest man in the world this year. The next three fastest finalists however are not named Ingebrigtsen - it's the three Brits.
3 3:32.11 Chris O'Hare GBR 20 Jul 2018
4 3:33.96 Jake Wightman GBR 20 Jul 2018
5 3:34.20 Charlie Grice GBR
Former 800 man Marcin Lewsadowski, who won World Indoor silver earlier this year in the 1500, is the 6th seed at 3:35.06. Then at 3:35.61 and the #6 seed is the eldest Ingebrigtsen, 27-year old Henrik, who ran 13:16 back in early May at Stanford. The only other man in the field this year under 3:36 is Belgium's Ismael Debjani at 3:35.71.
Having looked at those names, I have to predict the a medal sweep will not occur. While it certainly could happen, the odds are certainly less than 50%. That being said, it certainly could happen and Henrik should not be discounted as a medal contender. While Henrik but he hasn't broken 3:34.57 since 2015, he was afterall 5th in the 2012 Olympics, has a pb of 3:31.46 and was only .39 behind Centrowitz when Centrowitz won in London a few weeks ago.
So here is my prediction.
Picking the winner is easy. I know half the messageboard is obsessed with potential and always talking about the next great runner. That type of thinking is fun but it drives me nuts at time. Jakob is a teen phenom, but Filip is going to win the gold. He's in INSANE form right now. Watch him fall in his heat today and still catchup to the leaders within the span of 300 meters.
https://youtu.be/51AuwZA5McU?t=1m59sThat's ridiculous. I'll give another medal to another Ingebrigtsen - most likely Jakob - and then say the third medal to Lewandowski.
Let me hear your thoughts.
Rojo
PS. Have all 3 of the Ingebrigtsens ever raced in the same race before?
PPS. Actually, I'm starting to get a little nervous about Filip. He hasn't won a 1500 race at all since winning Euros in 2016. It can be hard to run as a favorite. I think he should just run and think I'm not taking the lead under any circumstance until the final 150. And my predictions are based on him not being too badly injured. Apparently, he skipped out on some interviews as he was spiked down to the bone and needed treatment.
Have you banned Coevett yet?