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Itakuwa uhondo mtupu.
That'll be one of the best races if not the highlight of the Olympics.
I think the concerning thing for Jakob and his fans is just how hungry Kerr is to win the Olympics. I don't want to say Jakob isn't hungry, but Kerr is like a starving man -- he really wants it. Fitness + hunger = very dangerous.
Dude, she ran the 200M which she is not good at because she's too short. You people should stick to your long distance races.
What do you mean “you people?”
Sha’carri has run 21.92 wind legal, and 21.61. Running 23.11 in China was not a promising race.
SAFP is 5’0” and has multiple 200m silvers and has a 21.79 PB.
Ato is 5’9” at best (looks shorter to me) and was a 200m world champion.
She ran 21.92 being in 10.65 100M shape. 10.6 shape for a female sprinter is the equivalent of a male sprinter being in 9.6 to low 9.7 shape. What does that tell you? Do you think Lyles can be in 9.7 shape and then run 19.9
Wind aided times do not count so your 21.6 is irrelevant.
And if SAFP was taller, she would have had multiple 200M golds.
Shericka Jackson at 5'8" should make this obvious to you.
NBC- please post finishing place and times. Great meet!
^^^ Lots of great performances went completely unrecognized. Kelati, Constein, Beamish, Myers, etc. Just post the results so that fans of the sport can see the whole picture.
J. says to Norwegian TV that he feels like he expected, but ran faster than he expected. No guarantees but thinks he will increase his form throughout the season.
I think it is understable that Jakob was satisfied.
This was an exceptionel fast spring Bowerman Mile. The fastest ever?
If I have calculated right the top 5 times convert to the following 1500m times:
Kerr 3:28.65
Jakob 3:28.89
Nuguse 3:29.46
Gourley 3:30.87
Jake 3:30.89
That were fantastic season openers for the first four and a significant SB for Jake.
Meet definitely did not dissapoint. Even with quite a bit of the top stars missing. Only Oslo (Thu) and Sweden (Sat) left before the national championships.
Kerr’s stock went up today. Pressed from 600 out, unchallenged victory by a full stride. Jakob’s stock also went up today. Opener after a shaky winter, and he still beats everyone in a stacked field but Kerr? A stride back from winning?
Everyone else, even if they ran well, had their gold medal hopes dip today. With that said, happy to see Wightman and Gourley in good form.
J. says to Norwegian TV that he feels like he expected, but ran faster than he expected. No guarantees but thinks he will increase his form throughout the season.
I think it is understable that Jakob was satisfied.
This was an exceptionel fast spring Bowerman Mile. The fastest ever?
If I have calculated right the top 5 times convert to the following 1500m times:
Kerr 3:28.65
Jakob 3:28.89
Nuguse 3:29.46
Gourley 3:30.87
Jake 3:30.89
That were fantastic season openers for the first four and a significant SB for Jake.
He wasn’t satisfied. He was devastated that he lost to someone he said he could beat blindfolded. The look on his face immediately after he lost to Kerr said it all. The smiling, autograph signing, and whatever he said in the interview was all an act. The look on his face after finishing behind Kerr was his true reaction.
Kerr didn’t have a chance after he finished 9th in Oslo last year.
Wightman didn’t have a chance when Jakob beat him by 4 seconds in Oslo 2022.
And if I recall correctly, you teased me last year for having said I’d take the field over Jakob in the Budapest 1500.
Are you taking the field over Jakob or Kerr in Paris? Nobody is always hyperbole, but it’s 10:1 one of those two wins.
If it's Kerr/Jakob Vs The Field, I'm putting the house on Kerr/Jakob. Nuguse is good, but he's never beaten Jakob, and he's now lost three of his last four to Kerr, including two championship races. No one else even figures at this stage.
Are you taking the field over Jakob or Kerr in Paris? Nobody is always hyperbole, but it’s 10:1 one of those two wins.
If it's Kerr/Jakob Vs The Field, I'm putting the house on Kerr/Jakob. Nuguse is good, but he's never beaten Jakob, and he's now lost three of his last four to Kerr, including two championship races. No one else even figures at this stage.
For the US women’s 5000, six months ago it looked like Monson & Cranny locks with the field competing for the final spot. Now it looks like ESP & Kelati 1-2 w/ the field competing for the final spot.
Teare and Kessler are going to get bounced by the college kids. Not getting tripped up in a 1500m is part of the battle. They have poor tactics and positioning all the time. Kessler’s best shot is to always run near the front and die trying like he did in world indoors.
I think it is understable that Jakob was satisfied.
This was an exceptionel fast spring Bowerman Mile. The fastest ever?
If I have calculated right the top 5 times convert to the following 1500m times:
Kerr 3:28.65
Jakob 3:28.89
Nuguse 3:29.46
Gourley 3:30.87
Jake 3:30.89
That were fantastic season openers for the first four and a significant SB for Jake.
He wasn’t satisfied. He was devastated that he lost to someone he said he could beat blindfolded. The look on his face immediately after he lost to Kerr said it all. The smiling, autograph signing, and whatever he said in the interview was all an act. The look on his face after finishing behind Kerr was his true reaction.
No sh*t. Of course it was!
dude’s a competitor and losing sucks.
take note Letsrun , it’s not about times, it’s about WINNING.
Peak Jakob is still quite a ways beyond peak Kerr but peak Kerr appears to be now (and I would imagine he is going to actually peak for the Olympics) and Jakob is a ways below peak Jakob. Jakob barring injury will continue to improve until the Olympics. If Jakob fully recovers then I see Kerr losing but he won this pretty commandingly. Also Kerry is thirstier than a man lost in the desert.
Personally, I love how much this race will fuel the attention for the Olympics. These two are the front-runners for the 1500 and both should be in better form then. It should be an exciting race.
J. says to Norwegian TV that he feels like he expected, but ran faster than he expected. No guarantees but thinks he will increase his form throughout the season.
I think it is understable that Jakob was satisfied.
This was an exceptionel fast spring Bowerman Mile. The fastest ever?
If I have calculated right the top 5 times convert to the following 1500m times:
Kerr 3:28.65
Jakob 3:28.89
Nuguse 3:29.46
Gourley 3:30.87
Jake 3:30.89
That were fantastic season openers for the first four and a significant SB for Jake.
I think many people are concluding too much from this race. It was a season opener and a VERY fast one. Jakob´s season opener last year when he hadn´t had an injury was 3:32.65 in DL Rabat and he ended up running 5.5 seconds faster.
But it was not only a big improvement by Kerr in the mile. As can be seen above it also indicates a significant PB in the 1500m. So the question is? Who of the 2 can improve the most the next months?
If Jakob from now improve with only half of the 5.5 seconds he improved last year he will dip under 3:27. I won´t be surprised if Kerr can go sub 3:28 but can he also go sub 3:27?
I didn’t expect Jakob to win today. 2nd in that time exceeded my expectations. Kerr looked really really strong though. Lots of people in the race and its a shame Hobbs was tripped up.
The abrupt ending of the broadcast was pretty disappointing. No post race from any of the milers.
also noticed that Josh kind of made an effort to congratulate most finishers other than Jakob. He makes a good villain. The saga continues.
Wasn't easy to see but Kerr and Jakob did briefly shake/touch hands after...