Finals will be without Jakob, Habz, Koech*, and Myers. 4 names I would have certainly had in contention for medal spots, if some less likely than others. Can the Americans sweep?
*They might still send him through
Can they sweep? Yes… it’s possible. But Laros, Kerr and even Wightman all looked pretty good.
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Finals will be without Jakob, Habz, Koech*, and Myers. 4 names I would have certainly had in contention for medal spots, if some less likely than others. Can the Americans sweep?
*They might still send him through
Can they sweep? Yes… it’s possible. But Laros, Kerr and even Wightman all looked pretty good.
There's a much higher chance that they get no medals than even two
This is a big shout out to all the legends of track and field fandom that believed this guy was going to be running in a pool for 6 months and then come out and contend, let alone win the final.
I'll say it, in a way I'm kind of glad this happened. Not as the behest of Jakob but because it's a learning moment for people that don't understand how hard this sport is and how important getting out on the track and racing is. The expectations on him were utterly absurd. Fair play to him for showing up but really he shouldn't have - just classic youthful hubris.
Oh and in case anybody is wondering about the 5000m? He needs to jump on the first flight back to Sandes via Oslo and go be with his wife, kid and cars, get himself completely right for next season and come back with a vengeance.
ngl, I was guilty of that. While I didn't think he would be the major contender in the 1500m, I thought he might still be doing okay in the 5k. Because last year he came back so quickly at Pre. The injury this year seemed to be more serious and took him out much longer. Look on the bright side, at least he's healthy now, just out of shape (by his standard)
This is a big shout out to all the legends of track and field fandom that believed this guy was going to be running in a pool for 6 months and then come out and contend, let alone win the final.
I'll say it, in a way I'm kind of glad this happened. Not as the behest of Jakob but because it's a learning moment for people that don't understand how hard this sport is and how important getting out on the track and racing is. The expectations on him were utterly absurd. Fair play to him for showing up but really he shouldn't have - just classic youthful hubris.
Oh and in case anybody is wondering about the 5000m? He needs to jump on the first flight back to Sandes via Oslo and go be with his wife, kid and cars, get himself completely right for next season and come back with a vengeance.
ngl, I was guilty of that. While I didn't think he would be the major contender in the 1500m, I thought he might still be doing okay in the 5k. Because last year he came back so quickly at Pre. The injury this year seemed to be more serious and took him out much longer. Look on the bright side, at least he's healthy now, just out of shape (by his standard)
Not sure that he's quite healthy yet still icing his achilles and biking in recent IG posts. I agree though go get healthy and back to his regular big base training. I think he probably had to skip that this year and jumped straight into harder workouts and just didn't have the time
This is a big shout out to all the legends of track and field fandom that believed this guy was going to be running in a pool for 6 months and then come out and contend, let alone win the final.
I'll say it, in a way I'm kind of glad this happened. Not as the behest of Jakob but because it's a learning moment for people that don't understand how hard this sport is and how important getting out on the track and racing is. The expectations on him were utterly absurd. Fair play to him for showing up but really he shouldn't have - just classic youthful hubris.
Oh and in case anybody is wondering about the 5000m? He needs to jump on the first flight back to Sandes via Oslo and go be with his wife, kid and cars, get himself completely right for next season and come back with a vengeance.
Good post. In this kind of form a big result in the 5000 is just wishful thinking.
A big result? It will be the same thing in 5000m.
I'll tell you this as well, when he posted on IG that stupid "just arrived in Tokyo, let me know what content you want to see" I really knew it wasn't going to go well. What legit contender ever does this? Has he ever done it before? If you are serious about winning a world title you aren't touching down and the first thing you are worried about is your freaking social media content.
I think he's learned a big lesson here too - yes Jakob you are great. But NOBODY, EVER, has been great enough to turn up with zero race fitness in an event like the mens 1500m and just go out and dust guys.
btw if anybody wants a great take for the 5000m - Cole Hocker is going to win that race. 8.10 at 3000m, everyone going to look at each other the next mile with no Jakob to make the move, he will be the only one capable of a sub 53 last lap.