10,000 was just a fantastic race. I was able to watch without commercials. The event has a poor reputation but it really was a brilliant event from start to finish. What a day for Fisher and US distance.
Also so many replays and slo-mos of the final on the Peacock feed. This is how it should be every time!
Great run from Fisher. I do wonder if he could've finished slightly better if he was slightly earlier with an aggressive move. Seemed like between the other finishers and the lapped runners in lane 2, he got a little boxed/constrained as the kick ramped up in the last lap. Including by guys that he passed, like Kiplimo and Ahmed.
Yes, I thought Grant Fisher was done when he got so boxed in at the final turn. Nice work recovering from that, and it looked like he got outckicked at the line for 2nd, but apparently not so.
Great race! The event stands out as a really engaging one to watch.
Happy for Grant but a slightly better position and he might have won. He could have done it tonight.
Yeah great run but was too passive late in the race and got shuffled back when it really mattered. Better positioning and he could have won but Aregawi came from way back and with better positioning he could have won too. Chaos on the last lap with lapped runners. Shows the importance of being in the lead in the latter stages. Very good by Chep. Happy for Fisher, seems like a good guy. Nice to see him get something.
I thought the race might have gone like this with the Ethopians pushing and then Kiplimo making a huge move at the end and dropping them for the win. But it looks like it still came down to the last 400 and Cheptegei was at the lead - he never loses when he's at the lead at the bell. Just thought that it would've been a 27+ race if he won and not a sub 27, which shows he's just really good at peaking despite the prior results.
I think grant fisher could have better positioned himself to win if it weren’t for the water station being so close in and the lapped runners getting in his way the last 200m.
Cheptegei is the 2nd best 10,000m runner of all time. Wow.
He is on a different level and made it look easy.
His resume on the track is nuts. I kind of wonder if he is making a mistake if he is seriously moving solely to the roads after this year. At least stay on the track for 2025 WCs, then move in to the thon the off year to be ready for LA 2028.
Great run from Fisher. I do wonder if he could've finished slightly better if he was slightly earlier with an aggressive move. Seemed like between the other finishers and the lapped runners in lane 2, he got a little boxed/constrained as the kick ramped up in the last lap. Including by guys that he passed, like Kiplimo and Ahmed.
Nah.
Cheptegei was winning that. Took off with 500 and didn’t look back. Fisher actually timed it perfectly to not go too soon.
This year felt like a different year for Grant. Not as focused on time trialing. Focused on racing. I'm impressed with how fast the world athletics site has updated. Already lists him as an Olympic Bronze medalist.
Great run from Fisher. I do wonder if he could've finished slightly better if he was slightly earlier with an aggressive move. Seemed like between the other finishers and the lapped runners in lane 2, he got a little boxed/constrained as the kick ramped up in the last lap. Including by guys that he passed, like Kiplimo and Ahmed.
He stuck to the rail all race. him and cheptegai probably had the smoothest runs. Would’ve liked to see Fisher get better position with 800m left. If he makes Cheptegais move I think he has a shot at winning. But bravo, well done he finally gets that medal after coming up just short a few times
Great run from Fisher. I do wonder if he could've finished slightly better if he was slightly earlier with an aggressive move. Seemed like between the other finishers and the lapped runners in lane 2, he got a little boxed/constrained as the kick ramped up in the last lap. Including by guys that he passed, like Kiplimo and Ahmed.
There is an old saying that the best way to win is to run faster than anybody else BUT it is wrong to suggest tactics like being more aggressive when you are already giving it everything you have. He could have gone out more aggressively than bonked in the last 50. I think Fischer was doing the best he could.
Nico Young looked like he was getting rocked by Tyson from the first step- what a race from him.
Cannot believe there wasn't traffic control on the lapped runners- FIsher almost goes down and they swung out only to lane 2 during from the 200-110 to go mark. Shameful
That was an amazingly gutsy finish from Fisher there. He really did you all proud. Winning any medal against that field is an incredible feat. And Nico doing that well in his first Olympics is simply amazing. Very happy for Cheptegei to resolve his unfinished business.
