And why won't anyone who's faster than him make the race a fast race when he's facing the fastest field the event has seen? Why does world record holder Cheptegei think it's not even worth showing up to the start line in the biggest race in the sport because he's going to have to face Jakob?
You assume that it's because he was to face Jakob. Did he say so? Why would a 12:35 runner be afraid of a 12:48 runner?
Because the 12:35 runner in question has put up embarrassing performances in every single global 5k final he's run except for one, and finished 9th in the last global final he ran against Jakob.
Why would a 12:35 runner be afraid of a 12:48 runner?
I don't know, why would a 3:26.73 runner be worried about Josh Kerr? Did Cheptegei run 12:35 without pacers? Aren't you the first guy to always bring up how Jakob is only good at time trials? Did you suddenly forget about all of this?
Or his strength lies in the 5k since he have won three global golds in a row. This is just so stupid.
Physically he is best suited for the 5k but mentally he hates the pain of running it all out, which makes perfect sense. I totally relate to that.
The pain level of the 5000m is no different than for the 1500m. A 5000m will feel easy for him for well over half the race, and with a lap to go, he’ll be under the same stress.
Why would a 12:35 runner be afraid of a 12:48 runner?
I don't know, why would a 3:26.73 runner be worried about Josh Kerr? Did Cheptegei run 12:35 without pacers? Aren't you the first guy to always bring up how Jakob is only good at time trials? Did you suddenly forget about all of this?
He's of course fully aware of what he's said, he's just such an unbiased and intellectually honest person that he thinks it's more embarrassing to finish 4th when you're not the world record holder compared to finishing 9th when you are the world record holder
Because he knows he is not in his 2020 form and that the 12:48 runner has improved a lot since 2021.
He was good enough to win the Olympic 10k in a very fast race, whereas Ingebrigtsen has yet to show he has "improved" to run faster than 12:48. Until he does so he hasn't "improved" over 5k. He has been lucky than none of the races he won were at 12:40 or faster pace.
Lucky? Off the top of my head, the only Olympic or WC 5000m race that was run at near WR pace was the 1984 final in L.A. Runners smarter than you, believe that pushing the pace against Ingebrigtsen could result in blowing up and finishing outside the medals. They have no interest in an all, or nothing, scenario.
And why won't anyone who's faster than him make the race a fast race when he's facing the fastest field the event has seen? Why does world record holder Cheptegei think it's not even worth showing up to the start line in the biggest race in the sport because he's going to have to face Jakob?
You assume that it's because he was to face Jakob. Did he say so? Why would a 12:35 runner be afraid of a 12:48 runner?
He was good enough to win the Olympic 10k in a very fast race, whereas Ingebrigtsen has yet to show he has "improved" to run faster than 12:48. Until he does so he hasn't "improved" over 5k. He has been lucky than none of the races he won were at 12:40 or faster pace.
Lucky? Off the top of my head, the only Olympic or WC 5000m race that was run at near WR pace was the 1984 final in L.A. Runners smarter than you, believe that pushing the pace against Ingebrigtsen could result in blowing up and finishing outside the medals. They have no interest in an all, or nothing, scenario.
You make my point. He has been lucky those races were nowhere near record pace. His competitors may have thought they had a better finish than a top 1500 runner in a slower race. They were wrong.
You assume that it's because he was to face Jakob. Did he say so? Why would a 12:35 runner be afraid of a 12:48 runner?
Because the 12:35 runner in question has put up embarrassing performances in every single global 5k final he's run except for one, and finished 9th in the last global final he ran against Jakob.
It sounds like you're describing Jakob's performances in 1500 championship finals over the last 3 years, where he is repeatedly beaten by other runners. I hope he isn't getting frightened by them.
Whatever Cheptegei's poor performance in the last global final his fastest time remains streets ahead of Jakob's best, so I doubt he's afraid of him, and his victory in the Paris 10k showed guts and talent against very good opposition. It was a far faster race for that distance than Ingebrigtsen's 5k.
Why would a 12:35 runner be afraid of a 12:48 runner?
I don't know, why would a 3:26.73 runner be worried about Josh Kerr? Did Cheptegei run 12:35 without pacers? Aren't you the first guy to always bring up how Jakob is only good at time trials? Did you suddenly forget about all of this?
Kerr's best 1500/mile isn't far behind Jakob's and he's shown he can beat him - 3 times in succession. Cheptegei's best times over the 5k and 10k are at another level from Ingebrigtsen. For those who criticise Farah for not going for fast times that can be levelled even more so at Ingebrigtsen in these events.
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