JAKOB INGEBRIGSTEN Racing 5k On US Soil - Jakob to race 5k @ THE TRACK MEET May 6th

Yes, he will probably cruise his way to a 13:07-13:08.

With that said, if he's feeling it, good legs, and good conditions, I don't see why he wouldn't want to push it. There is no big race coming just after that would require him to " keep something in the tank" .

Maybe we could see a fast time.

Priority #1: Sub 13:13.0 to qualify for the WC. The meet would be a completely useless endeavor if this isn't achieved.

Priority #2: Win the race.

Priority #3: There is no priority #3.

I predict a winning time 2-4 seconds faster than the #2 guy, so 13:02.0 - 13:07.0.

BTC is at altitude camp.

US championship/WC qualification for 10k is at Pre.

Therefore, what you say wouldn’t make sense.

If Pre wasn’t this way for US 10k qualifications, BTC athletes would be all over racing the 5k there.

I would like to see Brian Fay and Beadlescomb in this as well.

Except for the fact that March has already passed.

If you're going to correct a title then at least get your correction correct.

Correct.

Seems like my Jakob thought has been confirmed. It'd be cool if he breaks 13 on US soil, but I doubt it because as far as we can tell the race is more likely to be paced to run 13:05-13:10 (with room to get under that with a kick) given the field. It should be enough to drag Nur/Kerr to PBs. I'm not sure if Klecker will be fit enough for one, but we will see.

He is racing the 800 in Europe and certainly has a chance to break into the 1:45s (with good conditions/pacing). I think 1:44.x is possible, but that's at the top end for him. 1:45 mid or high and the win would be a good showing.

The 1500 here is interesting for Nuguse's debut and a good matchup with Heyward. Bartlesmeyer is in good shape too.

Delusional.

Nico has won exactly two races since he left HS and one of those was an intra-squad "meet".

Ches on Upset is right on though! ....Ches will beat everyone not named Jakob.

I was high on King Ches, but does he have the speed here? BAA 5K was a disappointing performance. If he was running the 10K, I'd pick him to win even over Sam Atkin.

Klecker, Nur, and Ingebritsen together with 800 to go. Nur tries to stretch it out. Ingebritsen lights everybody up.

Ingebritsen 1255-1300, Nur and Klecker both 1300-05. Nur obviously sharper but Klecker will have run a mile and those guys don't seem to need rust busters.

Don't ever say you are trying to grow the sport when you skip out on the watched events.

Where be race? Need to know for travel accomodations.

Unfortunately, the way the sport is currently set up, the top runners are incentivized to focus mainly on the Championship races, meaning national, world, and Olympic championships.

Their contracts award them for winning titles and winning medals. They are not rewarded for pleasing the fans by racing their biggest competitors in smaller meets like Sound Running.

The only other major financial incentive top runners have is to do well in Diamond League races.

So the top runners do what is in their best interest:

- run a rust buster race

- run a race to get a qualifying time

- national championship

- global championship

- a few Diamond League races

Then they end their season. If that is what you got paid to do, you would do the same thing. It's not the athletes' fault, it's just the way the system is currently set up. Don't blame them, blame the system.

This is a moot point all the while Jakob is running and Fisher et. al is not. Just like when Jakob was running indoor worlds and Hocker was not. And Jakob was running a range of DL meets but his american friends was not.

While true for many US distance athletes, it's still a little sad that the only incentives they respond to are financial rather than sporting or competition. Jakob races against elite competition a lot, as do Warholm, Kipyegon, Holloway, even some US based athletes like Hoare race a lot. I guess it's about what you love about the sport as an athlete. Is it racing against the best, or is it just hitting your contract incentives? The truly great athletes don't just try to meet the bare minimum of their contractual obligations, they strive to be better

While he might be running an 800 as a training tool on his way to attempt the 1500WR, there is zero chance that he'll beat either of the Norwegian (Vebjørn Rodal, 1:42.58) or European (Wilson Kipketer, 1:41.73) 800m records.

Make that 1:41.11. 1:41.73 was Sebastian Coe's WR.

2 Newbury Park runners are also entered in the meet:

Colin Sahlman in section 2 of the 1500 and Lex Young in section 2 of the 5000 (his brother Nico (NAU) is in section 1 of the 5000).

Their CIF qualifying meet is the next day (Saturday 5/7). Will they try to do both or are they skipping CIF to chase fast times?