MONACO PREDICTIONS, Jager sub 8:00, Coburn sub 9:00

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Coevett wrote:

It's interesting that Nick Willis has just posted on Instagram stating that he is looking forward to Monaco and 'testing my form against my Australian, American, and European' rivals.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I suspect Nick doesn't even see the Kenyans as competitors after Kiprop.

I guess this will be the first time that he and Jakob have raced? With Jakob in the form he is in, and with Nick only just coming back after injury (and, let's face it, getting on in years) this could be a passing of the torch between the present clean GOAT and the future clean GOAT.

Jakob the GOAT? At 1500? At best he’ll be a consistent medal-contender. He lacks the speed to be a great racer and he lacks the endurance to be a record setter.

aduck2022 wrote:

the track aint short .

it has got more of a bounce to it

that benefits middle distances .

what , 1/4 to 1/8 of centimeter extra at full stride

will add up by end of 800m or 1500m .

And unlike designer tracks for big championships

other tracks should not offer up benefits like this

and should be deemed illegal .

Do you suspect that the track has speed peptides embedded in it that are released by bouncing?

douglas burke wrote:

Here are a few Monaco Predictions

Evan Jager 1st American under 8 minutes in the Steeple

Coburn 1st American Woman sub 9 minutes in Steeple

Jakob Ingebrightsen 3:32.9 in 1500 and beats Centro who runs 3:33

Semenya 1:52.9 in 800 WR

Ajee Wilson breaks her own AR

Always a great meet with fast times.

Editor's note: We have an article up about the steeplechase:

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/07/history-monaco-will-american-break-800-900-barrier-steeplechase-monaco/

I like all of these, but I'll predict yes to Jager and no to the others.

No for both. Jager in 8:05.

I predict a lot of American born records go down today and JGault and the brojos tell us all about it in the post race recap!!!!!

Requested pacing for todays races

800m Men- 49.6 through 400, hopefully they actually go with the pacer.

3000m St Women- 2:56/57 through 1k (8:48/8:51 pace! WR attempt by Kiyeng, Chespol, Chepkoech and Couburn?)

1500m men- 400 in 53.7, 800 in 1:50.5, 1000m in 2:17 (3:26.5 pace! for the record in kiprops 2015 race the pace was 53.72 through 400 and 1:50.37 at 800, no split for 1000m

but it looked slower than 2:17. Looks like Cherioyut really wants a fast time...)

800m Women - No pacer, Semenya might be going fast again!

3000m Steeplechase men- 2:37 at 1k, 5:15 at 2k (7:52.5 pace, not surprising as Kipruto said he wanted the record here, Hopefully the pacers deliver today)

douglas burke wrote:

Here are a few Monaco Predictions

Coburn 1st American Woman sub 9 minutes in Steeple

You are 0 for 1. Want to revise any of your other predictions?

douglas burke wrote:

Jakob Ingebrightsen 3:32.9 in 1500 and beats Centro who runs 3:33

You were right, Jakob beat Centro, but you were way off on the times, so 1 out of 3.

Uhhhhh wrote:

Jakob 3:29.97

I just got the first name wrong and was off 0.04

Jakob did ok anyway (understatement)

So Filip now has the 800, 1000 and 1500 family records