But they also say Cheptegei is not a 12:35 guy. So you are wrong.
No, they don't, because no one else is claimed to be a "12:35" runner. No one else is under 12:36, so .36secs is irrelevant in this discussion. Jakob meanwhile trails a distant 20th fastest behind the record. This whole argument is a meaningless deflection from that embarrassing fact.
1.06 and 1.61 in close to world record territory is far behind.
Only to someone who has no clue about any of this. Kerr has also beaten Ingebrigtsen in 3 consecutive finals they have raced.
Kerr's 1500m/Mile PBs are far behind Ingebrigtsen's - we are talking about world record territory.
3:43.13 - 3:43-73 - 3:45.34 in the Mile is like
9.58 - 10.18 - 11.79 in the 100m - according to you.
He has beaten him in 2 consecutive finals - but you already have agreed to your problems with numbers. But maybe a 1x1 table is too heavy for a start - maybe try just counting 1 to 10?
Your post has nothing to do with mine. Him finishing out of the medals in Paris, had nothing to with his tolerance for pain.
He has a far better sense of his capabilities than you do, and after being out kicked the last two WCs, it was reasonable for him to believe the best strategy was to run from the front. It was a bold move, but he might have lost to the other three guys no matter what he did.
You’re just another Monday morning quarterback.
Tolerance of pain isn't the definition of mental toughness, but the ability to make smart decisions in the heat of competition. He failed to do so in the Paris 1500.
Again, you didn’t respond to my post. How do you know that front running wasn’t his best chance of winning? Other runners have won with that strategy. In the 1974 Commonwealth 1500m, Filbert Bayi went out in 54.9/1:52.2, yet still held off Walker over the last 100m.
Rather than during the heat of the moment, he made his decision to front run was made well before the start of the race. You think he freaked out after he heard the gun?
But they also say Cheptegei is not a 12:35 guy. So you are wrong.
No, they don't, because no one else is claimed to be a "12:35" runner. No one else is under 12:36, so .36secs is irrelevant in this discussion. Jakob meanwhile trails a distant 20th fastest behind the record. This whole argument is a meaningless deflection from that embarrassing fact.
Being 20th in the world without having tried a time trial is embarrassing? Hahahahaha you are clearly senile.
Tolerance of pain isn't the definition of mental toughness, but the ability to make smart decisions in the heat of competition. He failed to do so in the Paris 1500.
Again, you didn’t respond to my post. How do you know that front running wasn’t his best chance of winning? Other runners have won with that strategy. In the 1974 Commonwealth 1500m, Filbert Bayi went out in 54.9/1:52.2, yet still held off Walker over the last 100m.
Rather than during the heat of the moment, he made his decision to front run was made well before the start of the race. You think he freaked out after he heard the gun?
There was a whole thread discussing this. I'm not going to go over it all again. But your example of Bayi proves the point. Bayi gapped the field by 20 metres - it was too much for anyone to close. Ingebrigtsen led, went out too fast for himself to maintain, and failed to drop the field. He blew it.
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No, they don't, because no one else is claimed to be a "12:35" runner. No one else is under 12:36, so .36secs is irrelevant in this discussion. Jakob meanwhile trails a distant 20th fastest behind the record. This whole argument is a meaningless deflection from that embarrassing fact.
Being 20th in the world without having tried a time trial is embarrassing? Hahahahaha you are clearly senile.
It is embarrassing for anyone who claims he is one of the great 5k runners and above.
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.
No, it doesn't apply to Jakob because Jakob actually shows up to the biggest races in the 1500, even when he's not 100% guaranteed to win. Cheptegei simply won't show up to the starting line.
He's had plenty more embarrassing global finals except for the last one. Why didn't he show up to the 5k if the 10k was a comparatively faster race? Should've been easy to beat Jakob then.
It is embarrassing for anyone who claims he is one of the great 5k runners and above.
Mo Farah is the 50th fastest.
He's already said in this very thread that you can't judge Farah on his PR because he's never tried for a fast time, but you can judge Jakobs despite him not having tried for a fast time either
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.
If he is so much slower than the rest its strange why the rest of the field is setting up the pace for a sub 12:40.
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