KaareV wrote:
khcglhc wrote:
BTW: I wonder how Jakob or Mcsweyn are feeling about this…
When Jakob ran against him at 3000m at European Indoor in March, he simply jogged the whole thing and sprinted the last 200m. He was never worried about Katir (who finished 4th). Now, all of a sudden, he can’t keep up.
…?
I think Jakob is confident. He is not running against Katir in the Olympics. And before Jakob got sick, Katir was right behind him at the 5000 in Firenze when Jakob had to close the gap to the five in front. He did so with a 59.7 lap and Katir couldn't follow him.
That 5000m was in early June. Back in May Katir was “only” running 13:08 and in early March he was being crushed by Jakob, the Belgian Kimeli and Mechaal over 3000m and having trouble holding off Nordas.
We are in July now. Katir continued his progression…
Jakob can’t follow anymore.