Official 2019 Brussels DL Discussion Thread - Bye, bye to the 5k, Ajee goes for the 800 title, and much more

Hassan is bad-ass.

She's is in world record shape, no doubt about it.

aaaaaaaand 5k/10k double it is

Ethiopians just flaunting their doping at this point.

7th National Record for Canada by Stafford. 14:44.12...Jesus, she just basically matched Huddle and Flanagan in her 3rd race at the distance ever.

ncrecuvuer wrote:

aaaaaaaand 5k/10k double it is

I want to see the triple then I want to see her race Ajee Wilson in an 800.

She benefited by the weak pacemaking...perfect for 14:44. Huge season breakout.

is that russian high hurdler gay?

I hope so. Va-va-voom!

Looking like a good chance for the Ingebrigtsens to break 3:30

Interesting pacemaking in 1500, through in 53.7 and 800m in 1:51.4. First lap will have caused lots of lactate in some runners.

A second place to a Norwegian 18y old. Third to his older brother.

Viking Power

Remember when Coevett said the days of sub 3:32 races were over? lmao what and idiot.

Hardloper wrote:

Looking like a good chance for the Ingebrigtsens to break 3:30

They are in shape, but first lap was paced WAY too fast. You can't target 3:30 with a 53.7 first lap, that's like what faster than El Guerrouj during his WR? No way!

cheruiy on top wrote:

Remember when Coevett said the days of sub 3:32 races were over? lmao what and idiot.

Top guys running 3:30 for fun now. This is one of the greatest era's in 1500m running male and female in history.

I was having James Robinson flashbacks early.

I can't tell who looked smoother, Hassan running a 14:26 closing in a 59 or Cheruiyot going 3:30 running alone the last 500m. Jeez.

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

Hardloper wrote:

Looking like a good chance for the Ingebrigtsens to break 3:30

They are in shape, but first lap was paced WAY too fast. You can't target 3:30 with a 53.7 first lap, that's like what faster than El Guerrouj during his WR? No way!

I disagree. A 54 is the right opening lap for a sub 3:30 paced race. You want to get out fast and slow marginally over laps 2 and 3 before running your fastest lap at the end.

Engels PB 3:34.04 and pipping Marcin. Good lead-up for Doha.