Jakob probably would break the wr if he tried, is certainly one of the three greatest 5000 championship runners ever, and it brings him so little satisfaction. Like he’s the greatest of all time at an event he doesn’t love. His vision for himself, doesn’t match with his reality. It’s tragic in a way for him.
Maybe you wouldn’t say that if he breaks the 1500m WR, and gets his front pace better modulated so he also maybe wins WC 1500m 2025..?
That women's 4x400 brings back the ugly memories of 90's/00's era and massively one-sided juicing
we're back to that era. I refuse to cheer for it. Way too obvious, and pretty much all the winners are suspect IMO. But particularly SML, Hocker and Fisher.
Go ahead and get mad about Fisher. But you all cried about dope when Kenyans and Ethiopians went that fast. They didn't slow down, he just caught up, but suddenly no more crying about dope
Get da fvckkkk outta here. You people are so frickin miserable
If we end up even China's gonna try to use Hong Kong/Macu/Taiwan to add to their totals. I guess we get to use Puerto Rico there, but how much will that add?
Hilarious how Americans are winning 800-10k medals out of nowhere and the forum is just full of people crying when any nation bar Kenya or Ethiopia wins a medal
This! There's all the dodgy news about USADA and many USA gold medallists from coaches known to have doped athletes in the past etc. But there's ALL this energy spent tearing down Bell, Hull, or any white person daring to run well.
Brits and Aussies aren't in here s$&ting on every USA performance, we're trying to enjoy the sport.
But she set a personal best, unlike ESP who clearly needs a new coach and racing strategy.
I think Mark Coogan is great for the sport. He specifically talent scouts undertrained college graduates with athletic builds, keeps them strong and turns them into world class middle distance athletes, promoting a positive image for young females.
I would point athletes in his direction every time.
Seems like it went WAY too fast, huh? Three years since Tokyo seemed to last forever; four years is going to drag on. I LOVE the Olympics. I find myself watching sports I would NEVER watch any other time. Lots of swimming and gymnastics, a fair amount of volleyball, some water polo and soccer, and even watched a little bit of an archery competition. The "Multiview" on Peacock was awesome; four events showing, just click on whichever you want to watch. Switch to another with the click of a mouse.
It's a thrill watching Hiltz when she's at her best, but I have to say, the way it usually works is you come to the Olympics for the running and then when you're interviewed you mention how proud you are to represent LGBTQ or your particular cause, group, idea; but IMO, she projects that she's here to talk about LGBTQ, with running as a no small distanced aside.
The “Marathon Pour Tous” tonight is a great idea. Letting the non olympians race the marathon course at night during the games is unique touch for Paris. What a cool experience for those that were able to run it.
I mean, wouldn’t that functionally just turn into another 1500 final?
...and that bothers you, why? As I recall, the 1500m final was awesome.
The unequal weight of different-length relay legs puts too much value on the longest. Turns into the three little buddies and the miler. Run 4x8, 4x16, whatever. But medleys are stupid. Trust me on this.