2023: Took the lead with a little over 1,000m to go
2024: Took the lead with a little over 1,400m to go
Jakob isn't dumb. He chooses the strategy that he thinks gives him the best chance to win based on the event, his strengths, his fitness, how he feels, and who he's racing. It's not about wanting to "show complete and utter dominance over his competition," as the previous poster said. It's about doing whatever gives him the best chance to win in that particular race on that particular day.
The main thing for Jakob is he wants the race to be fast because that gives him the best chance to win. But that doesn't necessarily mean he wants to lead the whole thing or even the majority of it. I'm sure he'd be delighted for someone else to lead the majority of the race like Tim C. did in 2021, as long as the pace is fast.
I'm not sure what I was thinking. The strategy wasn't the same.
So I guess that begs the question if you are coaching him what do you tell him to do? I was thinking he should and lead from like a 1000 out but he's tried that before.
Best strategy for Jakob is to adopt Hicham ratch it up from a 850 - 1000m out with each 200m being faster than the previous 200m. Jakob has all the necessary tools and that tactic has proven to work for both Morceli and El Guerrouj for many years. I'm surprised NOONE has attempted it regularly since El Guerrouj.
I'm not sure what I was thinking. The strategy wasn't the same.
So I guess that begs the question if you are coaching him what do you tell him to do? I was thinking he should and lead from like a 1000 out but he's tried that before.
Best strategy for Jakob is to adopt Hicham ratch it up from a 850 - 1000m out with each 200m being faster than the previous 200m. Jakob has all the necessary tools and that tactic has proven to work for both Morceli and El Guerrouj for many years. I'm surprised NOONE has attempted it regularly since El Guerrouj.
ya
elG was a couple of seconds or so better than everyone most years.
except a couple of times guys on their A game drafted all the way.
The strategy is clear, Jakob needs his final 100m segment to be the fastest while controlling the race from the front. The margins are too thin that if it’s one of his slowest, somebody will go by him. In paris his final 100m was one of his slowest 100m segments due to opening too hard. In Budapest, he was sick so he did not have the strength to hold off Kerr who similarly did not run that impressive of a final 100m segment. In Eugene, he ran so much extra distance in lane 2, that the gap he had over wightman had shortened considerably, not allowing him to pass wightman. El Guerrouj has the best strategy.
i actually believe the opposite of what's been suggested. Jakob should run a very, very fast first lap 53 or so.
He can manage it, and few will follow. This will stretch the field, making it harder for the chase pack to organise and come back.
interesting theory. if he can come back from that pace to run a 3:28, it might work, as that means somebody else would have to lead the rest of the pack to a 3:28 pace to catch him. But one of those kenyan guys always seems willing to follow. They will get dropped, but not before dragging the rest of the field back to Jakob.