Deanouk wrote:
Ghost of Dusseldorf wrote:
Ryun’s last lap in his 1500 WR/PR was 53.3. 3:31 with near-perfect splits in a loss is much less impressive.
Ryun's last lap in his 3:33.1 was given as 53.3 in some sources but 53.6 in others (including T&FN at the time, which gave his last 440 as 53.9).
As impressive as Ryun's run was, it is no more impressive than a 3:31.1 by a 17 year old!
I'd say that the difference of 2.0 secs is also about the difference between the track surfaces. Ryun's run was probably equivalent to a 3:31.1 on synthetic tracks, so it makes it equal in time to Ingebritsen, probably a bit better as Monaco seems to be even faster than 80's synthetic track, and yes, Ryun's splits were not as evenly distributed as the youngsters. But 17!! That brings them back to equal footing in my opinion.
The fact is that the Ingebrigstens are made of tougher metal than Ryun. He could have qualified (and likely won gold) in Munich if he had got up from the floor straight away like Filip did. Ryun never burnt out physically he was just soft mentally. Jakob seems a very well adjusted youngster with his head screwed on and two older brothers who are the perfect mentors. I can see him medalling at the next four Olympics, barring any bad luck with injuries.