You state that Jakob gets smoked in the last 100-200m in dozens of races!
Will you please
A. Watch the following races
a. 1500m Palo Alto 2018
b. Bowerman mile 2018
c. 1500m Monaco 2018
d. 1500m Stockholm 2019
e.1500m Lausanne 2019
f. 1500m Monaco 2019
g. 1500m Brussel 2019
And tell this forum if you want to moderate your statement?
B. Will you also tell this forum how many times the excellent finishers Centro and Engels have beaten the slow 17-19 years old Jakob?
Your statement isn't good, he kicked well in theses races because he paced himself well and came from the back, that's like saying Nick Symmonds is a fast twitch runner, we all know he's the slowest 800 guy to run under 1:43. He just comes from the back at every race and gives the impression to have a lot of speed because he is a strength monster, he paces himself well and he sits at the back during the whole race. I know you all love Jakob but please be objective like you should. Jakob is a strength monster and that's fine I don't see the problem with that, I think he would be fine ending up being a WR holder and Olympic champion like another strength monster named El Guerrouj.
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You are misrepresenting my post Halvard!!
I indicated that it is not true "that Jakob got smoked in the last 100-200m in dozens of races"!
I did not write anything about WHY he kicked well or about fast or slow twitch runners!
But the fact is that Jakob especially in the races in 2019 came from behind and smoked everyone except from Timothy.
Even in the 1500m final in Doha where Jakob was not at his very best (1.5 seconds from his PB) he was only narrowly beaten by Makhloufi (SB in the final) and Lewandowski (PB in the Final). Timothy of course was in a league by his own. But Jakob beat Centro (SB), Kerr (PB), and Engels who are considered good finishers.
By the way: I think it is too early to judge if Jakob has good top speed or not. Wait some years until he is fully matured.
As a young teen Jakob was world class in the 800m and also ran fast in the 600m.
Just before he turned 15 he ran 3:52.60. Donovan Brazier ran 3:54.38 at 16.
Jakob then ran 3:51.04 at 15 and 1:49.40 at 16 so if he had focused on the 800m he would possibly have been able to go well under 1:45 today at 19.