JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN MONACO 1500M TIME PREDICTION ?

3:31.85. Backs off a hot pace early, maybe regrets it as some of the fast-starters hold on.

I would just say if he runs >3:31:30 while it is a fast race I think it would be a massive disappointment for him.

Semiler wrote:

My guess: 3:28.74. Better than Big Mac PR, Iguider PR, Manangoi PR, Farah PR and Kwemoi PR.

OK, you got close.

Great race. Jacob #8 all-time 1500m list.

Objective observer wrote:

"I say 3:28,50 if the pacemaking is fast and stable.

I fear Timothy will disappoint."

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Oh please, John Wesley Harding, donkeydoug, Sapel, Birdbeard, ex-runner, westsouthrunner,

ThoughtsLeader, Haverhill, michiganrunner50, Alfred de Musset, casual observer, hvordan har du det:

Are you men enough to come back to comment?

I readily admit that I underestimated Timothy and Wightman.

PS To "hvordan har du det" I will answer: "Godt tak".

And I didn´t think Jakob could run that fast without pacemaking!

Coevett wrote:

If the pacing is right, and assuming the track is just as fast as last year, Jakob should break Nick's clean WR, and could go under 3:29.

Yes.

objectiveobserver wrote:

Oh please, John Wesley Harding, donkeydoug, Sapel, Birdbeard, ex-runner, westsouthrunner,

ThoughtsLeader, Haverhill, michiganrunner50, Alfred de Musset, casual observer, hvordan har du det:

Are you men enough to come back to comment?

I readily admit that I underestimated Timothy and Wightman.

I had Jakob for a low 3:30.x because I didn't think Tim would be so fit to play rabbit.

Was awesome to watch.

The top-3 all surprised me positively (see the official Monaco thread).

Who did Timothy play rabbit for?

In the race I watched Jakob was frontrunning 1200m playing rabbit for the rest of the field!?

Timothy was paced until 1100m.

I think that both could go at least 1 second faster if the rabbits had run 2x 55 for the 2 first laps.

Then Jakob could have got the change to be paced too. And Timothy would have benefitted from a more even pacing.

objectiveobserver wrote:

Who did Timothy play rabbit for?

In the race I watched Jakob was frontrunning 1200m playing rabbit for the rest of the field!?

Timothy was paced until 1100m.

I think that both could go at least 1 second faster if the rabbits had run 2x 55 for the 2 first laps.

Then Jakob could have got the change to be paced too. And Timothy would have benefitted from a more even pacing.

Yeah they can definitely both go way faster. One of them, and maybe even both, is going to break Hicham El Guerrouj's world record.

Uh, I said Cheruiyot would win the 1500m. I predicted Jakob at 3:30.20. What's your problem? Reading comprehension?

objectiveobserver wrote:

Objective observer wrote:

"I say 3:28,50 if the pacemaking is fast and stable.

I fear Timothy will disappoint."

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Oh please, John Wesley Harding, donkeydoug, Sapel, Birdbeard, ex-runner, westsouthrunner,

ThoughtsLeader, Haverhill, michiganrunner50, Alfred de Musset, casual observer, hvordan har du det:

Are you men enough to come back to comment?

I readily admit that I underestimated Timothy and Wightman.

PS To "hvordan har du det" I will answer: "Godt tak".

And I didn´t think Jakob could run that fast without pacemaking!

objectiveobserver wrote:

Who did Timothy play rabbit for?

In the race I watched Jakob was frontrunning 1200m playing rabbit for the rest of the field!?

Timothy was paced until 1100m.

I think that both could go at least 1 second faster if the rabbits had run 2x 55 for the 2 first laps.

Then Jakob could have got the change to be paced too. And Timothy would have benefitted from a more even pacing.

Tim played the rabbit that Jakob was hunting. We all know that helps too.

In the race I watched the last pacer moved over at the beginning of the straight before the bell, meaning Tim had less than 1100 m of pacing. By then, Jakob had almost caught up.

Then Jakob was drafting during the whole last lap - when it's most important.

Both basically ran the ideal line for 1500 m.

A great race for both. About WR, I don't see them going 3 seconds faster with better pacing in their current shape. 1 second faster, yes.

My prediction is he continues to have a very punchable face.

Coevett ftw. Also, what does this even mean? Please explain what makes you want to punch a 19-year-old kid.

wunderkind wrote:

My prediction is he continues to have a very punchable face.

Uh, I said Cheruiyot would win the 1500m. I predicted Jakob at 3:30.20. What's your problem? Reading comprehension?

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So you were ONLY underestimating Jakob with 1.5 seconds!? You don´t think you can comment on that?