Stop making bs reasons like " peaked for Olympics...".
He must at least break his 3:28:32 PB, if he doesn't it means he has a weak willpower.
Stop making bs reasons like " peaked for Olympics...".
He must at least break his 3:28:32 PB, if he doesn't it means he has a weak willpower.
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I think he will win in 3:32.xx and this will have little bearing on his future potential, but hey, what do I know, I'm just a dumbassMF.
I actually think it's too long of a season for him to break the WR.
There are only three September world record runs - Morceli's 3:28.86, Ovett's 3:30.77, and Elliot's 3:35.6
Furthermore the only WR set during the Olympic year have been Ovett's 3:32.1 and 3:31.4 in 1980.
I don't see a WR. Nervous energies are exhausted for a sub-3:26.
Unless there is perfect pacing, I don't see him going sub 3:30 tonight, maybe 3:29 if pacing is good. He simply isn't in as good of a shape as he was in the Olympics, but that is true for all.
OoKopola wrote:
Stop making bs reasons like " peaked for Olympics...".
He must at least break his 3:28:32 PB, if he doesn't it means he has a weak willpower.
Either he is so good that he can beat the WR being on a declining performance after peaking, or he peaked so late but still was so good that he won the gold. Either way, to judge him AFTER the 5y top goal (Olympics) is at least a little off in timing. With yet another winter to prepare, maybe improve or consolidate his level, we can of course with some certainty expect great(er) results next year. Time will show.
As he has said, he trains with a larger margin than before since his level is so high and that reduces risks of injury or stagnation. If he stagnates, then he has reached his potential and need new stuff
1/10.
If he runs 3:29 it is a huge success.
If he wins it is a huge success.
But I fear we will see his first blowup. I hope I am wrong.
I don’t understand the statement. He’s never going to break the WR so what does that have to do with running a PB tonight?
dumbassMF wrote:
I think he will win in 3:32.xx and this will have little bearing on his future potential, but hey, what do I know, I'm just a dumbassMF.
Hi, dumbassMF. You are not so dumb! Makes sense what you are thinking. But the OP are dumb! Like a snowball's chance in Hell is it going to be a record attempt!
Lol. He will run as fast as he needs to win. If that is less than his PB he wont get a PB. If its lore than his PB, we will see if he is in shape for a PB or not. Todays race has 0 relevance if he can do the WR in a couple of years or not.
OoKopola wrote:
Stop making bs reasons like " peaked for Olympics...".
He must at least break his 3:28:32 PB, if he doesn't it means he has a weak willpower.
This is dumb. He's not trying to PB tonight ... he's trying to win the race.
crete wrote:
This is dumb. He's not trying to PB tonight ... he's trying to win the race.
Yup. Win tonight. Show face at the nationals this weekend (win with 3:40+). 2 weeks off. Then Flagstaff to start off the WC-cycle. Maybe a street race or two if the money and competition is right. Then silence before indoor season.
OoKopola wrote:
Stop making bs reasons like " peaked for Olympics...".
He must at least break his 3:28:32 PB, if he doesn't it means he has a weak willpower.
Has any distance runner that ran in Tokyo ran anywhere near their PR since then? The big 3000 that was hyped in a thread was a dud.
For sure, Jakob won't run a PR.
Lmao the Yakob fanboys are not gonna like this one
Also come on man, if youre going to impersonate me you gotta spell it "Yakob"
OozmaKappa wrote:
Also come on man, if youre going to impersonate me you gotta spell it "Yakob"
Whats the story about that?
This race is irrelevant for him besides picking up some prize money/points. He accomplished his goal. The haters will continue to do their thing and look stupid.
Good bait I applaud you
All these Olympians in the distances have been running on fumes for weeks. Even if he's rested now, he's a long way from his top shape at the Olympics. He's probably only had a couple of weeks of workouts after peaking and then running with exhaustion from travel and the long training season. 3:47.24 was particularly impressive following the Olympics, travel back to Norway, and travel to Oregon.
peppa wrote:
Good bait I applaud you
7/10, got a lot of people hooked