J. Ingebrigtsen's kick is survival of the ... wrote:
High hopes wrote:
You're wrong about Jakob's kick, it is stellar. He and Kerr were the fastest through the last 400, 300, 200, and 100, and they were doing that to run 3:28 and 3:29. They both have amazing closing speed even off a hard pace. Hocker also closed well, not going to deny that, but he needs to find two seconds AND retain the closing speed. The current 1500m game is damn hard
J. Ingebrigtsen's kick is NOT stellar. J. Ingebrigtsen has a survival of the fittest kick. No way in Olympic or World Champion semi-final or final would J. Ingebrigtsen have the guts to rest up and split 1200m in 2:57 to 3:03 range. It takes confidence to allow the pace to be slow through 1200m. Having to take the lead and push the pace from 400m in 1500m race is a sign of fear.
Jakob 100% has a better kick than Hocker. I guarantee you Jakob could close a 3:53 race in 25s... The difference is, Jakob can also kick off a fast pace. Same thing with Cheruyiot. That’s why they’re the best 1500 runners in the world.
Btw, no one cares about « showing confidence » by jogging for 3 laps … It’s a 1500m, not a 300m, so it should be raced as such. The top runners understand this, and that’s why the last two OG/WCG races have been sub 3:30, and the women’s races equally as fast.