This summer he better start trying to make a decent effort at breaking the outdoor world record. 3:26.50 atleast right?????
Main focus is gold this summer, and I guess he will take gold over a good time for indoors as well, if he have to chose.
Interesting to see if he choses to sit a bit back, then surge somewhere near the end depending on how comfortable he is, or if he tries to see how it feels to go out hard and in front. But I guess he feels more secure if he lets someone else lead from the start.
A worthy question. Jakob's (albeit short) history of championship racing is to run fast, not some dawdling, pedestrian affair. In Tokyo he successfully baited Tim to take the lead, then whipped past him in the final stretch. Belgrade will be partly determined by how fast the others want to run. Jakob won't lead the entire way.
I doubt anyone else has interest in leading. In a slow race at least you have a chance to beat Jakob, if the pace is quick its a wrap considering no Tim/Kerr in the field.
A worthy question. Jakob's (albeit short) history of championship racing is to run fast, not some dawdling, pedestrian affair. In Tokyo he successfully baited Tim to take the lead, then whipped past him in the final stretch. Belgrade will be partly determined by how fast the others want to run. Jakob won't lead the entire way.
I think he might lead the entire way; he appeared willing to do so in Tokyo had Cheruiyot not taken it up after 400. I don’t think he’ll time-trial it, though. My guess is the field will defer to him through a ~58 first 400 and 1:55-56 800 before Ingebrigtsen goes into break-the-field mode, eventually winning in 3:31.0-3:33.0, a fast but measured effort.
A worthy question. Jakob's (albeit short) history of championship racing is to run fast, not some dawdling, pedestrian affair. In Tokyo he successfully baited Tim to take the lead, then whipped past him in the final stretch. Belgrade will be partly determined by how fast the others want to run. Jakob won't lead the entire way.
I think he might lead the entire way; he appeared willing to do so in Tokyo had Cheruiyot not taken it up after 400. I don’t think he’ll time-trial it, though. My guess is the field will defer to him through a ~58 first 400 and 1:55-56 800 before Ingebrigtsen goes into break-the-field mode, eventually winning in 3:31.0-3:33.0, a fast but measured effort.
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I can´t imagine Jakob will try to break the WR in a championship race.
I have argued in another thread that he will possibly gradually increase the pace over the last laps (I think at least the last 3) in order to break his competitors.
Much as he did in the European Indoors Champs last year in both the 1500m and the 3000m. And in the European Outdoor Champs in 2018 in the 1500m and the 5000m.
A worthy question. Jakob's (albeit short) history of championship racing is to run fast, not some dawdling, pedestrian affair. In Tokyo he successfully baited Tim to take the lead, then whipped past him in the final stretch. Belgrade will be partly determined by how fast the others want to run. Jakob won't lead the entire way.
I think he might lead the entire way; he appeared willing to do so in Tokyo had Cheruiyot not taken it up after 400. I don’t think he’ll time-trial it, though. My guess is the field will defer to him through a ~58 first 400 and 1:55-56 800 before Ingebrigtsen goes into break-the-field mode, eventually winning in 3:31.0-3:33.0, a fast but measured effort.
I doubt it. He was never going to lead the whole race in Tokyo. He pops out to make the pace seem honest then falls back in to the pack. I would love to see him lead wire to wire, but that hasn’t been his tactics. The only way this race is overly fast is if someone else is setting the pace. From the front isn’t his style.
I doubt it. He was never going to lead the whole race in Tokyo. He pops out to make the pace seem honest then falls back in to the pack. I would love to see him lead wire to wire, but that hasn’t been his tactics. The only way this race is overly fast is if someone else is setting the pace. From the front isn’t his style.
Sure, here he hangs back for all of 280 meters before taking the lead and keeping it:
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Think Jakob tries to break Kipsang and Tefera, and go for the first sub 3:30 Indoors?
I don't think so. I think he will run towards the front and possibly take it through in 57/1:55 if necessary. If someone like Hoare/Tefera is willing to take it relatively honest, I doubt he'll push hard for the lead from them if they takee. I expect him to go past the leader at 350 to go or whatever, though. Expecting to kick by indoors is dangerous.
Think Jakob tries to break Kipsang and Tefera, and go for the first sub 3:30 Indoors?
I don't think so. I think he will run towards the front and possibly take it through in 57/1:55 if necessary. If someone like Hoare/Tefera is willing to take it relatively honest, I doubt he'll push hard for the lead from them if they takee. I expect him to go past the leader at 350 to go or whatever, though. Expecting to kick by indoors is dangerous.
I was just going to mention this. Hoare’s only chance is to light it up from 6-800m out. I feel that JI will take advantage of this. Tefera will do the same, but don’t feel he’s as strong this year as he has been in the past.
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