MF Jakob Ing

Love how a certain duo was supposed to win this meet. Just a class above everyone. Kipsang and Cheruiyot will be sharper at WC, and there will also be others as well, so I hope Jakob has even more in him.

What are you talking about? Everyone knew Jakob was going to win this event.

And of course this is not the biggest stage. Let us see what happens when it really counts. Africans were really smart to not show their cards today

Kipsang has had an insane schedule and shouldn't have run pre. Someone should sit him down and tell him he doesn't have to run everything. Tim is slowly returning from injury and should be better by worlds.

It’s also a mile, which favors Jakob over two 800/1500 types. Given the travel and mile distance, this was going to be Jakob’s race to lose. Kipsang drifted in the middle (giving himself way too much to do late) and Tim looks like he’s still working back to full strength. Should be some fun showdowns at Worlds and Monaco/Oslo perhaps?

Agree with most of this but how does a mile favor Jakob over Tim and Abel? Do you really think running an additional 109 meters somehow puts them at a disadvantage because they’re 8/15 types (as opposed to 15/5k types, presumably)?

It’s slight but it does.

How slight? Can you justify this statement at all? If it’s just your opinion, fine, I’m just trying to understand the thinking here because to me it doesn’t make any sense.

Abel ran 3:30.9 at altitude, so he was in magnificent shape. Of course, he's running too many races, but that performance alone and multiple wins suggested he could give a much better account of himself here. Hocker was boxed or at least chose not to try to go around, unlike Hoare, as he was waiting for one to go ahead to give him the space. That never happened. Had he gone around, Kipsang and Tim would have been fourth and fifth, instead of third and fourth. Good showing for Hocker. I'd like to see what Jakob can run in Oslo now. And will he finally get that 1:45 in the 8? I think he will.

ROFL🤣, joke of the day.

Had Clayton Murphy had gone around the 13 runners in front of him they would have been:

2nd,3rd,4th,5th,6th,7th,8th,9th,10th,11th,12th,13th.

Just sayin'.

Cheruiyot is done as almost all other Kenyans.

Never expected big things from Kipsang (his "profil" was already clear months ago).

Ouch

There is a possibility of a man that can stop him Aregawi from Ethiopia in the 5000m.

Tefera ranked 2 in the 5000m (he is working his endurance).

savage

Why does he run at a 45° angle?

Of course it gives an advantage, even if it's small. Look at how useless Rudisha was at 1000m. He would be in the lead at 800 and start going backwards. If they can't beat him over 1500, it will be even harder for them to beat him over the mile. There's a reason Tim skips the Bislett mile every year.

So many converted times between 1500s and the mile, yet very few have run their converted PR. It's pretty simple.

Not looking good for Kenyan men this season, and not just in the 1500m. Only decent result a Kenyan man has posted so far is Kipsang's 3:31/^3:23, but for whatever reason, he appears to have peaked in March and will be struggling to make the final come Oregon.

You have people like Elias Ngeny who came out of nowhere and posted a 1:43 during the lockdown and hasn't been seen since. It will probably be the same for 17 year old Wanyonyi.

Tim done. Rotich done. Tuwei done. Kinyamel done. Manangoi definitely done without the juice. Where is Korir?