Elias Kipchoge would’ve gotten BODIED in the 400mH.
The pros need to step it up for sure.
Everyone hypes up Athiing Mu, but I don’t think she would’ve even placed in the women’s 10k.
Terrible hyperbole. Jakob just competed in the 800m.
I don’t think so. The point is Jakob is a 1500m and up type athlete. He runs best from 1500m-10k.
Clayton Murphy was DFL at the Prefontaine mile, he was beat by a high schooler. But it doesn’t matter, he’s still the fastest 800m runner in the US rn.
...or they would be awed by his awesomeness and there legs would turn to jelly and bow down "we are not worthy" or
This just more stupid speculation of which there is way too much of here on what if's on moving up or down distance, across eras. Same with the "what is the average 5k time for a 25 year old couch potato"
Some runners are faster than others and most all have a "sweet spot" distance that they like and have the most success at
I have looked Ingerbrigsten long ago and I have almost considered the 5000m as his sweet spot. It's his father that have this obsession with the 1500m.
But be warned:
When a runner is good, he is good in everything.
I have a lot of examples about this:
The Algerian Morcelli loosing his first 3000m in 1997 was the start of his carrer fall.
I have looked Ingerbrigsten long ago and I have almost considered the 5000m as his sweet spot. It's his father that have this obsession with the 1500m.
But be warned:
When a runner is good, he is good in everything.
I have a lot of examples about this:
The Algerian Morcelli loosing his first 3000m in 1997 was the start of his carrer fall.
You are wrong. Up till this day, without his father as a coach, Jakob says that 1500 is his main priority.
Jacob would've lost to all 9 runners in the NCAA 800m final
I think you are trolling but I will even though try to comment in a balanced way:
1. I was one of the posters who predicted a faster time for Jakob in the Bergen 800m. I predicted at least 1:45 provided the weather conditions were good. As far as I understood there was some wind so none of the top runners came close to their PBs. The winner, Tony van Diepen, was more than 2 seconds from his (very) recent PB (low 1:44).
2. If you only run a single 800m every second or third year it is very unlikely that your times will reflect your true potential. I was a 800m runner myself (as a veteran) and if free of injuries my season bests came in July/ August. And the season best was normally seconds faster than the season opener.
It is the same for top 800m runners. The season best is normally seconds faster than the opener.
3. As pointed by others:
If you don´t train for the 800m you won´t realize your potential. Jakob reportedly ran this 800m because he was asked and because he wanted to support the local Norwegian organizers.
But he apparently hasn´t trained for the 800m, fore example done 200meters with rather long (2-3 minutes) breaks which in my experience was a excellent way to sharpen for the 800m.
And without this specific 800m training you can´t realize your potential.
4. I still think he would be able to run 1:44 with relevant preparations but I doubt he will run many more 800 meters in his career. If he is having a long career I think his focus will change towards the longer distances not the shorter ones. There are big championships this year and both in 2023 and 2024 so he will hardly have the time to experiment with sprint training.
5. So you might be right that many college runners with focus on the 800m will be faster than one of the fastest 1500m/ mile runners of all time.