Physically, he looked as fit & able as any, save maybe the winner.
He should have followed Cheptegei to the front heading into the last lap instead of sliding back to the inside. He was right behind him with 500m to go and tucked back in instead of following him to the front.
Physically, he looked as fit & able as any, save maybe the winner.
He should have followed Cheptegei to the front heading into the last lap instead of sliding back to the inside. He was right behind him with 500m to go and tucked back in instead of following him to the front.
I'd be curious to hear his take on it. Super smart guy with loads of racing experience. As lengthy as the race is, it still comes down to split-second decisions in these circumstances.
Physically, he looked as fit & able as any, save maybe the winner.
He should have followed Cheptegei to the front heading into the last lap instead of sliding back to the inside. He was right behind him with 500m to go and tucked back in instead of following him to the front.
As an armchair quarterback, I say he should have gotten in front of Cheptegei and stayed ahead through the finish line.
Physically, he looked as fit & able as any, save maybe the winner.
He should have followed Cheptegei to the front heading into the last lap instead of sliding back to the inside. He was right behind him with 500m to go and tucked back in instead of following him to the front.
Agreed, he ran great, but I think he needs to trust his fitness a bit more. Kind of like how he lost the 10,000m at USAs by leaving it to a kick and then came back and just ripped the field apart in the 5,000 from a mile out. Hoping he puts himself right on the shoulders of the leaders in the 5,000m when the moves start being made.
He should have followed Cheptegei to the front heading into the last lap instead of sliding back to the inside. He was right behind him with 500m to go and tucked back in instead of following him to the front.
I'd be curious to hear his take on it. Super smart guy with loads of racing experience. As lengthy as the race is, it still comes down to split-second decisions in these circumstances.
Fisher was asked about that in an interview today and he said that he was going to watch the last lap and see if he can learn anything from the race that will help him in the future.
He should have followed Cheptegei to the front heading into the last lap instead of sliding back to the inside. He was right behind him with 500m to go and tucked back in instead of following him to the front.
As an armchair quarterback, I say he should have gotten in front of Cheptegei and stayed ahead through the finish line.
Grant is just as fast as those guys. He needs to stop running like a little b!tch and get out there and take the bull by the horns and show them who the man is. Make them react to his moves.
He should have followed Cheptegei to the front heading into the last lap instead of sliding back to the inside. He was right behind him with 500m to go and tucked back in instead of following him to the front.
Agreed, he ran great, but I think he needs to trust his fitness a bit more. Kind of like how he lost the 10,000m at USAs by leaving it to a kick and then came back and just ripped the field apart in the 5,000 from a mile out. Hoping he puts himself right on the shoulders of the leaders in the 5,000m when the moves start being made.
If he does that, he's doing the same thing again - spotting guys with equal or (more likely) better kicking ability a few meters, and the result will be the same. A similar final 400/800/1k whatever to the medalist, but no medal.
That said...the people who are like "yo, just put yourself in better position!"...have you ever considered that he's in the position he's in bc the guys in front of him are SUPERIOR RUNNERS??? Who are fitter and able to dictate the pace and counter any challenger trying to displace them as soon as they sense it??? Jfc the idea of "hey Grant just go around them and snag the pole" or "just move up on their shoulder" said like it's so easy lolol...if the guys dictating the pace/race are simply BETTER, why would you expect a person with not-quite-medalist talent to be able to make Mario Kart-like moves & position changes as they please? Delusional. "Bad positioning" is the alphas not letting you ever sniff good position.
Agreed, he ran great, but I think he needs to trust his fitness a bit more. Kind of like how he lost the 10,000m at USAs by leaving it to a kick and then came back and just ripped the field apart in the 5,000 from a mile out. Hoping he puts himself right on the shoulders of the leaders in the 5,000m when the moves start being made.
If he does that, he's doing the same thing again - spotting guys with equal or (more likely) better kicking ability a few meters, and the result will be the same. A similar final 400/800/1k whatever to the medalist, but no medal.
That said...the people who are like "yo, just put yourself in better position!"...have you ever considered that he's in the position he's in bc the guys in front of him are SUPERIOR RUNNERS??? Who are fitter and able to dictate the pace and counter any challenger trying to displace them as soon as they sense it??? Jfc the idea of "hey Grant just go around them and snag the pole" or "just move up on their shoulder" said like it's so easy lolol...if the guys dictating the pace/race are simply BETTER, why would you expect a person with not-quite-medalist talent to be able to make Mario Kart-like moves & position changes as they please? Delusional. "Bad positioning" is the alphas not letting you ever sniff good position.
Because from 8800m to 9200m the lead group split 63.5ish. They all ran 53-54 zone on the last lap. So with an injection of speed with 3 laps to go, Grant easily moves to the front if he wants to, unless someone else wants to start their kick 3 laps out. Once in the front you control the pace, never have to run wide, and have about 0.25-0.5 second lead that others have to overcome. If Grant was in front on the last lap, he medals.
Not a criticism though, I'm analyzing after the fact just like anyone else. Hard for a still inexperienced guy to see this in the moment. When Fisher sees this on tape and thinks about it a bit, he's gonna realize he's every bit as good as everyone in that race and next time he will be unafraid to fight for that position, knowing that he has to be there if he wants to medal.
I got the feeling that he doesn't trust his strengths, yet it was playing right into his hands for the first 7km at least.
He is unlikely to out kick a 53 sec last lapper, but with the pace keeping him 'fresh enough', he was in a position to nullify that with his last 1,600 strength at sub 4. It doesn't matter which Jacob you are, you are not doing a 53 sec after 9600m coming off sub 3 previous 1,200
If he does that, he's doing the same thing again - spotting guys with equal or (more likely) better kicking ability a few meters, and the result will be the same. A similar final 400/800/1k whatever to the medalist, but no medal.
That said...the people who are like "yo, just put yourself in better position!"...have you ever considered that he's in the position he's in bc the guys in front of him are SUPERIOR RUNNERS??? Who are fitter and able to dictate the pace and counter any challenger trying to displace them as soon as they sense it??? Jfc the idea of "hey Grant just go around them and snag the pole" or "just move up on their shoulder" said like it's so easy lolol...if the guys dictating the pace/race are simply BETTER, why would you expect a person with not-quite-medalist talent to be able to make Mario Kart-like moves & position changes as they please? Delusional. "Bad positioning" is the alphas not letting you ever sniff good position.
Because from 8800m to 9200m the lead group split 63.5ish. They all ran 53-54 zone on the last lap. So with an injection of speed with 3 laps to go, Grant easily moves to the front if he wants to, unless someone else wants to start their kick 3 laps out. Once in the front you control the pace, never have to run wide, and have about 0.25-0.5 second lead that others have to overcome. If Grant was in front on the last lap, he medals.
Not a criticism though, I'm analyzing after the fact just like anyone else. Hard for a still inexperienced guy to see this in the moment. When Fisher sees this on tape and thinks about it a bit, he's gonna realize he's every bit as good as everyone in that race and next time he will be unafraid to fight for that position, knowing that he has to be there if he wants to medal.
Except all in front of him just adjust their pace accordingly when he tries to pass and make him run on the outside to no avail.
Agreed, he ran great, but I think he needs to trust his fitness a bit more. Kind of like how he lost the 10,000m at USAs by leaving it to a kick and then came back and just ripped the field apart in the 5,000 from a mile out. Hoping he puts himself right on the shoulders of the leaders in the 5,000m when the moves start being made.
If he does that, he's doing the same thing again - spotting guys with equal or (more likely) better kicking ability a few meters, and the result will be the same. A similar final 400/800/1k whatever to the medalist, but no medal.
That said...the people who are like "yo, just put yourself in better position!"...have you ever considered that he's in the position he's in bc the guys in front of him are SUPERIOR RUNNERS??? Who are fitter and able to dictate the pace and counter any challenger trying to displace them as soon as they sense it??? Jfc the idea of "hey Grant just go around them and snag the pole" or "just move up on their shoulder" said like it's so easy lolol...if the guys dictating the pace/race are simply BETTER, why would you expect a person with not-quite-medalist talent to be able to make Mario Kart-like moves & position changes as they please? Delusional. "Bad positioning" is the alphas not letting you ever sniff good position.
Yeah if I was Grant Fisher I would have just run a 4 minute mile from the gun and then just drop 4:05s the rest of the way. Easy win. He should have just done that.
I think he was too concerned with staying on the rail. Very often, they get boxed in and can't move.
If he was outside with 200 left he could have taken off. As he crossed the line I had the feeling that he had more left and just needed more time.
He's definitely a smart racer and I've never been in that position. But, I do remember Coe talking about NOT being concerned with being on the rail (to run shorter distance) but being more on the line between lanes 1 and 2 so you could make a move when you want.
If he does that, he's doing the same thing again - spotting guys with equal or (more likely) better kicking ability a few meters, and the result will be the same. A similar final 400/800/1k whatever to the medalist, but no medal.
That said...the people who are like "yo, just put yourself in better position!"...have you ever considered that he's in the position he's in bc the guys in front of him are SUPERIOR RUNNERS??? Who are fitter and able to dictate the pace and counter any challenger trying to displace them as soon as they sense it??? Jfc the idea of "hey Grant just go around them and snag the pole" or "just move up on their shoulder" said like it's so easy lolol...if the guys dictating the pace/race are simply BETTER, why would you expect a person with not-quite-medalist talent to be able to make Mario Kart-like moves & position changes as they please? Delusional. "Bad positioning" is the alphas not letting you ever sniff good position.
Because from 8800m to 9200m the lead group split 63.5ish. They all ran 53-54 zone on the last lap. So with an injection of speed with 3 laps to go, Grant easily moves to the front if he wants to, unless someone else wants to start their kick 3 laps out. Once in the front you control the pace, never have to run wide, and have about 0.25-0.5 second lead that others have to overcome. If Grant was in front on the last lap, he medals.
Not a criticism though, I'm analyzing after the fact just like anyone else. Hard for a still inexperienced guy to see this in the moment. When Fisher sees this on tape and thinks about it a bit, he's gonna realize he's every bit as good as everyone in that race and next time he will be unafraid to fight for that position, knowing that he has to be there if he wants to medal.
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