The only way they were going to beat him today was to run hard from the gun and not relent. Jakob can wind up from a mile out or smash the last lap. Once I saw 65 and 66 second laps I knew it was over for the others.
He needs to move to the 5 and 10. Combining his 1500 ability with his threshold is something we’ve never seen before. 62 second laps are jogging for him. He could win the 5 and 10 double for at least a decade if he chooses.
Jakob smooth as could be. Never looked like he was straining. Sub-54 final lap for the win was the close of a champ in 90 degree heat. Someone teach Grant how to not get boxed in the final 200.
62.05 first lap 63:19 62.73 65.12 4:13.08 64.17 66.57 Jakob gets water 66.92 65:78 (8:37.03) 65:58 63:44 60.17 12:15.30 at bell 56.34 13:09.24 (53.94)
Now that was a great 400m...
Hang on, wrong race.
As with the women's 5, not sure why all these 10/5 runners would dawdle like that right up to 600m to go, when you have the OG 1,500, silver in this WC 1,500 comfortably in the pack, to the extent that he can have sips of drinks at the relative joggong pace they were going after a reasonable first km.
Jakob smooth as could be. Never looked like he was straining. Sub-54 final lap for the win was the close of a champ in 90 degree heat. Someone teach Grant how to not get boxed in the final 200.
Someone needs to teach the entire BTC how to race. Perhaps nothing but incestuous time trials isn’t the best way to get your team ready, Jerry. Try some legitimate competition next time.
...and talking about Fisher, why does he look so robotic. I had a look side on and he is the most upright of all, Grijalva comes close but he is a forefoot striker with fast cadence.
Fisher has proved that he can close 1.6 to 2km at 60 sec laps, so and he 'knows' he will not even match Cheptegei over the last 400 off a slow pace.
Just boggles the mind really, reminds me of how Sir Mo was given his knighthood on a platter.