Jakob may run marginally faster so he could end up with 3:27, 7:24, 12:40 but this is Jakob at his ceiling this year. Jakob may even run 26:30 but he will never be better than this year. Jakob will be a medal contender for a few more years and then that will be it. He started so young that he will peak young. Many Africans have done the same. Still a great running career. Most will disagree with me and they will be wrong.
Ah the yearly "Jakob had peaked", thread! Well if he have peaked it is one hell of a career and he will be able to win some more yet. See you again after WC next year 😊
Ah the yearly "Jakob had peaked", thread! Well if he have peaked it is one hell of a career and he will be able to win some more yet. See you again after WC next year 😊
It is a tremendous career. Already a much better career than Galen Rupp and he is only 21.
Jakob may run marginally faster so he could end up with 3:27, 7:24, 12:40 but this is Jakob at his ceiling this year. Jakob may even run 26:30 but he will never be better than this year. Jakob will be a medal contender for a few more years and then that will be it. He started so young that he will peak young. Many Africans have done the same. Still a great running career. Most will disagree with me and they will be wrong.
I mean hes losing to Tefera and Wightman in his best discipline. He also lost to Timothy before that. He's been on a losing streak ever since the olympics. It's not farfetched at all to say hes peaked.
He might pull off a couple more 3:28s here and there but i think thats it for Yakob.
Even if he has peaked, his medal chances may not have. If he stays at this current level, he could win a whole lot of 5k titles, and maybe some 10ks, too.
Yup, sure can. Especially if the best of the field all mysteriously make the worst tactical decisions possible and fade to the back of the pack in the bell lap. Lot of potential for Yakob to pick up medals in such races.
Yup, sure can. Especially if the best of the field all mysteriously make the worst tactical decisions possible and fade to the back of the pack in the bell lap. Lot of potential for Yakob to pick up medals in such races.
Jakob may run marginally faster so he could end up with 3:27, 7:24, 12:40 but this is Jakob at his ceiling this year. Jakob may even run 26:30 but he will never be better than this year. Jakob will be a medal contender for a few more years and then that will be it. He started so young that he will peak young. Many Africans have done the same. Still a great running career. Most will disagree with me and they will be wrong.
Um, if he ends up with 3:27, 7:24, 12:40 and 26:30, won't that contradict your thread title?
I think he is my best bet for sub 3:26 in the next few years. He desperately wants to break El G's WR, and I think he will find a way to do this.
Jakob may run marginally faster so he could end up with 3:27, 7:24, 12:40 but this is Jakob at his ceiling this year. Jakob may even run 26:30 but he will never be better than this year. Jakob will be a medal contender for a few more years and then that will be it. He started so young that he will peak young. Many Africans have done the same. Still a great running career. Most will disagree with me and they will be wrong.
Um, if he ends up with 3:27, 7:24, 12:40 and 26:30, won't that contradict your thread title?
I think he is my best bet for sub 3:26 in the next few years. He desperately wants to break El G's WR, and I think he will find a way to do this.
I hope to bump this thread in 2025/2026. :)
No contradiction. Jakob is already roughly capable of these times in perfect conditions with the super spikes.