Prime Bekele versus current Jakob ingebrigtsen?

He does what he did to Kipchoge in 2008, with a 3:57 last mile and 53 last 400. Jakob could hang on longer than almost anyone, but in the end there is nobody capable of beating that version of Bekele.

Assuming Bekele gets to run in the same super spikes and has adequate time to adjust to running in them, this isn’t even a contest.

Jakob is great but not in Bekele’s league. There are levels to this.

Lol. Errybody wearin supa spikes. Including wr holder. No one can touch Jakob. He could run barefoot vs bekele and still win

Yo Bekele’s form was unreal

You just demonstrated that you know nothing about this sport. Hang your head in shame and leave this thread immediately.

I believe if you transported Jingy to that 2008 Olympic final he’d finish 2nd. Probably moves past Kipchoge with 320 to go but fails to get back on Bekele’s shoulder. Bekele won that race in 12:57.82 with Kipchoge 2nd in 13:02.80. Ingebrigtsen might have run 12:59.0.

I do not think there will ever be a man who could beat Bekele at his prime

This of course is utter nonsense. Haile could have beaten Kenenisa occasionally in his prime but Haile was never in his absolute prime when they raced. Daniel Komen could also occasionally defeat a prime Kenenisa. However Jakob would not be able to beat Kenenisa is any race like a 5000 when Kenenisa was in his prime. Jakob would also likely lose to Haile and Komen.

You're comparing Jakob to the baddest MFer that ever laced up spikes? Come on man. Jakob is great but this is no contest.

Jakob is a 1500m / 5000m runner and Bekele a 5000m / 10.000m runner. This would be similar to El G - Bekele clashes. Jakob wins everything up to 3000m and also a championship 5000m, just like El G did against Bekele. In a well paced fast 5000m Bekele wins though and 10.000m is not even a contest.

To all those people saying that Jakob has super shoes: prime Bekele had madsauce, like everybody from that era.

In cross country Kenenisa defeats Jakob 9 times out of 10 or maybe 10/10. At 3000m in a paced race it could go either way. If Kenenisa is not doubling he would beat Jakob in a championship 5000m but if he has the 10000m first then it is less clear.

66.2 for the last 500, 53.02 for the last 400 in the 2004 Olympic 10,000. Nice long kick. That's just under 53-second pace for the last 500m

EPO-Bekele would obviously win.

It isn´t fair to compare prime Bekele with 20-21 year Jakob.

Not exactly as unfair as comparing 17 year Jakob to prime Andrew (who?) Wheating but still.

If you wish to compare then compare the two in their early twenties:

Jakob ran the 5000m in 12:48 at 20. Bekele ran 12.52 at 21 and 12.37 (WR) just before turning 22.

Jakob won the WC 5000m at 21. JAKOB WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE MEDALLED IN THE 5000M IN TOKYO AT 20 IF IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO DOUBLE.

Bekele was third in the WC 5000m at 21 and was second in the Olympic 5000m (2004) at 22.

I agree that prime Bekele possibly was better than 21 years Jakob but I think there is a good chance that Jakob in his prime will be superior to Bekele. BARRING ILLNESS AND INJURY.

Jakob´s peak in the 5000m might be 5 years from now.

jakob wouldnt stand a chance against a prime bekele,el garrouj,coe,morceli,aouita or even mo farah,and he wouldnt have beaten haile gebreselaisse either.i dont even think hed beat ovett or cram in their day,nor some of the kenyans.

Assuming Jakob gets to full throttle EPO and everything else from age 13 like Bekele, this isn't even a contest. Jakob sub 12 minutes?

Kiplimo is a 5000m / 10000m / half marathon runner and he disposed of Ingeschnitzel quite handily in a 3000m.

Like André Bucher and Yuriy Borzakovskiy?