Entries for the Rabat Diamond League are out. We already know about Jacobs vs Kerley in the 100 but look at the 1500: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Ollie Hoare, Yared Nuguse, Mario Garcia Romo, Abel Kipsang.
Entries for the Rabat Diamond League are out. We already know about Jacobs vs Kerley in the 100 but look at the 1500: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Ollie Hoare, Yared Nuguse, Mario Garcia Romo, Abel Kipsang.
The winners are track fans because that’s amazing.
In all seriousness though, it’s hard to bet against Jingy, but rationally Nuguse has been so strong and Jakob might be less sharp due to his light racing schedule. I’m calling Jakob is in the lead with 100 to go and Nuguse outkicks him.
At 1-3pm EDT no less. Really looking forward watching. That 1500 is stacked and really excited to see where Nuguse and the rest of OAC stacks up. Steeple with El Bakkali, Kipruto, and Wale should be fascinating too. Honestly every race has something to be excited by
Entries for the Rabat Diamond League are out. We already know about Jacobs vs Kerley in the 100 but look at the 1500: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Ollie Hoare, Yared Nuguse, Mario Garcia Romo, Abel Kipsang.
The winners are track fans because that’s amazing.
In all seriousness though, it’s hard to bet against Jingy, but rationally Nuguse has been so strong and Jakob might be less sharp due to his light racing schedule. I’m calling Jakob is in the lead with 100 to go and Nuguse outkicks him.
Nice to see Jon back from his "suspension"!
I think Jakob will win if he is healthy. I suppose the will be pacemakers so he "only" has to frontrun the last 500-600m.
But interesting to see if Nuguse can prove me wrong. Kipsang also seems to be n good shape.
Maybe I'm being cynical or maybe the incessant coffee club Yared propaganda has burned me out but I don't really see Yared in the same league as Jakob and I'll have to see it to believe it. I view Yared the same way I view Katir or Hoare, incredible athletes but don't ever think "oh man he can take down Jakob in a DL 1500m." Jakob hasn't lost a DL 1500m since 2021 when he was 3rd at Monaco (after being sick in the run up) then lost the DL final to prime Cheruiyot post Olympic win.
None of the current crop of 1500 runners have beaten Jakob in a DL apart from Katir (in Monaco) & Cheruiyot (who I think is at the tail end of his prime).
This is going to be a great race. If Nuguse is close to the shape he was in indoors, I'm taking him for the win. 3:47 closing in 25/54 is crazy, and it showcased speed that I don't think Jakob has. Hoare and Romo haven't done anything this year to make me think they're on that level, but they absolutely could in this race. UW won the mile title with their like 5th fastest guy, and Waskom (fastest PB, NCAA champ) wasn't even in contention. It's gonna be fun to see how the OAC milers stack up this year. Olli's run 3:30.12/3:47.48 and has a CW gold, Romo's run 3:30.20 and was 4th at Worlds, and Nuguse has run 3:47.38. Olli is .10 away from Nuguse, and Romo is .08 away from Olli, so less than .2 separates them going by PRs.
I think whoever wins this race will probably be the favorite at Worlds (fun fact: Wightman opened with a win in Rabat last year). Jakob because he's Jakob. Nuguse because his 3:47 showed he has gold medal potential and a crazy kick, his 7:27 shows he has fantastic strength, and his dominant win over Katir (after Katir went under Komen's old 3k record) was a dominant win over the 1500m bronze medalist, so the only question mark for me is how he fares against Jakob. If anyone else wins, it's probably a signal that they're gonna have a big year.
I'm going Nuguse, Jingy, Hoare, Kipsang, Romo. I'd love to see Jakob trying out different tactics (ie not sitting on the pacer and then leading till the end). I think with Nuguse in the shape he is, and guys like Wightman/Kerr/Katir getting super fit over the winter, Jakob's not gonna be able to run away with it. Really, that only worked once, and it was for Tim in 2019. In 2017 and 2021, Tim tried it and got outkicked. In 2022, Jakob spent all his energy protecting the lead, and it probably cost him the race. I think he'll probably still sit on the pacer anyway, but it'd be fun to see him try something new.
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This is going to be a great race. If Nuguse is close to the shape he was in indoors, I'm taking him for the win. 3:47 closing in 25/54 is crazy, and it showcased speed that I don't think Jakob has. Hoare and Romo haven't done anything this year to make me think they're on that level, but they absolutely could in this race. UW won the mile title with their like 5th fastest guy, and the reigning 1500m champ and guy with the fastest PB wasn't even in contention. It's gonna be fun to see how the OAC milers stack up this year. Olli's run 3:30.12/3:47.48 and has a CW gold, Romo's run 3:30.20 and was 4th at Worlds, and Nuguse ran 3:47.38 with a massive kick to beat them both. Olli is .10 away from Nuguse, and Romo is .08 away from Olli, so less than .2 separates them going by PRs.
I think whoever wins this race will probably be the favorite at Worlds (fun fact, Wightman opened with a win in Rabat last year). Jakob because he's Jakob. Nuguse because his 3:47 showed he has gold medal potential and a crazy kick, his 7:27 shows he has fantastic strength, and his dominant win over Katir (after Katir went under Komen's old 3k record) was a dominant win over the 1500m bronze medalist, so the only question mark for me is how he fares against Jakob. If anyone else wins, it's probably a signal that they're gonna have a big year.
I'm going Nuguse, Jingy, Hoare, Kipsang, Romo.
I couldn’t find the last 200m, but from 1400 to 1600m, he ran 25.94.
Maybe I'm being cynical or maybe the incessant coffee club Yared propaganda has burned me out but I don't really see Yared in the same league as Jakob and I'll have to see it to believe it. I view Yared the same way I view Katir or Hoare, incredible athletes but don't ever think "oh man he can take down Jakob in a DL 1500m." Jakob hasn't lost a DL 1500m since 2021 when he was 3rd at Monaco (after being sick in the run up) then lost the DL final to prime Cheruiyot post Olympic win.
None of the current crop of 1500 runners have beaten Jakob in a DL apart from Katir (in Monaco) & Cheruiyot (who I think is at the tail end of his prime).
Ingebrigtsen obviously has the hardware and has consistently done it on the biggest stages, so he deserves to be the favorite. Nuguse has never even run a Diamond League, let alone won one.
But indoors, Nuguse was clearly on a completely different level than his last few years. The recipe for beating Ingebrigtsen, as Wightman showed last year, is that you have to be strong enough to hold onto him and still have something left to kick off a fast pace. That's exactly what Nuguse showed at Millrose. If he's still in that sort of shape, I think he's got a chance to win.
Maybe I'm being cynical or maybe the incessant coffee club Yared propaganda has burned me out but I don't really see Yared in the same league as Jakob and I'll have to see it to believe it. I view Yared the same way I view Katir or Hoare, incredible athletes but don't ever think "oh man he can take down Jakob in a DL 1500m." Jakob hasn't lost a DL 1500m since 2021 when he was 3rd at Monaco (after being sick in the run up) then lost the DL final to prime Cheruiyot post Olympic win.
None of the current crop of 1500 runners have beaten Jakob in a DL apart from Katir (in Monaco) & Cheruiyot (who I think is at the tail end of his prime).
Ingebrigtsen obviously has the hardware and has consistently done it on the biggest stages, so he deserves to be the favorite. Nuguse has never even run a Diamond League, let alone won one.
But indoors, Nuguse was clearly on a completely different level than his last few years. The recipe for beating Ingebrigtsen, as Wightman showed last year, is that you have to be strong enough to hold onto him and still have something left to kick off a fast pace. That's exactly what Nuguse showed at Millrose. If he's still in that sort of shape, I think he's got a chance to win.
I would argue the difference between a DL and the world champ final in Oregon is that Jakob took the lead after 700m at worlds whereas in a DL is he almost guaranteed a pacer through 1000m. In the Olympics, Jakob lead the first 400m then drafted off of Cheryiot until 150 to go. At Oslo, he had a pacer for 1000m then ran the legs off of Hoare and Wightman over the last 500m.
I completely agree that Yared has the skill set to beat Jakob in a fast paced championship race, similar to Wightman, I just think Jakob is untouchable right now when there's a pacer running an even and fast pace through 1000m.
Such a forced debate by you Americans. Jakob is gonna lap this goose
I'm not so sure. Nuguse is the best thing since to come out of the US since teriyaki flavored Beef Jerky, Pabst Blue Ribbon and Little Debbie Swiss Rolls.
Jakob Assersson Ingebrigtsen (both of his brothers took their spouses' names after marrying) will surely feel the flaps of the goose this Sunday.
Maybe I'm being cynical or maybe the incessant coffee club Yared propaganda has burned me out but I don't really see Yared in the same league as Jakob and I'll have to see it to believe it. I view Yared the same way I view Katir or Hoare, incredible athletes but don't ever think "oh man he can take down Jakob in a DL 1500m." Jakob hasn't lost a DL 1500m since 2021 when he was 3rd at Monaco (after being sick in the run up) then lost the DL final to prime Cheruiyot post Olympic win.
None of the current crop of 1500 runners have beaten Jakob in a DL apart from Katir (in Monaco) & Cheruiyot (who I think is at the tail end of his prime).
Ingebrigtsen obviously has the hardware and has consistently done it on the biggest stages, so he deserves to be the favorite. Nuguse has never even run a Diamond League, let alone won one.
But indoors, Nuguse was clearly on a completely different level than his last few years. The recipe for beating Ingebrigtsen, as Wightman showed last year, is that you have to be strong enough to hold onto him and still have something left to kick off a fast pace. That's exactly what Nuguse showed at Millrose. If he's still in that sort of shape, I think he's got a chance to win.
Nuguse´s impressive indoor mile and 3000m were run on the very fast American wooden tracks.
Kejelcha holds the WR in the indoor mile run on Boston´s fast wooden track. Kejelcha has never been close to Jakob in the outdoor mile or 1500m.
Nuguse´s 3:33 1500m run indoor in Madrid is probably a better time to use when comparing to Jakob.
Jakob ran 3:32 indoors in Lievin after illness this year and 3:30 (= the 1500m indoor WR) last year when healthy.
More likely another Kejelcha, who everybody predicted to crush Tim and Jakob in 2019. His outdoor pb is 5 seconds slower than Jakob's and yet the majority of yanks here are making him favourite??