Nuguse goes home devastated

Doubt Nuguse would be upset with coming 2nd at his first DL comp behind such a great runner.

He can only benefit from that experience.

I doubt he can beat Jacob come WC, unless the norwegian puts in a tactically poor run like in 2022 WC 1500m, but he is definitely a medal contender.

Well, the might be nothing Nuguse can do. Jakob might just be better. What would you do if you had to play basketball against Jokic? Some athletes are just better.

But that isn't really the point. Nuguse did everything he could do and got second place. That is amazing for a guy that wasn't even a lock to win all his NCAA races a couple years again.

The criteria for "doing well" can't automatically be setting a WR or beating the best guy on the planet. Nuguse is AWESOME and that still doesn't mean he's guaranteed to win a medal at the next WC or OG. That's okay...

sounded pretty undevistated in his interview if you ask me

He needs to get earrings and tattoos if he hopes to challenge Jakob. That and some Norwegian nectar.

Doesn't look devastated to me:

Good, optimistic interview that makes it hard not to like the guy. I'd be amused if someone now replies "He's NOT devastated? He should be, that's why he's losing to Yakob". Observation #2: it would've been fun in his interview if he'd said that "Yakob is an up-and-coming runner, he's improving a lot" (alluding to yakob's interview). Too classy though.

I do think the trick for the field to beat Jakob at the WCs are as follows:

1. Don’t rabbit for him like Tim did at the Olympics. If you set the pace for a sub 3:29 race you’re doing Jakob a favor.

2. Pump the brakes on the first lap. Jakob likes to get out further back the first 200m and then move to the front. Make that first 200m a 29 and once Jakob tries to take the lead, surge back ahead and slow it down. This won’t work the whole race, but it hurts Jakobs chances if the first lap is a 59 instead of a 56.

3. Force Jakob to fight for the lead and protect it from surges the entire race. He will have less kick at the end this way although it tires out other runners too. Still if you have 2 or three Kenyans or three On guys in the final and they each press Jakob with one surge it’ll weaken him

4. If Jakob lets someone by him outside of the last 600m, slow it down. If Jakob wants a fast pace make him lead and make him fight for it.

Jakobs the fittest 1500m man in the world, but there are avenues to beat him. For instance, Jakob would get clobbered in the 2016 final. If he lets it go slow the kickers get him and if he pushes the pace, Kiprop just sits on him.

A PR in his DL debut and a podium finish is not what I would consider “going home devastated”.

He just needs to look at Laura Muir’s Doha and Tokyo races and make the adjustments she did and he may just win…. Or follow MO’s rule #1 be ahead at the bell.

But then again kickers…..

This is the real truth. Learning how to race especially on the European/World circuit is tough. Jakob had to learn this. it is not just coming in with fast times, but learning how to race with extremely talented folks around you and the mental games and timing. Yared will learn from this.

Yes, and you are also allowed to defend obvious trolls even when you know their works.

0/10

Troll harder

Jacob is doped to the Armstrong level. Soon his arrogance will reach Armsrtong level too.

Time to thicken the OAC sauce to match the rest of the world

Like Nuguse a the rest of OAC isn’t. LoL

How was Yared in your mind the favorite. He had nothing to lose here and everything to gain.

I never start threads making negative statements about any athlete. You gals & guys force me to make less than pleasant statements about athletes because too many of you say over the top comments. Over the top comments must come from the athlete or blood relatives or close friends.

Nuguse is not a favorite to medal. Show me betting odds backing up your statement. Nuguse may medal but certainly not favored to medal.

Thank you. And closed his last 200 as fast as Jakob. Very good run for him.