J Ingebrigsten attempt at 2miles WR in Paris

Jakob ran 7:27 in the 3000m 2.5 years ago.

He "only" has to run the last around 218.7m in 30 seconds to take the WR.

I think he will do it. This WR is one of the softest, way softer than the 3000. I believe it's worth a 7:24-7:25.

It's not going to be easy though. Pacing and weather need to be good.

I am a supporter of Jakob but, this will not be an easy race for him. 7:58.61 Two Mile is 7:26.09 3000m pace. So not only will he have to PR by 1 second in the 3K (Which isn't impossible but) he'd also have to hold that pace for another 218m or so.

If I was a betting man I'd wager 90% chance that he doesn't pull it off. But anything can happen.

well 218.7m in 30sec is faster than 7:27 pace so not so easy. But he improved since this race.

I think he will go 7:59, breaking 8 minutes but barely missing the WR. He's a lot stronger than before when he ran his 3000m P.R.

Would be good to see Girma in that race too but I don't think it will happen.

Or possibly 8:00-8:05

Remember even Haile Gebrselassie tried 3 times to go Sub-8 but couldn't he hit 8:01 each time. and his 3000m PB was 7:25.09 and Indoor of 7:26.15 both faster than Jakob's PB

Just sayin'

He can definitely do it but it sure won’t be easy for him. He’s faster than Komen was over the 1500m and 2000m and I believe his current 5000m best of 12:46 is outdated. Komen’s 5000m PB is 12:39. Jakob has a huge engine similar to Komen where he can maintain a close to top end speed for much longer than most athletes. If he can get the pacing right and perfect conditions it could go down.

His personal best is 12:48.45.

He can break this World Record. The 7:20 is a little stronger. The wavelight will help him and hopefully he gets at least a mild of good pacemaking.

Geb didnt beat it, Jakob wont beat it.

This record is worth about 3 seconds slower the 3k conversion, which makes it easier but not easy. With Girma in the race as well, the chances would be better of getting it, because he'd draft off of Girma until 400 to go, and we know that Girma can run 7:23. But if you consider that Jakob has been able to handle Katir easily at 1500 through 5000, he is capable of 7:23, and hence, of 7:58. I predict he misses by a second this time and gets it next year.

7:58.61 for 2 miles is what, worth about 7:23.xx for 3k?

A 3k time bettered only by Komen and El G.

A very tall order for Jakob.

If he did not have super shoes when he ran his 7:27 he has a shot. A slim one I would think

Posts like these make me distrust everything you wrote in the past and will write in the future. Embarrassing.

Love this! Jakob knows he needs outdoor WRs. This will be a good start. He'll get it. 7:56.91

Two miles is a bit short for a 5k-10k runner. So the event suits better Jakob than Geb or Bekele.

With a little help from the shoes and wavelight also, I think he can easily race faster than those two legends in the 3k/2miles.

I think he is able of 7:23/7:57/12:40 in a perfect race now.

7:59 and just misses it; but a valiant effort, nonetheless.

WOOOOO!

Considering this is brought up every time someone runs fast these days... unlike Geb, he has super shoes and with super shoes anything is possible.

He ‘only’ had one Outdoor PB last year, and it was a mile in 3:46.46, being an equivalent 2mile of 8:05. However, his 5000m PB of 12:48 is worth a 7:56 2mile, although he set that way back in 2021.