Official 2023 Florence Diamond League Discussion Thread (+4:10 pm ET INSTANT REACTION SHOW)

Listening to your post race review on why Kincaid seems to always get dropped in these international races and then kicks hard.

In my lowly opinion I believe he is recovering to set up his kick. Only problem is with the talent around him as he recovers he is being dropped. He may do this with even knowing he’s doing it.

If he had gone with the 60, 59 prior to the last lap I don’t believe he runs 54.55 for the last lap.

I'm impressed that she switched to 14 and took it all the way through 7 immediately. During the offseason I expected she'd stop at 5. Bol herself said she didn't know. It has to be after an odd numbered barrier because she wants to resume 15 on her left lead, not get stuck on the weaker right leg.

Bol today reached 8 in 36.6 and came home in 15.8. That's impressive because her typical close is 16 flat. She is looking stronger physically. And there was no sign of the wobbly final 2 hurdles like her opener in Oordegem.

Bol eventually needs to be more aggressive early and reach 8 in something like 35.7 or 35.8. That should allow her to sneak under 52. Her low to 8 is 36.0 from the Tokyo final. Sydney reached 8 in a ridiculous 35.0 at Eugene.

That was obvious from the presser yesterday. Faith received only 2 questions, the first from the moderator and the second from a journalist. Both focused on the world record. Faith was hardly pushing the topic. The first time she said she hoped to run faster than the 3:53 from two years ago in Florence. The second time she backed off even more, saying her goal was to get inside her 3:58 season's best time.

I think she broke it largely because she was not expecting to, and ran more relaxed. All her prior world record attempts at 1000 and 1500 she was focused solely on the record and fell just short after seemingly tightening up late.

Also it could not have been more appropriate that Faith began to pull away from the lights at the 200 meter mark. That has always been her go zone, including so many head to head battles with Hassan where they all out sprint the final 200 with little to separate.

Faith has been the most underrated track and field athlete of my lifetime. I've posted that many times here and elsewhere. I think this result will finally allow her to reach the appreciation levels she has long deserved.

In terms of breaking this record, Birke Haylom would have the greatest opportunity of anyone currently on stage. In that world U20 final last year she looked just like Faith over the final 200.

Men's 5000m Final

PLACE NAME BIRTH DATE NAT. MARK

1. 1. Mohamed KATIR 17 FEB 1998 ESP 12:52.09
2. 2. Yomif KEJELCHA 01 AUG 1997 ETH 12:52.12
3. 3. Luis GRIJALVA 10 APR 1999 GUA 12:52.97
4. 4. Joshua CHEPTEGEI 12 SEP 1996 UGA 12:53.81
5. 5. Telahun Haile BEKELE 13 MAY 1999 ETH 12:54.31
6. 6. William KINCAID 21 SEP 1992 USA 12:54.40
7. 7. Joe KLECKER 16 NOV 1996 USA 12:55.16
8. 8. Jacob KROP 04 JUN 2001 KEN 12:55.57
9. 9. Selemon BAREGA 20 JAN 2000 ETH 12:56.18
10. 10. Mohammed AHMED 05 JAN 1991 CAN 12:56.46
11. 11. Grant FISHER 22 APR 1997 USA 12:56.99
12. 12. Samuel TEFERA 23 OCT 1999 ETH 12:58.44
13. 13. Thierry NDIKUMWENAYO 26 MAR 1997 ESP 12:59.03
14. 14. Berihu AREGAWI 28 FEB 2001 ETH 13:04.52
15. 15. Nicholas KIPKORIR 29 SEP 1998 KEN 13:10.52
16. 16. Stewart MCSWEYN 01 JUN 1995 AUS 13:23.81
17. Andreas ALMGREN 12 JUN 1995 SWE DNF
18. Jack RAYNER 19 DEC 1995 AUS DNF
19. Paul ROBINSON 24 MAY 1991 IRL DNF

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