1500, mile, 2000, 3000, 5000, 10000. I would say they are roughly all equally insanely strong.
Jakob best distance now is probably the 3k. The shorter the event, the tougher it will be for him to break the WR because of his lack of world class speed. He has a shot this year at the 3k. 2k/5k should be close, doable but very thin margin. For the,1500/mile, 0,5-1 sec short I would say. 10k, maybe not yet.
1500, mile, 2000, 3000, 5000, 10000. I would say they are roughly all equally insanely strong.
Jakob best distance now is probably the 3k. The shorter the event, the tougher it will be for him to break the WR because of his lack of world class speed. He has a shot this year at the 3k. 2k/5k should be close, doable but very thin margin. For the,1500/mile, 0,5-1 sec short I would say. 10k, maybe not yet.
You think Jakob lacks world class speed? That's an insane statement.
1500, mile, 2000, 3000, 5000, 10000. I would say they are roughly all equally insanely strong.
1500 is clearly stronger than the mile.
2000 is stronger than the (old) 2 mile record but i don't think as strong as 1500 or 3000.
5000 and 10000 have different demands and it's hard to compare them.
the marathon, on the face of it, looks to favor small bodies even more than the others and so it would be absolutely stunning to me if ingebrigtsen were to get that record.
1500, mile, 2000, 3000, 5000, 10000. I would say they are roughly all equally insanely strong.
Jakob best distance now is probably the 3k. The shorter the event, the tougher it will be for him to break the WR because of his lack of world class speed. He has a shot this year at the 3k. 2k/5k should be close, doable but very thin margin. For the,1500/mile, 0,5-1 sec short I would say. 10k, maybe not yet.
You think Jakob lacks world class speed? That's an insane statement.
It’s the truth. His 800 PB is 1:46. MAYBE he could run 1:44 now. He needs to run 1:49 pace to break the 1500 record. Not to mention his 400 speed is not particularly impressive, maybe 49 at best, compared to the 47-48 most other top 1500 runners could throw down. He’s a strength runner through and through.
You think Jakob lacks world class speed? That's an insane statement.
Maybe I should have said "world class 800m speed". Is that clearer? World class 800m speed is 1:43. Do you believe Jakob runs 1:43 for the 800?
He himself admits that the 1500 WR will be almost impossible for him because of it. He is a 5k-10k guy spending his young years in shorter distances because it's more fun for him and maybe more valuable in his mind.
You think Jakob lacks world class speed? That's an insane statement.
Maybe I should have said "world class 800m speed". Is that clearer? World class 800m speed is 1:43. Do you believe Jakob runs 1:43 for the 800?
He himself admits that the 1500 WR will be almost impossible for him because of it. He is a 5k-10k guy spending his young years in shorter distances because it's more fun for him and maybe more valuable in his mind.
also, the 1500m and mile record are the most obvious cases of doping there are in this sport. if jakob would take the same stuff el g was on one these wr would be gone in no time
Jakob ain't touching the 1500m, Mile, or 2k Record. El G the Goat. Jakob don't have the raw speed. El G closed 1:46 in the LAST 800m of 1500m in the 2004 Olympic Final. North Africans have superior genetics in Mid Distance competitions. Stop with the racist allegations that El G Doped. There is no evidence that he did.
Jakob ain't touching the 1500m, Mile, or 2k Record. El G the Goat. Jakob don't have the raw speed. El G closed 1:46 in the LAST 800m of 1500m in the 2004 Olympic Final. North Africans have superior genetics in Mid Distance competitions. Stop with the racist allegations that El G Doped. There is no evidence that he did.
Only on LetsRun could somebody claim that one 'race' has superior genetics and then accuse somebody of racism in the next sentence.
El G was juiced into another universe. And North Africans have little difference in genetics to other Mediterranean peoples. They had absolutely no history before Morceli. Morceli jnr ran 14 seconds faster than his older brother, who coached him. The difference was EPO not genetics.
also, the 1500m and mile record are the most obvious cases of doping there are in this sport. if jakob would take the same stuff el g was on one these wr would be gone in no time
Why would it be more obvious than Komen, Bekele, Kipchoge or Jakob?
also, the 1500m and mile record are the most obvious cases of doping there are in this sport. if jakob would take the same stuff el g was on one these wr would be gone in no time
Why would it be more obvious than Komen, Bekele, Kipchoge or Jakob?
Komen and Bekele were on the juice, Kipchoge aswell in the 2000's but not anymore. Jakob is clean.
1500, mile, 2000, 3000, 5000, 10000. I would say they are roughly all equally insanely strong.
Jakob best distance now is probably the 3k. The shorter the event, the tougher it will be for him to break the WR because of his lack of world class speed. He has a shot this year at the 3k. 2k/5k should be close, doable but very thin margin. For the,1500/mile, 0,5-1 sec short I would say. 10k, maybe not yet.
You think Jakob lacks world class speed? That's an insane statement.
His 800m PR is 2 seconds slower than Craig Engels. He has unfathomably good endurance, and pretty good speed. He is very far from being world class at the 800m.
also, the 1500m and mile record are the most obvious cases of doping there are in this sport. if jakob would take the same stuff el g was on one these wr would be gone in no time
Why would it be more obvious than Komen, Bekele, Kipchoge or Jakob?
the great star of the previous generation of moroccan running was said aouita, who both doped and encouraged other athletes to dope. his preparation was much more consistently secretive than the others named. the apparent lack of top speed (as against the other known greats of 1500) rand thus seemingly unprecedented/implausible endurance.
any athlete might be doping, whether a performance outlier or not. the sporting scene el guerrouj came out of and the nature of his preparations and race executions make him look profoundly suspicious.
Why would it be more obvious than Komen, Bekele, Kipchoge or Jakob?
the great star of the previous generation of moroccan running was said aouita, who both doped and encouraged other athletes to dope. his preparation was much more consistently secretive than the others named. the apparent lack of top speed (as against the other known greats of 1500) rand thus seemingly unprecedented/implausible endurance.
any athlete might be doping, whether a performance outlier or not. the sporting scene el guerrouj came out of and the nature of his preparations and race executions make him look profoundly suspicious.
also, training partner/pacer kaouch was caught doping
Jakob ain't touching the 1500m, Mile, or 2k Record. El G the Goat. Jakob don't have the raw speed. El G closed 1:46 in the LAST 800m of 1500m in the 2004 Olympic Final. North Africans have superior genetics in Mid Distance competitions. Stop with the racist allegations that El G Doped. There is no evidence that he did.
Only on LetsRun could somebody claim that one 'race' has superior genetics and then accuse somebody of racism in the next sentence.
El G was juiced into another universe. And North Africans have little difference in genetics to other Mediterranean peoples. They had absolutely no history before Morceli. Morceli jnr ran 14 seconds faster than his older brother, who coached him. The difference was EPO not genetics.
You think Jakob lacks world class speed? That's an insane statement.
It’s the truth. His 800 PB is 1:46. MAYBE he could run 1:44 now. He needs to run 1:49 pace to break the 1500 record. Not to mention his 400 speed is not particularly impressive, maybe 49 at best, compared to the 47-48 most other top 1500 runners could throw down. He’s a strength runner through and through.
As a miler, imagine having 146 (prob faster now) speed and being called a "strength runner" lol
The GOAT milers have the complete package. He has it.
"Maybe 49"??? Dude if Kyle Merber can run a 49 from a standing start, imma put a few dollars on Jakob running *a touch* faster. No offense Kyle.
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