That's what is awesome about Jakob, he answered the question directly by providing a time. Most runners when asked the same question will give a cliche answer like "I just want to go out there and stay up front, run hard and compete" or something like that.
I could see another 3:27, maybe he runs 3:27.5 to break into the top 5 ahead of Silas Kiplagat (a guy with one global metal).
I couldn't see him running 3:26 until he gets on a really fast track, with a loaded field. Diamond League final on the Oregon track could be a great time to do it.
I could see another 3:27, maybe he runs 3:27.5 to break into the top 5 ahead of Silas Kiplagat (a guy with one global metal).
I couldn't see him running 3:26 until he gets on a really fast track, with a loaded field. Diamond League final on the Oregon track could be a great time to do it.
Silesia (which is a region in the south of Poland, Bad Wiggins) should have a fast track. It is situated in the city Chorzów near Katowice.
And why does Jakob need a loaded field if he has pacers to follow?
The pacing is set to 1:50.5 for 800m (AKBACHE, Mounir), 2:18 at 1000m (Sowinski) and then McSweyn is named as the third pacer with no distance or time. But he shall possibly try to run as long as possible in around 55 per lap pace.
It looks like a scenario very close to what Salvatore has proposed.
I suppose the wave lights are set to 3:27.
We can hope Jakob go in front of the wave light in the end as he did in the 2 mile in Paris.
Silesia (which is a region in the south of Poland, Bad Wiggins) should have a fast track. It is situated in the city Chorzów near Katowice.
And why does Jakob need a loaded field if he has pacers to follow?
The pacing is set to 1:50.5 for 800m (AKBACHE, Mounir), 2:18 at 1000m (Sowinski) and then McSweyn is named as the third pacer with no distance or time. But he shall possibly try to run as long as possible in around 55 per lap pace.
It looks like a scenario very close to what Salvatore has proposed.
I suppose the wave lights are set to 3:27.
We can hope Jakob go in front of the wave light in the end as he did in the 2 mile in Paris.
Silesia (which is a region in the south of Poland, Bad Wiggins) should have a fast track. It is situated in the city Chorzów near Katowice.
And why does Jakob need a loaded field if he has pacers to follow?
The pacing is set to 1:50.5 for 800m (AKBACHE, Mounir), 2:18 at 1000m (Sowinski) and then McSweyn is named as the third pacer with no distance or time. But he shall possibly try to run as long as possible in around 55 per lap pace.
It looks like a scenario very close to what Salvatore has proposed.
I suppose the wave lights are set to 3:27.
We can hope Jakob go in front of the wave light in the end as he did in the 2 mile in Paris.
Well now it gets interesting right. If the humanoid pacers are going 1.50.5 we can assume Jakob ideally wants to hit 800m right on 1.51.0. The 2.18 (2.18 low for him a few meters back) is right on target for somewhere between 2.46.0 and 2.46.5 but hopefully on the lower side of that.
Again though, I still question the straight up anaerobic power of Jakob - can he close out in under 41 seconds? Not sure if I see that to be honest. Hey either way it's good to see him committing to faster splits through 800m, which with his even pace ability directly translate to better 1200m times.
I do think he's going to PR - but I still can't see how he gets under 3.27.0 unless he is 2.45 and change at 1200m. Still I'll say he takes a nice half second+ chunk off and runs hmm, 3.27.32 - good for 4th ever (3rd eliminating Kiprop) displacing the great Morceli on that list.