Olympic champion and world record holder Karsten Warholm chatted with our European correspondent David McCarthy after winning the Stockholm Diamond League in...
Towards the end of the interview. Why is he lying in front of the camera like that ? Jakob is in 3:26-3:27 shape in the 1500 and could probably run 1:45.00 right now.
Did you participate in high school XC? Training for high school XC does not automatically lower an athlete's 1500m of 1 mile time; training as a 1500m/5000m athlete does not automatically lower an athlete's 800m time. J I cannot break 1:46 800m, even if his life depended on it.
Did you participate in high school XC? Training for high school XC does not automatically lower an athlete's 1500m of 1 mile time; training as a 1500m/5000m athlete does not automatically lower an athlete's 800m time. J I cannot break 1:46 800m, even if his life depended on it.
While we have no proof Jakob can run sub 1:46, saying that he has 0 chance is suprising, to say the least.
I don't think it is possible for a ~10.20 100m guy to run a 1:45-46 800, even if he is the best 400h runner ever. I woud put Warholm somewhere in the 1:48-1:52 range.
Did you participate in high school XC? Training for high school XC does not automatically lower an athlete's 1500m of 1 mile time; training as a 1500m/5000m athlete does not automatically lower an athlete's 800m time. J I cannot break 1:46 800m, even if his life depended on it.
+1. Neither Lagat, nor El Guerrouj ever dipped under 1:46 despite being in whatever comparative shape you give them for their 3:26s.
Did you participate in high school XC? Training for high school XC does not automatically lower an athlete's 1500m of 1 mile time; training as a 1500m/5000m athlete does not automatically lower an athlete's 800m time. J I cannot break 1:46 800m, even if his life depended on it.
+1. Neither Lagat, nor El Guerrouj ever dipped under 1:46 despite being in whatever comparative shape you give them for their 3:26s.
El Gerrouj could easily run under 1:46, he never tried during his prime. Lagat ran 1:46.00. Jakob ran 1:46.4 when he was 20 and a 3.28.6/7.27 guy. He is on another level now so it is likely he can run sub 1:46.
Of course he thinks he can because he feels superhuman on whatever sauce he's acquiring to enhance his performance illegally. If you watch how he runs, it's astonishing, super human but also disturbing because you know why he's able to achieve those extraordinary feats and endurance.
"...could easily run under 1:46" is not the same as ran sub-1:46.
Kiprop has run under 1:44 several times. He's a 1:43 guy in his prime.
If I understand correctly, you are saying that El Gerrouj might have been able go under 1:46 once but was a 1:46+ runner. What I was saying is that he could run 1:46 almost any day. And probably sub 1:44 in a perfect race.
Would be an awesome race to do for charity right after the season is over when they are still in shape. The Donovan Bailey v Michael Johnson 150 had tons of hype, though the race was a disappointment when Johnson pulled up lame.
Jakob would likely win their 800. Karsten would easily cruise through 600 but then die coming off the final turn.
Would be an awesome race to do for charity right after the season is over when they are still in shape. The Donovan Bailey v Michael Johnson 150 had tons of hype, though the race was a disappointment when Johnson pulled up lame.
Jakob would likely win their 800. Karsten would easily cruise through 600 but then die coming off the final turn.
A 600 might be fairer, and it could be pretty dramatic. Karsten would definitely come through in 46-47. Jakob like 50-51. While Jakob would close in 26, Karsten would have the wheels flying off.
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+1. Neither Lagat, nor El Guerrouj ever dipped under 1:46 despite being in whatever comparative shape you give them for their 3:26s.
El Gerrouj could easily run under 1:46, he never tried during his prime. Lagat ran 1:46.00. Jakob ran 1:46.4 when he was 20 and a 3.28.6/7.27 guy. He is on another level now so it is likely he can run sub 1:46.
Laros has gone under 1:46.1 three times this season. He looks like a kid out there, including wobbling all over the place down the stretch last Saturday as Ryan Clarke passed him to win the Dutch nationals.
While watching that race I was thinking how preposterous it was to believe that Jakob couldn't go faster.
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