Interviewer: Would you be open to racing Kerr again? Up for some revenge or..?
Jakob: "No. H-h-he was just the next guy. So if I hadn't run in the final he would probably have won. That's how I see the race. Obviously if you're - if you stumble and fall...someone...someone is going to win the race. He was just the next guy."
What did Jakob mean by this, LRC?
TS @ 9:58
Translation: Kerr is not on my level, but he’s the second best guy. So when I was not 100% he beat me much like Wightman did last year due to my poor tactics.
Upshot: Jakob doesn’t think Kerr/Wightman are going to be consistently thwarting him unless he’s off his game for whatever reason.
I do not think he would’ve talked about 2018-2020 Tim like this (if they were both at their peaks) but I don’t think he thinks these guys are at that level.
Kerr should do the 1500, 5k double in Paris and beat him at both. Kerrs got a better kick he will win in a tactical race
Ezrun wrote:
Kerr should do the 1500, 5k double in Paris and beat him at both. Kerrs got a better kick he will win in a tactical race
Great idea except that Kerr has zero chance to medal in the 5k.
Kerr won the 15 fair and square, but under no circumstances including the use of witchcraft is he capable of winning the 5k. None.
This is so unbelievably arrogant WOW he is the worst
“Favorites don’t always win! Because these are the moments that inspire greatness from everyone else!
“Josh Kerr, with an incredible performance of heart, belief, and dedication!”
Sounds like he needs to be fed more humble pie next year in Paris.
Poor attitude.
He made similar comments last year after Wightman outkicked him, claiming he was not at his best - and then winning the 5k days after.
Jakob is preparing for his 5k better than the 1500 even if he hasn't realised it yet; he isn't sharp enough to win the 1500 in a sprint finish situation and he's not able to produce a front running 3:27 with rounds and no pacemaker. DL is a very different type of racing.
Maybe he will get it right at the Olympics, just like El G did, but he must recognise it is up to him to take the lessons and improve.
griles17 wrote:
This is so unbelievably arrogant WOW he is the worst
What I found a bit surprising is when he appeared to confess to blood doping, when he was saying how he wanted as much blood in his body as possible. A surprising confession, and maybe he didn’t realize it at the time.
ex-runner wrote:
Poor attitude.
Maybe he will get it right at the Olympics, just like El G did, but he must recognise it is up to him to take the lessons and improve.
Between this year and the next Olympics there are 12 months and a lot of changes can happens in it.
Jakob has a bad character seeing his behavior with Katir at the end of the race.
Ezrun wrote:
Kerr should do the 1500, 5k double in Paris and beat him at both. Kerrs got a better kick he will win in a tactical race
New to international athletics, eh?
ex-runner wrote:
Poor attitude.
He made similar comments last year after Wightman outkicked him, claiming he was not at his best - and then winning the 5k days after.
Jakob is preparing for his 5k better than the 1500 even if he hasn't realised it yet; he isn't sharp enough to win the 1500 in a sprint finish situation and he's not able to produce a front running 3:27 with rounds and no pacemaker. DL is a very different type of racing.
Maybe he will get it right at the Olympics, just like El G did, but he must recognise it is up to him to take the lessons and improve.
I believe he already did that in Tokyo.
He dont know how to congratulate people "ce morveux"?
Next year possibly he will get his ass even more kicked.
Kerr could absolutely compete at the 5K... He just hasn't trained for it. What do you think he's a completely different body type than Jacob. He beat him in the 1500 he could beat him in the 5K if he trained for it.
I mean it's not rocket science he's just never done the work to develop that capacity. He's literally the same body type as Jacob if anything he's a little bit leaner. At this level for these guys this stuff is 95% training and prep and 5% talent. The difference is so small between these guys...
I'm not saying some guys aren't naturally better I'm just saying a hell of a lot of it comes down to training and prep work. If he beat Jacob at the 1500 he absolutely could step up and beat him at the 5K but he's obviously never trained that way so it would take years... 2028 kerrs going to step up
Kerrs run 1323... Probably with less than ideal 5k distance training...
Sickness or no sickness, he feels that he was off that day. And most people who believe they’re the best in their event would always see whoever beats them as the next best guy in that situation. His communication style is maybe just more blunt than most.
Kerr is slightly Anaerobic with his 1:45 in the 800m
He will have difficulty to run under 13 mins in the 5000m.
Temp__Account wrote:
Kerr is slightly Anaerobic with his 1:45 in the 800m
He will have difficulty to run under 13 mins in the 5000m.
Your boy Aouita managed it through pharmaceuticals.
I don't know man didn't Jacob just win in 1323 ish... Seems like kerr would have a chance in a tactical championship 5K... I mean we don't know what his training is like maybe he's a little bit under trained... And just relies on natural talent...
He's obviously got a better kick so if you get him in the right tactical race. I'm not guaranteeing it I'm just saying to say it is absolutely no chance when the guy has run 1323 and he's only 25 years old...
Seems like you guys are jumping the gun a little