Just those three....no one else! None of those stupid pacing lights. All men at their prime.
What would be their tactics? How does the race develop?
Who wins?
The gun would go off and they'd stand at the line not wanting to be in the lead. Finally boredom would take over and one of them would begin walking along the track. The other two would tuck in behind. After a while whoever was walking in the lead would worry that he was doing too much of the work and would stop. Eventually boredom would again take over and someone would begin to walk again with the other two following. In the last 100 to 200 meters one of them would burst into a full fledged sprint hoping he'd catch the other two by surprise and open a gap that neither of them can close.
In most cases Jakob would win... that is unless it's a three man race for the world championship. Then Jakob would come in 2nd and one of those other guys would win.
The gun would go off and they'd stand at the line not wanting to be in the lead. Finally boredom would take over and one of them would begin walking along the track. The other two would tuck in behind. After a while whoever was walking in the lead would worry that he was doing too much of the work and would stop. Eventually boredom would again take over and someone would begin to walk again with the other two following. In the last 100 to 200 meters one of them would burst into a full fledged sprint hoping he'd catch the other two by surprise and open a gap that neither of them can close.
After the first three legs, Oregon's Edward Cheserek and Villanova's Jordy Williams needed to run a 3:55 to break the 16:00 barrier. Instead we got something...
And if people think a healthy Jakob can´t replicate this win in a championship race then remember that the Lausanne race against Kerr was Jakob´s second slowest race in the season before Budapest.
In his fastest race (DL Silesia) he ran more than 1.5 seconds faster than in Lausanne WITH LIMITED HELP FROM THE PACEMAKERS. Rewatch the Silesia race here:
Wightman beat Jakob last year - as discussed many times on these boards - because Jakob waisted energy when holding off Tim and Kipsang. But that wouldn´t happen in this 3 men´s race so Jake wouldn´t stand a chance against Jakob who - to make it even worth for Jake - is one level up from last year.
By the way: I don´t see Wightman ever coming back to his 2022 shape. I understand that he got a stress fracture in his foot in January this year but find surprising that he hasn´t recovered for that injury long ago. Apparently he has suffered from additional injuries but in his age this might be the end of career as a toprunner.
Just ask Tim or Henrik and Filip Ingebrigtsen how it is when the injuries get chronic.
And if people think a healthy Jakob can´t replicate this win in a championship race then remember that the Lausanne race against Kerr was Jakob´s second slowest race in the season before Budapest.
In his fastest race (DL Silesia) he ran more than 1.5 seconds faster than in Lausanne WITH LIMITED HELP FROM THE PACEMAKERS. Rewatch the Silesia race here:
Wightman beat Jakob last year - as discussed many times on these boards - because Jakob waisted energy when holding off Tim and Kipsang. But that wouldn´t happen in this 3 men´s race so Jake wouldn´t stand a chance against Jakob who - to make it even worth for Jake - is one level up from last year.
By the way: I don´t see Wightman ever coming back to his 2022 shape. I understand that he got a stress fracture in his foot in January this year but find surprising that he hasn´t recovered for that injury long ago. Apparently he has suffered from additional injuries but in his age this might be the end of career as a toprunner.
Just ask Tim or Henrik and Filip Ingebrigtsen how it is when the injuries get chronic.
You gave a troll answer too. You just don’t realize it.
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