“This is only my first year as a professional athlete, and my training has never been harder,” Nuguse said. “I feel like I'm only going to get stronger and faster as the years go on. So I think I can get the world record.”
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Believing you can has a better chance of success than thinking you can't. True story...in college, a guy about my height (5'7-5'8") had a goal of dunking. He would practice and try sometimes during pick up games at our rec center. Eventually, he was able to dunk the basketball. What an accomplishment. Yeah. Nuguse could do it I see him getting the record or close to it.
Is it really talking big for someone who is only .84 of a second away from the record? I’d say it’s a reasonable goal.
I don’t think the Goose will get it. The reason is not that I think he has peaked. I don’t think that. BUT if he had to run the last 600 or so by himself maybe he runs 3:44.5 or so at Pre. The issue is he will likely never have a better opportunity than he had at Pre, so although he may slightly improve his mile fitness, he may never have as good a set up as chasing Jakob the entire race at Pre.
Is it really talking big for someone who is only .84 of a second away from the record? I’d say it’s a reasonable goal.
I don’t think the Goose will get it. The reason is not that I think he has peaked. I don’t think that. BUT if he had to run the last 600 or so by himself maybe he runs 3:44.5 or so at Pre. The issue is he will likely never have a better opportunity than he had at Pre, so although he may slightly improve his mile fitness, he may never have as good a set up as chasing Jakob the entire race at Pre.
he will NEVER have a better opportunity than that one race at the end of his first pro season? lol huh? like jakob said after that same race "i'm just getting started"
I don’t think the Goose will get it. The reason is not that I think he has peaked. I don’t think that. BUT if he had to run the last 600 or so by himself maybe he runs 3:44.5 or so at Pre. The issue is he will likely never have a better opportunity than he had at Pre, so although he may slightly improve his mile fitness, he may never have as good a set up as chasing Jakob the entire race at Pre.
he will NEVER have a better opportunity than that one race at the end of his first pro season? lol huh? like jakob said after that same race "i'm just getting started"
You see this is where intelligence plays a role. You do NOT understand this. How many mile races will Yared contest in a season? How many will he have someone else to chase the entire way? You do NOT grasp how rare it is to have a rabbit the entire way at close to world record pace. You do not understand. Yared will be 25 next summer. He doesn’t have as much time as you think.
I don’t think the Goose will get it. The reason is not that I think he has peaked. I don’t think that. BUT if he had to run the last 600 or so by himself maybe he runs 3:44.5 or so at Pre. The issue is he will likely never have a better opportunity than he had at Pre, so although he may slightly improve his mile fitness, he may never have as good a set up as chasing Jakob the entire race at Pre.
he will NEVER have a better opportunity than that one race at the end of his first pro season? lol huh? like jakob said after that same race "i'm just getting started"
If you actually read the post you’re quoting, you’ll see it says “likely never” and “may never.”
Not really a crazy prediction considering everyone who has run 3:43 has only done so once.
The only problem for him is by the time he tried for the world record it won't be the current world record, because Jakob will probably have it in 3:42. Jakob gets better each year as well. Last year Jakob's best mile was 3:46. He improves every year and when he set his personal best he was only 22!
The only problem for him is by the time he tried for the world record it won't be the current world record, because Jakob will probably have it in 3:42. Jakob gets better each year as well. Last year Jakob's best mile was 3:46. He improves every year and when he set his personal best he was only 22!
Since the mile isn't raced very often, he has a better chance at breaking the 1500 record. But to the general public, the mile record has a more romantic appeal.
Believing you can has a better chance of success than thinking you can't. True story...in college, a guy about my height (5'7-5'8") had a goal of dunking. He would practice and try sometimes during pick up games at our rec center. Eventually, he was able to dunk the basketball. What an accomplishment. Yeah. Nuguse could do it I see him getting the record or close to it.
He is one of if not the most likable athlete in T&F right now, you have to root for him, he is what is good about T&F on the world class level. I wish him the very best.
He is one of if not the most likable athlete in T&F right now, you have to root for him, he is what is good about T&F on the world class level. I wish him the very best.
Yes, so likable and a great counter weight to Jakob’s arrogance. I’m hoping that Yared will clearly emerge next year as Jakob’s #1 rival and that they will trade races and records and push each other to greater and greater performances through 2028. My main concern is whether or not Yared is too fragile to keep putting in the Jakob level work year after year. Jakob is a tank and seems injury proof. There are other talented guys like Wightman, Kerr, Hocker, Laros, etc who may spoil the party, but in the end, I do think Yared is best positioned to truly threaten Jakob’s dominance as opposed to stealing a race here and there.
That 3:34 solo he ran in college is the only reason why I think he still has a shot at the WR if he were to go it alone. I think 3:34 at the time was about as fast as he would have gone given optimal pacing, or close to it given the rest of his results that season, so he's demonstrated that he can dig deep running alone. Also, let's face it, the lead runner never completely runs solo for record attempts anymore since Wavelights were introduced.
That is an excellent profile. I was interested to learn from his wiki page that his undergraduate major was actually biochemistry and that he is working on a master's degree at ND right now in management.
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Your headline makes it seem like there is a direct correlation b
Rojo, your headline makes it seem like there is a direct correlation between Nuguse attending this JV meet and then saying he thinks he can get the world record. Do you not understand this?
Competition = Together, WE shall see how good we can be!
The record counts whether alone or with others. Its easier with others of course and when conditions are prime. Its about RACING the other best guy. Nice to have a rabbit for a couple laps but its just the warmup to the real race.
Some if you act as if you have THE answer as to how it gets done or not. If some guy is capable or not based on what you think is possible. You werent around for most records and never approached one yourself. Neither was I.
However, I do know that Yared's confidence was raised a lot in the last 200 of that race. Not today, but maybe tomorrow. That hope is what keeps you going. He closed the gap. He just needs to stay closer to have a chance of winning or breaking a record. Thats a decision that gets made earlier in the race. No more than an arms length now. Not 2 strides like before. Maybe his confidence will be high enough to hold a lead of one arms length and then hold his position?
Its about RACING. Together, we shall see how good we can be mentality. Not, I might win or I might lose.
The real question is, HOW GOOD CAN I BE. Maybe good enough for a record with some help. No guarantees. Just put yourself in a position to have a chance. That's all you can do.
He has plenty of reasons to believe in himself now. He can see it and believe it in his own head and stay motivated.
Jakob is one of the greatest. Different personalities for sure but he's been beaten. He wants to make history for sure but now there's another person very capable as well.
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Is it really talking big for someone who is only .84 of a second away from the record? I’d say it’s a reasonable goal.
I think he’ll never have as perfect conditions as he had with Jakob pacing him to the line. While he may improve, unless he can get another tow from Jakob (and beat him) he’s gonna have to overcome that .84 and tougher conditions too.
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