Pop quiz, who won the final at Tokyo where Kerr ran the fastest 1500 he's ever ran in his life? A 20 year old Jakob, do people really consider a then 20 year old to have peaked at that point?
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Fact check: Gjert made a public proclamation saying that he never WOULD lose to him again. Jakob then promptly lost to Tim about a month later in the Diamond League final.
Yes, and Jakob lost to Lewandowski in Euros indoors (1500m) 2019 and WC 2019, despite beating him in Euros 2018, and being ranked #2 in the world that year. Just shows that it takes some time to establish dominance when you keep on improving…
Jakob is definitely my top pick. He has been very consistent each year, getting progressively faster. His PRs of 3:27, 3:43, 4:43, 7:23, 7:54, & 12:48 are quite strong. As long as he can manage to get back to full health from his injury... I would bet on him for the win.
I stand with Jakob Ingebrigtsen against the UK cupboard-sized flat dwellers trolling these boards, and against the self proclaimed "king" Joshua Kerr who will soon be proven to be a pretender to the throne, and worse, just The Next Guy.
Jakob Ingebrigsten can't beat Scots in major championships!
It was Jake Wightman who beat him in Eugene, then Josh Kerr beat him in Budapest. So I predict it will be the third Scot in the GB team, Neil Gourley, who'll beat him this time in Paris.
Norway were even beating Scotand 1-0 in a European Championship qualifier in Oslo, then going into injury time Scotland scored two very late goals to win 2-1. We seem to get them in the home straight at every sport at the moment! 😁
Jakob Ingebrigsten can't beat Scots in major championships!
It was Jake Wightman who beat him in Eugene, then Josh Kerr beat him in Budapest. So I predict it will be the third Scot in the GB team, Neil Gourley, who'll beat him this time in Paris.
Norway were even beating Scotand 1-0 in a European Championship qualifier in Oslo, then going into injury time Scotland scored two very late goals to win 2-1. We seem to get them in the home straight at every sport at the moment! 😁
...are you saying the Olympics aren't a major championship?
I am actually starting to think that Jakob should skip 1500m altogether. After his achilles injury it is unlikely that he will be able to solo run faster than 3:28.5. Anything slower than that will 100% get him beaten by Kerr and/or Nuguse. If only one more runner (i.e. Cheruiyot, Nordas, Hocker, Wightman, Laros) will make progress, he might even be out of medals altogether.
Pop quiz, who won the final at Tokyo where Kerr ran the fastest 1500 he's ever ran in his life? A 20 year old Jakob, do people really consider a then 20 year old to have peaked at that point?
No, but it’s entirely possible that he peaked in 2023 as far as fast times from 1500 to 2 miles and DL dominance.
Pop quiz, who won the final at Tokyo where Kerr ran the fastest 1500 he's ever ran in his life? A 20 year old Jakob, do people really consider a then 20 year old to have peaked at that point?
No, but it’s entirely possible that he peaked in 2023 as far as fast times from 1500 to 2 miles and DL dominance.
The only way that would be the case after he ran a 3:29 while sick at Budapest is if he doesn't recover properly after his injury, so let's at least hold off until Paris before declaring Jakob washed at these distances.
I'm also in the camp who'd rather see Jakob focusing on the 5000 and longer distances, but right now Jakob is competing against El Guerrouj and Komen, not Wightman and Kerr. He's not concerned about people like Kerr where he's clocked 7 times faster than Kerrs PB in the 1500 and has the Olympic gold in his off event, he wants to make his mark in running history.
I’m just curious. All of a sudden Josh Kerr is a demigod. WR was awesome. 3k was great. Nothing indicates he’s going to blow Jakob out of the water like everyone says. I’m just saying, when he beats him head to head (11-1?) what is everyone going to say.
Jakob has been injured. He's behind in training. It's March. Josh has him figured out right now and I don't see Jakob's running strategy changing anytime soon. Josh has a faster kick. Jakob will be in trouble as long as Josh is healthy and fit.
Jakob Ingebrigsten can't beat Scots in major championships!
It was Jake Wightman who beat him in Eugene, then Josh Kerr beat him in Budapest. So I predict it will be the third Scot in the GB team, Neil Gourley, who'll beat him this time in Paris.
Norway were even beating Scotand 1-0 in a European Championship qualifier in Oslo, then going into injury time Scotland scored two very late goals to win 2-1. We seem to get them in the home straight at every sport at the moment! 😁
Not true.
He beat them in the European championship 2018 and at Tokyo 2021.
But Jakob did the error of his life: he triggered the revival of the British middle distances and Josh Kerr looks just a preliminary of a new era.
Jakob has been injured. He's behind in training. It's March. Josh has him figured out right now and I don't see Jakob's running strategy changing anytime soon. Josh has a faster kick. Jakob will be in trouble as long as Josh is healthy and fit.
Josh’s kick against a sick man was quite unimpressive, and if Nordås had started his kick a little sooner he would have taken the gold. Saying that Kerr is now improving, and is starting to look like the real deal…
I’ll say, “Wake up from your dream, little Jakob fan boy, time to get ready for school.”
Nothing wrong with being a Jakob "fan boy", he is a pretty good runner. Josh K has some good mojo going right now, and if he keeps it going into Paris he will definitely be one of the favorites. That being said, Jakob isn't stupid and knows what he needs to do to win. He also is coming off some down time due to the achilles issue and if he's healthy he's going to be well rested and ready to go in Paris. Also, Josh K has taken some of the heat off of Jakob going into Paris with being the current world outdoor 1500m champ and having a great indoor season, the question is if he can shoulder being the favorite.
Should be an awesome 1500m final, and don't forget about Yared, he may smack both those boys down and steal the gold medal.
Pop quiz, who won the final at Tokyo where Kerr ran the fastest 1500 he's ever ran in his life? A 20 year old Jakob, do people really consider a then 20 year old to have peaked at that point?
Everybody falls in love with the most recent thing they've seen
Jakob has been injured. He's behind in training. It's March. Josh has him figured out right now and I don't see Jakob's running strategy changing anytime soon. Josh has a faster kick. Jakob will be in trouble as long as Josh is healthy and fit.
We’ll see if he can get fully past the injuries. Tim could not. He suffered an injury in August of 2020 and while he can manage it well enough to get Tokyo silver, Comm Games silver and a 3:29.08 last year it is clear he’s not the same guy and it rears its ugly head every few months. We’ll see if that changes.
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Pop quiz, who won the final at Tokyo where Kerr ran the fastest 1500 he's ever ran in his life? A 20 year old Jakob, do people really consider a then 20 year old to have peaked at that point?
Everybody falls in love with the most recent thing they've seen
Actually most of us do not. That speaks of desperation.
Pop quiz, who won the final at Tokyo where Kerr ran the fastest 1500 he's ever ran in his life? A 20 year old Jakob, do people really consider a then 20 year old to have peaked at that point?
Everybody falls in love with the most recent thing they've seen
I've seen a lot of funny stuff in my life, but seeing people have to pretend that the world championships are more significant than the Olympics because Jakobs and Kerrs head to head record is 12-2 is certainly creative
Jakob Ingebrigsten can't beat Scots in major championships!
It was Jake Wightman who beat him in Eugene, then Josh Kerr beat him in Budapest. So I predict it will be the third Scot in the GB team, Neil Gourley, who'll beat him this time in Paris.
Norway were even beating Scotand 1-0 in a European Championship qualifier in Oslo, then going into injury time Scotland scored two very late goals to win 2-1. We seem to get them in the home straight at every sport at the moment! 😁
Not true.
He beat them in the European championship 2018 and at Tokyo 2021.
But Jakob did the error of his life: he triggered the revival of the British middle distances and Josh Kerr looks just a preliminary of a new era.
He also beat them in Doha 2019 when he was just turned 19.