Ingebrigtsen just toyed with all of Europe... (1500m)

But he has no kick :(

That was like a training run against highschoolers.

I get that they were all queuing up to fight for minor medals, but it was astonishing to see the difference in ability from 150 out to about 20 out.

Gourley gotta figure out the rounds peaking for sure.

He just jogged a 3:31. That was fun to watch

Anyone have spilts?

Kerr will use him as a rabbit, get the curve and dust him. Easy.

Good possibility he'll be popped by then anyway

15.30 (16) 28.96
13.66
(15) 43.34
14.38
(15) 58.18
14.84
(15) 1:12.64
14.46
(6) 1:26.81
14.17
(1) 1:41.39
14.58
(1) 1:55.90
14.51
(1) 2:10.51
14.61
(1) 2:24.63
14.12
(1)
2:38.61
13.98
(1) 2:52.30
13.69
(1) 3:05.84
13.54
(1) 3:19.09
13.25
(1) 3:31.95
12.86
(1)

Shots fired! Take cover, incoming sh!tstorm!

I’m a Jingy Stan and I’m not remotely impressed by today. He was going against a bunch of no names. anything less than what he did today would have been a disappointment

It was still cool to see the 50 meters behind the lead to 50 meters in the lead differential between the first and last laps.

Didnt kick until 200 from home, so it just looked like another racing into fitness effort.

There were at least 3 3:30 guys plus one 3:29 guy in the field today.

Pathetic racing from everyone not named Jakob. They let him dictate his pace from the front the entire race lmao. Gutless.

Don’t Sprechen Sie Deutsch, but at the end they clearly say Championship Record.

Great to see Habz get destroyed. Hope that he’s soon in the bin with Katir and Frere.

Kerr popped!? Do you have inside information?

They just haven´t got more in their legs!

It was very much like the 2022 WC 5000m final.

In the back stretch Jakob was still cruising when everybody else were all in.

When Jakob shifted gear in the last bend he of course left them in the dust.

Gourley and Habz died trying to hang on.

3:31 is rubbish

What could you say about the Belgium runner that was recovered from the semi-final after ranking 8.

One of the oddest races I have seen in the latest years.

There were a few extenuating circumstances for the three legit 3:29-3:30 guys:

Gourley- lightly trained, didn't seem to be able to hang after having to run a prelim
Habz- similarly abbreviated buildup, wasted energy throughout the race too and has so far not shown he's much of a championship runner
Nader- definitely had the hardest prelim experience, falling and running down everyone to finish 6th which turned out to be unnecessary. I suspect it led to a ragged effort in the final

So that to me is why the guys finishing 2nd-4th are more 3:32-3:33 guys who ran more patient races and didn't have delusions about beating Jakob. That being said, this was Jakob at close to his best, and he will crush guys who are maxed out at 3:29-3:30 at his best unless they are in top shape and run a near-perfect race in his slipstream.

A two lap run for home isn't exactly a kick.