He was referring to Kerr, Jakob. This isn't a literal boxing match so what exactly did they do to destroy each other?
He was referring to Kerr, Jakob. This isn't a literal boxing match so what exactly did they do to destroy each other?
Kind of like how I "destroy" my toilet after eating sauerkraut and whey protein muffins.
They spent their entire build-up, preparation, race plan, and race itself focused on each other. Jakob ran the race he believed was most likely to beat Kerr, and Kerr ran the race he believed was most likely to beat Jakob. Even in the final 100, Jakob's focus on Kerr exclusively is what opened up the inside rail for Hocker to come through for the gold. They were too focused on each other to see the real threat (although it's hard to believe they could've done anything about it anyways).
Dudewhat? wrote:
He was referring to Kerr, Jakob. This isn't a literal boxing match so what exactly did they do to destroy each other?
competing strategies - JI wanted to separate from JK and JK wanted to stick with JI so they went faster and faster and JI spent too much to hold off JK who also could not hold off CH.
Dudewhat? wrote:
He was referring to Kerr, Jakob. This isn't a literal boxing match so what exactly did they do to destroy each other?
I think he's saying they focused so hard on battling each other, they had nothing left. But it's not quite correct. Jakob made two of his most ill-advised moves before any sort of mano-a-mano. He went out too fast the first 400, and then at 800 he picked it up again, which wrecked any chance of a squeeze. In the last 200m, yes Kerr pulled up on him and built the rest of the race around beating Jakob. However, Jakob still had the presence of mind to cut off Hocker's initial attempt to pass him on the inside. And he was screwed either way on the homestretch because his only chance of beating Kerr was pushing him wider. He had to just hope Hocker couldn't regroup to pass on the inside again or would panic and go to lane 3.
Kerr meanwhile did the same thing as last year, which is to say he ran his best segment from 200 to 100m to go and then was pretty gassed in the homestretch. Either way, Hocker was better than both of them. If he hadn't been blocked by Jakob and had to summon a second kick he probably wins by an additional .2-.3 seconds. He was more patient than Kerr and had his best 100m segment last (even with the obstruction), which was superior to Kerr's way of running. And he has a 12.7s last 100m in him even off a fast pace, which neither Jakob nor Kerr can match.
The the medalists may have destroyed Jakob. Or Jakob destroyed Jakob.
Kerr finished undestroyed; merely beaten.