He ran a 2miles in 8:00 indoors which had a lot of tight turns. Let's assume that slowed him down 0.5s/lap. That would be 8 seconds which put him at 7:52 outdoors which is equqevenit to a 7:16 3k. The IAAF equivalent table also has him at 7:53 outdoors, which is in accordance with my theory.
He ran a 2miles in 8:00 indoors which had a lot of tight turns. Let's assume that slowed him down 0.5s/lap. That would be 8 seconds which put him at 7:52 outdoors which is equqevenit to a 7:16 3k. The IAAF equivalent table also has him at 7:53 outdoors, which is in accordance with my theory.
Instead of making up a bunch of random time losses to convert to outdoors 2 mile then convert to 3k, why not just look at his score for indoor 2 mile? 8:00 indoor 2 mile is 1314 points. 1314 points is a 7:18.5 outdoor 3000m
He ran a 2miles in 8:00 indoors which had a lot of tight turns. Let's assume that slowed him down 0.5s/lap. That would be 8 seconds which put him at 7:52 outdoors which is equqevenit to a 7:16 3k. The IAAF equivalent table also has him at 7:53 outdoors, which is in accordance with my theory.
There's a reason why all of those milers that run those fast times at BU and UW can't replicate them outdoors...those banked tracks are faster than outdoor tracks.
He ran a 2miles in 8:00 indoors which had a lot of tight turns. Let's assume that slowed him down 0.5s/lap. That would be 8 seconds which put him at 7:52 outdoors which is equqevenit to a 7:16 3k. The IAAF equivalent table also has him at 7:53 outdoors, which is in accordance with my theory.
Instead of making up a bunch of random time losses to convert to outdoors 2 mile then convert to 3k, why not just look at his score for indoor 2 mile? 8:00 indoor 2 mile is 1314 points. 1314 points is a 7:18.5 outdoor 3000m
Exactly, 7:18 sounds about right for him in a 3k, but that's without pacing light. With a pacing light and pacers, he can go 7:16 which would beat the current WR.
He ran a 2miles in 8:00 indoors which had a lot of tight turns. Let's assume that slowed him down 0.5s/lap. That would be 8 seconds which put him at 7:52 outdoors which is equqevenit to a 7:16 3k. The IAAF equivalent table also has him at 7:53 outdoors, which is in accordance with my theory.
Can we do the same with Jacobs 3.30 indoor wr? Just call it a 3.26 effort?
Instead of making up a bunch of random time losses to convert to outdoors 2 mile then convert to 3k, why not just look at his score for indoor 2 mile? 8:00 indoor 2 mile is 1314 points. 1314 points is a 7:18.5 outdoor 3000m
Exactly, 7:18 sounds about right for him in a 3k, but that's without pacing light. With a pacing light and pacers, he can go 7:16 which would beat the current WR.
He literally had a pacer the entire time in the indoor 2 mile.
Exactly, 7:18 sounds about right for him in a 3k, but that's without pacing light. With a pacing light and pacers, he can go 7:16 which would beat the current WR.
He literally had a pacer the entire time in the indoor 2 mile.
He ran a 2miles in 8:00 indoors which had a lot of tight turns. Let's assume that slowed him down 0.5s/lap. That would be 8 seconds which put him at 7:52 outdoors which is equqevenit to a 7:16 3k. The IAAF equivalent table also has him at 7:53 outdoors, which is in accordance with my theory.
Kerr also had pacers + Fisher leading the way for him for 2900 meters. There’s nobody in the world who could pace Jakob for 2900 meters. His brother on the bike, but that’s obviously not legal.
Kerr has improved his aerobic capacity greatly in the past few years, but his enroute 3k time indoors was 7:30 and his last 3k would equate to 7:27-7:28. He’s not dropping 10 seconds in that short amount of time, even if he was able to draft off Jakob. Kudos to him for improving it, but Jakob is in a league of his own at this distance. He broke what was thought to be an untouchable record for decades by more than 3 seconds.
Post a video of the whole race and watch it, not just a snippet. 50 meters before they fast forward ahead to the bell lap, Fisher is in fact leading. Please don’t post incorrect information that is very easily factchecked.
He was a de-facto pacer. He lead the way for 2900 and pushed the pace the entire time. Exactly what a pacer does. Not really sure what else needs to be said regarding this matter. I never even said that Fisher was a pacer…
Nice vocabulary too. Ironically, it makes my point stronger.
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Talk is cheap. Lace'em up and step up. Race with Ingebritsen. Yes, Kerr might be able to break the record but all that will result in is a 7:12 for Ingebritsen. Nope, too busy with other things but I do see JI on the track even after a loss. Stop all the social media fantasy and show up on the track to do the work. JI went up to Hocker after Lausanne and told him thanks for coming out. So, who really wants to see how good they can be? The guy on the track or the guy(s) that just want to jack jaw?
He could potentially break it but as of now he hasn't. Jakob has a much stronger resume in the 3k/2mile/5k type of range than Kerr, obviously, but that 8:00 did kind of take us by surprise, and Kerr doesn't often step up in distance whereas Jakob pursues 5000 as a main event of his.
Point being, maybe he could do it but he hasn't yet, nor has he shown any inclination to try. I'd love to see him give it a go! For now we can only give Jakob his flowers for actually having done it.
Kerr is a great runner. I'd bet he can run 7:21 like Aregawi. Breaking 7:17.5 seems impossible for anyone except Ingebrigtsen.
I'd be surprised if he even got to 7:21. He's improved his strength so much over the last two years, and he's obviously strong enough to hang with Jakob over 1500, but going sub 7:25 for 3k is bloody fast. If I had to guess, I think Kerr could do 7:23 in perfect conditions, with pacing. I would have loved to see him in Silesia. Losing to Jakob would have been worth it just to smash the British record.
Kerr is NOT running 7:17. IF you really wanted a debate though, you could ask whether Kerr could beat Jakob in a championship 3000m. The answer of course is yes, but would it be Jakob winning 7 or 8 times out of 10? I do not know.