Zurich DL startlists

https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/programme-results/programme-results/

Great fields as always.

But, and there is always a but - it's always hard for me to comprehend a Weltklasse meeting without the classic mens 800m A & B races. In the old Golden League format where the meets could choose what events they wanted to have in the program, these 2 races were just awesome. The B-race would go at like 6pm just before the start of the TV window and guys would just get after it. It was a thing for the B race guys (all of whom were usually 1.43/4 guys anyway) to see how many guys they could beat from the A race which would of course go at like 9pm. It was just an awesome atmosphere around these races.

Just a slightly off topic nostalgic take there.

Whole women's 100 field with sub 11 season best.

Bell and Wiley in the 800. LetsRunners heads might go pop.

Let’s go JAKOB!!!!!!!!

Chebet in the 5k. Possible sub-14 attempt?

Now we will see how Wiley fares against real competition.

Rudolf & Kiprugut.

I'm guessing the lights will be set to 2:18.0 @ 1000, but no one truly follows the rabbits if they stay on that pace. We're in for the biggest mismatch between wavelights and the field in the men's 1500 this season. Hocker & Nuguse are done (for now), Jakob has been (still is?) sick although he probably gives it a try, Kerr doesn't run fast without being pulled along by someone else for at least 1350m.

People expect a close call on the WR, but the winning time is going to be a 3:28 mid at best.

On to Brussels.

We don’t have enough defibrillators for a 1:55.

Umm…?

Laros on the starting list as well. Will he break the U20 WR of Kwemoi?
3:28.81.

The guy said fast. 3:45 is not fast, it just isn't.

is hobbs doing the 1k in zagreb against arop? i've had trouble finding any info for that race, but I figure that hobbs would have a spot in the 1500m if he wanted no? He just got 5th in the Olympics. Does he not have a chance to make the DL final?

Also, not enough defibrillators for a 14-runner 800 field . . . that must be a record in itself.

Also, possible sub-14:20 AR by Cranny?

We’re gonna see an attempt at sub 14 5km from Chebet. Aussie chick from MTC has been asked to go through 5km in around 8.25….

what is the deal with that? and 3 swiss athletes? come on

3km at 8:25 I hope!

You have two races to compare with Kerr:

1. Early season race (after not racing indoors or xc) Jakob at Pre Classic. He tells you every interview he never knows what shape he's in as he does not do race-paced all out workouts. That was his first race all year.

2. Olympic season Jakob where he PACED the entire race at almost WR pace and Kerr just took advantage of that.

Kerr is opportunistic and beats him at vulnerable points. But...no one holds his form late into the season like Jakob. No one. It's a hallmark of his entire training strategy. The races are his real workouts and so he just get better and better laaaaate into the season.

He's going to smoke those chumps.