Jakob's new tactic this season: Emphasise the amount he races as more than others.
Why? He knows there's a good chance he gets beat when it really matters in the 1500m. Having the fall back of racing more than his rivals (predominantly Kerr) is a way to "one-up" them and almost take the high ground. That's why he's did pretty much all of the DL mile/1500 races, Copenhagen half, etc. He can portray himself as a guardian of the sport whilst painting the people who can beat him in a bad light.
Armstronglivs yet again using a different moniker to provide us with another Jakob Hate thread. When will the staff at the nursing home sedate him so he - and - everyone else - can have a break.
Armstronglivs yet again using a different moniker to provide us with another Jakob Hate thread. When will the staff at the nursing home sedate him so he - and - everyone else - can have a break.
Not me. You Jakob fans don't seem to get that not everyone is infatuated as you are.
Armstronglivs yet again using a different moniker to provide us with another Jakob Hate thread. When will the staff at the nursing home sedate him so he - and - everyone else - can have a break.
Not me. You Jakob fans don't seem to get that not everyone is infatuated as you are.
It’s you. You’ve literally been off your rocker since Hocker blasted Kerr in Paris.
But yeah he’s proud of his season because he “races more than others”
But, since he is now susceptible to losing in the 1500m as we know, he acts as if he's the guardian of the sport so he can still one-up his competition. Emphasising how he's always there after Monaco I believe, saying Kerr will be remembered as the "Brit who never races", making a point of thanking Hocker for turning up in Lausanne. He seems to be suggesting he's superior to other 1500m guys as he has the moral high ground and races himself .
Yeah we get it, you're desperate to be the best so you'll divert attention to your good deeds for the sport since you're not winning all the time anymore.
Meh, 5/10 bait thread. Does it strangely and deliberately coincide with his victories over Kerr, Hocker, and Nuguse? He says the same thing after every race, win or lose. He loves to compete.
But him placing great emphasis on this is, and strangely (deliberately) coincides with his defeats in the 1500 to the likes of Kerr, Hocker, Nuguse
Maybe Jakob’s criticism of Kerr’s low frequency when it comes to racing is his matter of fact reaction to the Scot’s saying “I don’t like him” (as an alternative to hitting back on pure personality or liking).
And Jakob highlighting the joy of frequent competition isn’t a new thing -he did the same f.x in the period when he lost to Cheruiyot and Wightman….
Armstronglivs yet again using a different moniker to provide us with another Jakob Hate thread. When will the staff at the nursing home sedate him so he - and - everyone else - can have a break.
he doesn't have the arm strength to tie ends of a rope to his neck and a bannister let alone the body strength to physically jump from said bannister and put a stop to all his tired nonsense. nursing home won't just sneak attack his face with a pillow while he's sleeping and do themselves and us a favor. the mods won't ban an obvious troll and be done with it.
Jakob's new tactic this season: Emphasise the amount he races as more than others.
Why? He knows there's a good chance he gets beat when it really matters in the 1500m. Having the fall back of racing more than his rivals (predominantly Kerr) is a way to "one-up" them and almost take the high ground. That's why he's did pretty much all of the DL mile/1500 races, Copenhagen half, etc. He can portray himself as a guardian of the sport whilst painting the people who can beat him in a bad light.
Uh, and he would be right. A different framing of your negativity would be "He races often to bolster the sport despite the absenteeism of his top competition."
Or he just enjoys competing and wants to prove he is the best so he races often against the best.
That's so much better and more respectable than someone like say Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (no hate, just facts) who is totally dominant but only shows up for like two races each year outside the Olys/Worlds. Or Kerr too, doesn't he only race a few times a year too? Much more interesting to see athletes actually race rather than barely show up anywhere to compete.
even if jakob never wins a championship 1500m again, he's still the best 1500m runner because he is a 1500m runner who makes the most money. jakob has made nike BY FAR more money than kerr made for brooks. in return, nike probably gives jakob huge bonuses that brooks can't afford to give kerr. idk how much money they make, but jakob has to make at least 5x more than kerr does per year.
and we've also seen the polls about who wins what race. despite jakob losing 3 championship 1500m races in a row, jakob still manages to win the polls against people who have won championship races. jakob is easily the fan favorite on letsrun. if you watch the half marathon from last sunday, the cameras and commentators were eyeing jakob more than the medal contenders. everyone knows jakob is the best guy in competitive running right now.