Good for Jakob. He is smart to realize that his window is beginning to shut in terms of being the best runner in the world. He doesn’t have much time left to sit atop the throne.
Interesting, he doesn’t have the qualifying time (7.31) yet for the 3k, presumably he will hope to pick it up in the heat or final at euros by making it an honest race. Realistically he only needs to get on the top list.
Interesting, he doesn’t have the qualifying time (7.31) yet for the 3k, presumably he will hope to pick it up in the heat or final at euros by making it an honest race. Realistically he only needs to get on the top list.
Yeah major points for a Euro title too if that factors? I think winning a 1500m world title would be great psychologically for him and with no GST/concrete early season plans (before June) this is a worthwhile endeavor for him
Good for Jakob. He is smart to realize that his window is beginning to shut in terms of being the best runner in the world. He doesn’t have much time left to sit atop the throne.
This ties into the thread about why people like Femke more than Sydney. It is just a fact that some athletes are into competition and are willing to race hard every time they step on the track. That is something most of us fans admire.
So whether you think Femke is "worse" than Sydney (she is), the thing that matters to a lot of us is that she loves what she is doing.
Jakob is the same way. He is 0 for 3 in the last three championship 1500m races but you know that when he enters a race, he is fully setting the tone every time (and he enters a lot of them, so we get to see it play out over and over again).
Nothing else is needed to explain why some athletes are so popular on this site.
This ties into the thread about why people like Femke more than Sydney. It is just a fact that some athletes are into competition and are willing to race hard every time they step on the track. That is something most of us fans admire.
So whether you think Femke is "worse" than Sydney (she is), the thing that matters to a lot of us is that she loves what she is doing.
Jakob is the same way. He is 0 for 3 in the last three championship 1500m races but you know that when he enters a race, he is fully setting the tone every time (and he enters a lot of them, so we get to see it play out over and over again).
Nothing else is needed to explain why some athletes are so popular on this site.
Jakob is much better than Bol and also better as an athlete than Mclaughlin.
”Catch me if you can” - It almost sounds like jakob is planning to go out hard and run really really fast. I kind of hope so, it would be really interesting to see if Almgren, Laros or Mills is strong enough to follow Jakob without blowing up completely. My bet is that Almgren will get the silver if the race turns out that way.
Good for Jakob. He is smart to realize that his window is beginning to shut in terms of being the best runner in the world. He doesn’t have much time left to sit atop the throne.
Nonsense!
He will dominate at least until 2030 barring illness and injury.
And break some more WRs 1500m, mile, 5000m and 10000m. And the steeple if he can find the time.
”Catch me if you can” - It almost sounds like jakob is planning to go out hard and run really really fast. I kind of hope so, it would be really interesting to see if Almgren, Laros or Mills is strong enough to follow Jakob without blowing up completely. My bet is that Almgren will get the silver if the race turns out that way.
”Catch me if you can” - It almost sounds like jakob is planning to go out hard and run really really fast. I kind of hope so, it would be really interesting to see if Almgren, Laros or Mills is strong enough to follow Jakob without blowing up completely. My bet is that Almgren will get the silver if the race turns out that way.
Laros isn´t at the startlist anymore!
Well, I must have overlooked him. Happy he is in the final so we can get a reality check on various runners´ finishing speed.
So you're complaining about these guys wanting to have more money instead of flying to China? Lol. I'm guessing you're the one that pays their bills so you can tell them where to go and what to race.
What kind of professional athlete skips a world championship if they are eligible to go and qualify? It's so disgraceful to see all these American's skipping it. I'm not sure if it's a financial issue. If that's the case, then things need to change on that end. But if they are just skipping it out of personal preference, it's pathetic. You are a pro athlete! Your job is to represent your country and make the next generation proud of you.
Good for Jakob. He is smart to realize that his window is beginning to shut in terms of being the best runner in the world. He doesn’t have much time left to sit atop the throne.
Nonsense!
He will dominate at least until 2030 barring illness and injury.
And break some more WRs 1500m, mile, 5000m and 10000m. And the steeple if he can find the time.
You are just another fanboy. Jakob is not going to be on top (don’t get excited) more than another couple years at most. You don’t understand how this works. Most of you don't.
What kind of professional athlete skips a world championship if they are eligible to go and qualify? It's so disgraceful to see all these American's skipping it. I'm not sure if it's a financial issue. If that's the case, then things need to change on that end. But if they are just skipping it out of personal preference, it's pathetic. You are a pro athlete! Your job is to represent your country and make the next generation proud of you.
Yeah, but China. Just why. No one wants to fly to China. Might as well hold it in Antarctica.