Anyone else think Jakob peaked? I preidict no world records or golds this summer. Anyone agree?
The heading of this troll post is misleading The heading should should have been: "Jakob has peaked" and as such - to my knowledge - the first of the kind in 2025.
To think Jakob - or any other serious runner in his mid twenties with an efficient training regimen - has peaked is a basic mistake.
Many of the all time greats - Geb, Bekele, Farah, Kipchoge, Lagat - managed to improve into their thirties due to continuing improving earobically so Jakob and other serious training can do the same.
I think Jakob´s performances so far in 2025 indicates that he is yet one level up from last year continuing a trend that has going on for more than 15 consecutive years.
Anyone else think Jakob peaked? I preidict no world records or golds this summer. Anyone agree?
The heading of this troll post is misleading The heading should should have been: "Jakob has peaked" and as such - to my knowledge - the first of the kind in 2025.
To think Jakob - or any other serious runner in his mid twenties with an efficient training regimen - has peaked is a basic mistake.
Many of the all time greats - Geb, Bekele, Farah, Kipchoge, Lagat - managed to improve into their thirties due to continuing improving earobically so Jakob and other serious training can do the same.
I think Jakob´s performances so far in 2025 indicates that he is yet one level up from last year continuing a trend that has going on for more than 15 consecutive years.
........seriously training RUNNERS................
Anyone else think Jakob peaked? I preidict no world records or golds this summer. Anyone agree?
The heading of this troll post is misleading The heading should should have been: "Jakob has peaked" and as such - to my knowledge - the first of the kind in 2025.
To think Jakob - or any other serious runner in his mid twenties with an efficient training regimen - has peaked is a basic mistake.
Many of the all time greats - Geb, Bekele, Farah, Kipchoge, Lagat - managed to improve into their thirties due to continuing improving earobically so Jakob and other serious training can do the same.
I think Jakob´s performances so far in 2025 indicates that he is yet one level up from last year continuing a trend that has going on for more than 15 consecutive years.
He is not one level up, he is around the same, which is not enough for 1500 or. 5000 records. He has peaked
He didn't peak. If you followed his career this was his usual schedule, cross county, indoor track, outdoor starting at the pre meet. Last year was only different because of his early injury.
The heading of this troll post is misleading The heading should should have been: "Jakob has peaked" and as such - to my knowledge - the first of the kind in 2025.
To think Jakob - or any other serious runner in his mid twenties with an efficient training regimen - has peaked is a basic mistake.
Many of the all time greats - Geb, Bekele, Farah, Kipchoge, Lagat - managed to improve into their thirties due to continuing improving earobically so Jakob and other serious training can do the same.
I think Jakob´s performances so far in 2025 indicates that he is yet one level up from last year continuing a trend that has going on for more than 15 consecutive years.
He is not one level up, he is around the same, which is not enough for 1500 or. 5000 records. He has peaked
Do you have a problem with numbers?
Last year he opened his season in the Bowerman mile running 3:45.60 in late May.
This year he opened his season in mid February running 3:45.14 in the Lievin mile.
Further: In the Bowerman mile he got pacing all the way to the finish line whereas he ran the last appr. 550m alone in Lievin. I estimate he would have run around a second faster in Lievin if he had got pacing all the way.
And finally: Jakob reportedly arrived to Lievin directly from altitude camp in Sierra Nevada without tapering which makes his 3:45.14 even more impressive.
So in reality he is at least 1.5 second faster in the mile this year in mid February than he was last year in the end of May.
Last year he improved almost 3 sec in the 1500m. His Bowerman mile time 3:45.60 converts to around 3:28.87 in the 1500m. If he, however, had run the last 450m alone as he normally does in his fast DL races I will add 0.75 sec which makes 3:29.62 His season best in the 1500m was 3:26.73 in the DL Monaco 1500m.
Anyone else think Jakob peaked? I preidict no world records or golds this summer. Anyone agree?
Even though several have trashed your take, I think one can debate this seriously. In my years I’ve learned that you cannot automatically take dominance and improvement from any athlete for granted. All kinds of stuff can happen. Nobody thought Kipchoge would fall off like he did.
I predict he doesn’t PR over 1500, mile, 3K, 2mile again. I think he will lose both the 15 and 5 at this World Championships. I think if he goes for the 5k WR this season he gets it by a couple seconds, but if he doesn’t try this season, then he never sets it.
I don’t believe he’s going to be successful at 10k and up. He looks strong in Europe cross against a couple of 26:50ish guys, but I think that is about his limit. I think he’s at best a 26:48 and that is not enough strength to keep from being dropped by the big dogs.
From there both because of body type and annual cumulative fatigue, I just don’t see him being successful at the half and full. He is too big and I see him falling way off by the time he even decides to try the longer stuff. Nobody can sustain being that good and that fit for that long. Something has gotta give. And the Copenhagen half doesn’t tell anything at all. It was two days after the DL 1500 final and Jakob wasn’t prepared or recovered. But I see him maxing out at 60:30 and 2:08 because at his size the 4:40s per mile or faster are too hard.
Anyone else think Jakob peaked? I preidict no world records or golds this summer. Anyone agree?
Even though several have trashed your take, I think one can debate this seriously. In my years I’ve learned that you cannot automatically take dominance and improvement from any athlete for granted. All kinds of stuff can happen. Nobody thought Kipchoge would fall off like he did.
I predict he doesn’t PR over 1500, mile, 3K, 2mile again. I think he will lose both the 15 and 5 at this World Championships. I think if he goes for the 5k WR this season he gets it by a couple seconds, but if he doesn’t try this season, then he never sets it.
I don’t believe he’s going to be successful at 10k and up. He looks strong in Europe cross against a couple of 26:50ish guys, but I think that is about his limit. I think he’s at best a 26:48 and that is not enough strength to keep from being dropped by the big dogs.
From there both because of body type and annual cumulative fatigue, I just don’t see him being successful at the half and full. He is too big and I see him falling way off by the time he even decides to try the longer stuff. Nobody can sustain being that good and that fit for that long. Something has gotta give. And the Copenhagen half doesn’t tell anything at all. It was two days after the DL 1500 final and Jakob wasn’t prepared or recovered. But I see him maxing out at 60:30 and 2:08 because at his size the 4:40s per mile or faster are too hard.
Numerous posters have from at least 2018 made similar claims. That Jakob can´t continue to improve but they were terrible wrong and in about half year your predictions (hopes?) will possibly also look silly.
And it isn´t just about Jakob. Many of the all time greats continued to improve into their late twenties or even into their thirties, including Geb, Bekele, Farah, Kipchoge and Lagat. And most of them started to run seriously in their pre teens.
And also people who have been competing/ are competing with Jakob have improved significantly after the age of 23: