No doubt in my mind that Jakob is one of the best distance runners ever. But in terms of world championships, medals, wins, etc over the last 3-4 years, he is certainly not the best at backing up his talk.
After his humiliating loss at Paris 2024 and upset at 2023 WC, if he loses one more time at this year's WC, I think we should just stop considering him for any future medals at this point. Only WR's where conditions are set up exactly for him to thrive with pacers, wave lights, etc
No doubt in my mind that Jakob is one of the best distance runners ever. But in terms of world championships, medals, wins, etc over the last 3-4 years, he is certainly not the best at backing up his talk.
After his humiliating loss at Paris 2024 and upset at 2023 WC, if he loses one more time at this year's WC, I think we should just stop considering him for any future medals at this point. Only WR's where conditions are set up exactly for him to thrive with pacers, wave lights, etc
This is so off the mark. If you don't take him seriously, then you certainly don't take Hocker, Nuguse, or Kerr seriously.
No doubt in my mind that Jakob is one of the best distance runners ever. But in terms of world championships, medals, wins, etc over the last 3-4 years, he is certainly not the best at backing up his talk.
After his humiliating loss at Paris 2024 and upset at 2023 WC, if he loses one more time at this year's WC, I think we should just stop considering him for any future medals at this point. Only WR's where conditions are set up exactly for him to thrive with pacers, wave lights, etc
You have way too much vested in someone whose existence has nothing to do with you.
All the Jakob fanboys mad as hell 😂 but it's true. Hope he can win something meaningful this year, but if he doesn't, that'd be a real embarrassing look, especially after Paris
No doubt in my mind that Jakob is one of the best distance runners ever. But in terms of world championships, medals, wins, etc over the last 3-4 years, he is certainly not the best at backing up his talk.
It seems like everyone is a loser by your definition.
Kerr? Lost in Paris. Hocker? One win in his whole career. Nuguse? Zero big wins. Wightman? Fluke. Kessler? Biggest win was a road mile in Latvia. Laros? Zero wins.
None of these guys have won more than once (if at all). And none of them have a world record indoor or out.
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No doubt in my mind that Jakob is one of the best distance runners ever. But in terms of world championships, medals, wins, etc over the last 3-4 years, he is certainly not the best at backing up his talk.
After his humiliating loss at Paris 2024 and upset at 2023 WC, if he loses one more time at this year's WC, I think we should just stop considering him for any future medals at this point. Only WR's where conditions are set up exactly for him to thrive with pacers, wave lights, etc
Even putting aside the 5K, he has Olympic gold and 2 World silvers in the 1500. And he's only 24. Plus he has the fastest 1500 and mile PRs among active runners. That's pretty freaking good.
No doubt in my mind that Jakob is one of the best distance runners ever. But in terms of world championships, medals, wins, etc over the last 3-4 years, he is certainly not the best at backing up his talk.
After his humiliating loss at Paris 2024 and upset at 2023 WC, if he loses one more time at this year's WC, I think we should just stop considering him for any future medals at this point. Only WR's where conditions are set up exactly for him to thrive with pacers, wave lights, etc
Every world record's distance race conditions were set up exactly same for every WR holder. Why you say that only for Jakob? Even if he loses in Tokyo (where he will be the first favorite of the bookmakers) he will again be the main favorite in every race he participates in. Why? Because he is simply the best.
Even putting aside the 5K, he has Olympic gold and 2 World silvers in the 1500. And he's only 24. Plus he has the fastest 1500 and mile PRs among active runners. That's pretty freaking good.
And he has about ten more gold medals in the 1500m races. (Who can count them exactly?)
The done runner Jakob from Norway he can't beat Nuguse (who's for sure gay) he can't defeat Kerr he'll lose to Haw-kerr his time at the top was a short stay
No doubt in my mind that Jakob is one of the best distance runners ever. But in terms of world championships, medals, wins, etc over the last 3-4 years, he is certainly not the best at backing up his talk.
It seems like everyone is a loser by your definition.
Kerr? Lost in Paris. Hocker? One win in his whole career. Nuguse? Zero big wins. Wightman? Fluke. Kessler? Biggest win was a road mile in Latvia. Laros? Zero wins.
None of these guys have won more than once (if at all). And none of them have a world record indoor or out.
but this year either Kerr and Hocker would win, which would make either of them two-times global champion.
Here’s a quick count of Jakob’s medals and wins over the 2021-2025 period in unpaced championship races: 🥇🥇Olympic games 🥇🥇🥈🥈World Championships 🥇🥇🥈World Indoor Championships 🥇🥇🥇🥇 European Championships 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇European Indoor Championships 🥇🥇🥇European Cross Country Championships
That’s 22 medals (19 gold), to which we can add 21 DL and 4 World Indoor Tour wins in paced races.
But yeah, he finished 4th at the 2024 1500m Olympics final… Like him or not, this is just plain absurd not to consider him as a serious medal contender.
I am a big fan of Nuguse, but I accept the fact that Ingebrigtsen has an unmatched list of honours among current middle distance runners. This is not disputable.
Here’s a quick count of Jakob’s medals and wins over the 2021-2025 period in unpaced championship races: 🥇🥇Olympic games 🥇🥇🥈🥈World Championships 🥇🥇🥈World Indoor Championships 🥇🥇🥇🥇 European Championships 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇European Indoor Championships 🥇🥇🥇European Cross Country Championships
That’s 22 medals (19 gold), to which we can add 21 DL and 4 World Indoor Tour wins in paced races.
But yeah, he finished 4th at the 2024 1500m Olympics final… Like him or not, this is just plain absurd not to consider him as a serious medal contender.
I am a big fan of Nuguse, but I accept the fact that Ingebrigtsen has an unmatched list of honours among current middle distance runners. This is not disputable.