Yup, since he was off the initial graphic this has been the thought. The bigger piece of news to me is that this just confirms something is up with last year's revelation and sub-3:29 Kenyan Brian Komen. He's Nike-sponsored I believe (he does have a new agent), but hasn't raced at all this year.
Last year he had a done a ton of racing by now in Kenya, as well as some indoor races, so whether it's injury or something worse (doping many may cry), it seems he is not fit enough to be on a start-list at the moment. Someone knowledgeable on Kenya like Will Coop can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure he's currently MIA.
EDIT: Also Fisher is interesting. If the field size stays the same it might be a good to chance to run under 3:49 or 3:48.
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This will be a race for the ages, regardless of Kerr.
Don't be surprised if Kessler, Laros, and Myers run 3:44 high to 3:46 low times. Just saying. Wightman's a wild card. Who knows where his fitness will be.
Goose, Hocker, and Jakob will be anywhere from 3:41 high to 3:43 high. Calling it. Goose and Hocker are improving their 800 speed. 3:27/3:43 1500/mile guys that can run a 1:44/1:45 800 are dangerous. Trust me...Goose and Hocker will be closer to Jakob than you think. We may see an El G-Ngeny situation.
One thing I'm pretty confident about; El G's mile world record isn't surviving another summer.
This will be a race for the ages, regardless of Kerr.
Don't be surprised if Kessler, Laros, and Myers run 3:44 high to 3:46 low times. Just saying. Wightman's a wild card. Who knows where his fitness will be.
Goose, Hocker, and Jakob will be anywhere from 3:41 high to 3:43 high. Calling it. Goose and Hocker are improving their 800 speed. 3:27/3:43 1500/mile guys that can run a 1:44/1:45 800 are dangerous. Trust me...Goose and Hocker will be closer to Jakob than you think. We may see an El G-Ngeny situation.
One thing I'm pretty confident about; El G's mile world record isn't surviving another summer.
If the pacing is good, Nuguse and Hocker won’t be within 1.5 seconds of Jakob.
Well that’s one way for Fisher to get some extra practice racing Jakob
How is this extra practice against Jakob? It’s just a way to practice his speed, he won’t be within 5 seconds of Jakob’s winning time if it’s a 3:42 race.
It was mostly tongue in cheek. Jeeze, you snowflakes, always so serious. That said, is being in a race where you can observe your rivals not somewhat beneficial? Esp given Fisher’s coach has said that Jacob is the standard. It may be the 1500, but exposure is exposure and Fisher has nothing to lose in this race.
That field is just nasty even without Kerr. Think Myers is going to make a big boy statement and be part of a very tight top 4 in a PB. Hope my boy Kessler doesn't get snakebit by the kid.
Duck duck Kerr, skipping out on racing the big boys.
Hey look - he's doing GRAND SLAM TRACK okay? The premier racing/rivalry/competition series of races in the world. He doesn't need to mess around with this "fake" wavelight, lollipop, glorified time-trial nonsense of the Diamond League and races like the Bowerman Mile. Jakob might run a WR. Nuguse and Hocker might be a few steps behind him - but so what, doesn't mean anything - call him when it's time to race in championships. Err, uhh, like Grand Slam Track.
This will be a race for the ages, regardless of Kerr.
Don't be surprised if Kessler, Laros, and Myers run 3:44 high to 3:46 low times. Just saying. Wightman's a wild card. Who knows where his fitness will be.
Goose, Hocker, and Jakob will be anywhere from 3:41 high to 3:43 high. Calling it. Goose and Hocker are improving their 800 speed. 3:27/3:43 1500/mile guys that can run a 1:44/1:45 800 are dangerous. Trust me...Goose and Hocker will be closer to Jakob than you think. We may see an El G-Ngeny situation.
One thing I'm pretty confident about; El G's mile world record isn't surviving another summer.
Yeah sub 3.42 isn't happening. Not in an afternoon meet at Hayward in July where it could be 90 degrees. Hopefully they get a cooler day without any wind and Jakob can threaten 3.43.0 - he is capable of running under that mark.
I don't know if much is/has changed with Hocker and Nuguse. I'm pretty sure when those guys ran under 3.28 last year they were already capable of these sorts of 800m times and probably (at least in the case of Hocker) much faster than 1.45.1. I think the big unknown is how charged up those two guys will be for this coming off their 7th and 8th races of the outdoor season in the LA meet just a week prior. No doubt they have the ability to be close to Jakob - Yared was already right there in that mile in 2023, but the amount of races they will have done could be a factor come early July.
This will be a race for the ages, regardless of Kerr.
Don't be surprised if Kessler, Laros, and Myers run 3:44 high to 3:46 low times. Just saying. Wightman's a wild card. Who knows where his fitness will be.
Goose, Hocker, and Jakob will be anywhere from 3:41 high to 3:43 high. Calling it. Goose and Hocker are improving their 800 speed. 3:27/3:43 1500/mile guys that can run a 1:44/1:45 800 are dangerous. Trust me...Goose and Hocker will be closer to Jakob than you think. We may see an El G-Ngeny situation.
One thing I'm pretty confident about; El G's mile world record isn't surviving another summer.
If the pacing is good, Nuguse and Hocker won’t be within 1.5 seconds of Jakob.
Nuguse will be close to Jakob, as he was in the Bowerman mile 2 years ago. Hocker will be 1.5 seconds behind. Real race will be Nuguse v. Jakob