If he wins this year he has the same amount of golds as Farah. If he wins in 2027 he has four which has never been done before. Odds on this happening?
If he wins this year he has the same amount of golds as Farah. If he wins in 2027 he has four which has never been done before. Odds on this happening?
If he wins this year he has the same amount of golds as Farah. If he wins in 2027 he has four which has never been done before. Odds on this happening?
It's crazy how he has beaten pretty much everybody in those three races. If you remove Katir from that Budapest race, he is 10 meters ahead of everyone while sick. This is obviously the event he was born to run in with his speed + endurance. Let's hope he can break that WR and run the event more on the DL.
The way things are now, he is vastly better than anyone else. Even on his worst day, he still crushes the competition.
This means that he will likely dominate for some years to come if he prioritizes the distance.
Even with some age-related decline, he is still significantly better. And if he does a WR attempt (and IF he runs ~12:30), there is nothing for the competition to do. It's not complicated, he is simply better. Faster and stronger.
My prediction?
His 5000m accomplishments at the end of his career will look something like this:
A lot of things can happen in the meantime, but provided he now manages to avoid serious injuries, and stay relatively healthy - I think this is entirely possible. The 5000m is much less prone to tactical mishaps than the 1500m, and it's easier to retain excellence in the distance despite not being in your twenties anymore.
Mo Farah took his last 5000m Oly gold at age 33. I think it's reasonable to assume Jakob can do the same.
If all of this happens, Jakob's medal count would be:
I think injuries are, by far, his biggest opponent to keep him from achieving this. Hopefully he can draw upon the wisdom of himself and his brothers to avoid the serious ones and remain reasonably healthy throughout his career.
The recent injury in his Achilles (different foot than last year), was supposedly not a full blown injury - but a smaller irritation. He said he would train through it if it was closer to the WC. But the decision to take it easy and miss out on all of these meets for two months was likely a very prudent one. It shows that he is thinking long term, not just these 2-3 seasons around his peak 1500m years. Mind you, this is a guy who deeply loves competing, so him giving up all those meets shows that he is looking at the bigger picture.
Fun to speculate. But to answer your question - Yes, I definitely think he will beat Farah in championship accolades. Farah was great, but he didn't win his first WC until age 28. Our guy is 24 and already a legend in the 5000m.
If he wins this year he has the same amount of golds as Farah. If he wins in 2027 he has four which has never been done before. Odds on this happening?
Yes he will. I believe he will set the WR next year as well.
The way things are now, he is vastly better than anyone else. Even on his worst day, he still crushes the competition.
This means that he will likely dominate for some years to come if he prioritizes the distance.
Even with some age-related decline, he is still significantly better. And if he does a WR attempt (and IF he runs ~12:30), there is nothing for the competition to do. It's not complicated, he is simply better. Faster and stronger.
My prediction?
His 5000m accomplishments at the end of his career will look something like this:
A lot of things can happen in the meantime, but provided he now manages to avoid serious injuries, and stay relatively healthy - I think this is entirely possible. The 5000m is much less prone to tactical mishaps than the 1500m, and it's easier to retain excellence in the distance despite not being in your twenties anymore.
Mo Farah took his last 5000m Oly gold at age 33. I think it's reasonable to assume Jakob can do the same.
If all of this happens, Jakob's medal count would be:
I think injuries are, by far, his biggest opponent to keep him from achieving this. Hopefully he can draw upon the wisdom of himself and his brothers to avoid the serious ones and remain reasonably healthy throughout his career.
The recent injury in his Achilles (different foot than last year), was supposedly not a full blown injury - but a smaller irritation. He said he would train through it if it was closer to the WC. But the decision to take it easy and miss out on all of these meets for two months was likely a very prudent one. It shows that he is thinking long term, not just these 2-3 seasons around his peak 1500m years. Mind you, this is a guy who deeply loves competing, so him giving up all those meets shows that he is looking at the bigger picture.
Fun to speculate. But to answer your question - Yes, I definitely think he will beat Farah in championship accolades. Farah was great, but he didn't win his first WC until age 28. Our guy is 24 and already a legend in the 5000m.
I think he can win until 2029. Beyond that is a guessing game.
It’s a shame the double in Tokyo wasn’t feasible with the schedule. He likely would have won there too and would be 2x OC.
The way things are now, he is vastly better than anyone else. Even on his worst day, he still crushes the competition.
This means that he will likely dominate for some years to come if he prioritizes the distance.
Even with some age-related decline, he is still significantly better. And if he does a WR attempt (and IF he runs ~12:30), there is nothing for the competition to do. It's not complicated, he is simply better. Faster and stronger.
My prediction?
His 5000m accomplishments at the end of his career will look something like this:
A lot of things can happen in the meantime, but provided he now manages to avoid serious injuries, and stay relatively healthy - I think this is entirely possible. The 5000m is much less prone to tactical mishaps than the 1500m, and it's easier to retain excellence in the distance despite not being in your twenties anymore.
Mo Farah took his last 5000m Oly gold at age 33. I think it's reasonable to assume Jakob can do the same.
If all of this happens, Jakob's medal count would be:
I think injuries are, by far, his biggest opponent to keep him from achieving this. Hopefully he can draw upon the wisdom of himself and his brothers to avoid the serious ones and remain reasonably healthy throughout his career.
The recent injury in his Achilles (different foot than last year), was supposedly not a full blown injury - but a smaller irritation. He said he would train through it if it was closer to the WC. But the decision to take it easy and miss out on all of these meets for two months was likely a very prudent one. It shows that he is thinking long term, not just these 2-3 seasons around his peak 1500m years. Mind you, this is a guy who deeply loves competing, so him giving up all those meets shows that he is looking at the bigger picture.
Fun to speculate. But to answer your question - Yes, I definitely think he will beat Farah in championship accolades. Farah was great, but he didn't win his first WC until age 28. Our guy is 24 and already a legend in the 5000m.
Any other elite runner would have handled Ingebrigtsen’s injury the same way so I don’t see why you’re adding so much drama. There was still enough time to hopefully fully recover from the injury and be at 100% fitness for the WC and it was a very logical decision. Being willing to train through it had it been closer to WC, indicates he isn’t necessarily focused on the long-term.
Other athletes love to compete as well. Focusing on training and not racing frequently, does not mean they don’t.