Kimeli is no kicker at all. He gets outrun in the last k or outkicked by everyone around him in almost all of the big races he competes in. In the most recent Olympics he was 3 seconds slower than Fisher over the final 200! This is really absurd. As a Belgian I cheer for Kimeli, but I cannot fathom how it’s possible he won the race like he just did.
Isaac Kimeli (born 9 March 1994[3] in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya) is a Kenyan born Belgian middle- and long-distance runner. Kimeli won one Diamond League meeting, securing victory in the 5000 m at the 2019 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels (promotional event) with a personal best of 13:13.02.[3]
Isaac Kimeli (born 9 March 1994[3] in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya) is a Kenyan born Belgian middle- and long-distance runner. Kimeli won one Diamond League meeting, securing victory in the 5000 m at the 2019 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels (promotional event) with a personal best of 13:13.02.[3]
This race had “only” a 2:30 last kilometer, which is a bit slow by global finals standards. Who knows where this Belgian guy’s kick will be when the last km is 2:23 or something.
But if Jakob isn’t present this year, or if he’s not his usual self, maybe we are in for a surprise
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Kimeli is no kicker at all. He gets outrun in the last k or outkicked by everyone around him in almost all of the big races he competes in. In the most recent Olympics he was 3 seconds slower than Fisher over the final 200! This is really absurd. As a Belgian I cheer for Kimeli, but I cannot fathom how it’s possible he won the race like he just did.
and even if he was - that was something else...
He put 5 meters on Fisher in about 80m - at this level, vs a guy of Fishers quality? I don't know what to think.
Isaac Kimeli (born 9 March 1994[3] in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya) is a Kenyan born Belgian middle- and long-distance runner. Kimeli won one Diamond League meeting, securing victory in the 5000 m at the 2019 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels (promotional event) with a personal best of 13:13.02.[3]
