Or more correctly, his legs are too long and his stride is too long. He has a hard time running in the pack and ends up sitting in last place, forcing himself to make a ridiculous sprint at the end. Why doesn't he move up to 5000/10000 or run on the road where things tend to spread out? Or even the steeple (he probably would have to jump to get over the barriers)?
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(he probably would have to jump to get over the barriers)?
Probably would not have to jump
He's only 1cm taller than Cram, who had an equally long stride, yet he didn't have a problem running in the pack!
I think it's more psychological the way Kiprop runs; perhaps he is over confident in passing these guys in the last 100m. While his finishing kick is one of the best of the current crop, he's not that much better than the likes of Choge, to be able to give them a 10m advantage by being at the back and having to run wide on the last bend.
And Yego is too short to run the 800! Somehow it all works out.
Yes, it makes sense to say the olympic champion at the event isn't capable of doing it well.
It also makes sense to recommend that someone move up to the 10K because he is "too tall" for the mile.
*facepalm*