I wasn't carried away, you seem to have missed the essential point.
I do not dispute that Geb and Bekele have finished as fast/faster over the last lap. Nor do I dispute that they have exhibited excellent form over that last lap. Nor do I dispute that their form approximates actual sprinting.
But not to the extent to which Jeilan's form did. Actual sprinting form is disadvantageous over 400m, so it stands to reason that guys like Geb and Bekele could actually have superior time over the last 400m, but that's not the point.
The point is how real sprint form enables bursts of acceleration, and sustained top speed for distances shorter than 50m. This is visible in Jeilan's last lap at those 15-second intervals, when he held off on using that ability. He finally decided to use it at the appropriate time, at which point there was NO WAY that Farah was going to win the race.
I would even venture to guess that if Jeilan were even with a healthy Geb and Bekele with 80m to go, Jeilan would have won, because he is the only one who has exhibited the type of form that neither of the other two could match--and it is that form that enables that burst of acceleration and sustained top speed over, say, maybe 30-40m.
That's obviously talking out my azz. Ultimately, I think that Jeilan could beat them in a flat-out 150m race if he was able to sustain that kind of form, if not at least be equal with them. And that is, I think, a very high compliment.