That is not what he said. He said they do not like to hurt for MORE than 1k out from the finish. I think he is correctly noting that the E. Africans will not make any significant moves until the last three laps. They certainly to get the pace up the second half, but no one will ever try to pull away from the pack with 7-8 laps to go. He is suggesting that this may be a tactic that might break the E. Africans. Of course, it might not.