How does a guy who just powered to 8:00 recently in Paris, struggle so much and appear so much less fit in the finals of the 3k SC? His power, fitness, speed were all substantially less than in Paris.
Wow, very disappointed. Not only was he not a medallist but also wasn't the fastest American in the race.
I think we're just delusional to think we can run with the Africans.
A couple of possibilities - While he was fit to run a single fast race in Paris, his fitness wasn't as well geared towards running rounds at worlds and he was a bit fried by the time he got to the final. Also, as a lot of steeple guys (and now girls) will tell you, peaking at the right point in the season for the steeple is a devilishly tricky process. I have seen numerous steeplers, and been one of them, who think that they have figured out the right strength and speed training plan and racing schedule for a season only to find out you hit your best steeple race half or two-thirds of the way through a season, and you have lost a little sharpness at the season's end.
Reminds me of solinsky,another athlete coached by schumacher,who ran 26:5x by accident. Nobody predicted that performance. He couldnt pull off anything better when the stakes were higher and his training was targeted to success later that season. Same thing with jager. The 3:32 was unexpected and low pressure. Schumacher needs to learn how to get his runners to perform under higher expectations and pressure.
Its not easy but isnt that the requirement of a good coach. As much as i dont like salazar his athletes seem to peak better and perform under pressure. Same thing happened when he coached wisconsin with a couple of great teams who failed at ncaa xc.
based on success of Infeld and others I don't think you blame schumacher for this. low iron? illness? peaked too soon? he didn't look sharp in the semi, so this wasn't probably a one day thing.
too bad - he's one of the few I believe in and will cheer for still
US runners have seemed to have a psychological issue with being able to hit certain times. It seems like some of the top runners are more concerned with having the underlying speed to run a fast rabitted race than being able to kick hard and win a championship style race. Too much time is spent trying to get PRs down and not enough time spent working on developing a huge kick. So, when Kemboi takes off like a bat out of hell, Jaeger can't help but to get tied up and finish flat. He just wasn't prepared to take off like that at the end of a race.
Said once. Said 1000 times. Jager can't kick. He has no chance in races like this. Expect him to press in Rio next year if it dawdles.
Just wondering how much of a fanboy you can be if you can't spell your idol's name correctly?
Jaegerfanboy wrote:
I think we're just delusional to think we can run with the Africans.
Who is we?
Solinsky didn't stay healthy from 2010 through 2011 World's. He followed up the 26:59 (1:56 close) very strongly with something like 12:55, 12:55, 12:56.
Jaeger's probably still a runner dependent on even pace. This wasn't such a race, seemed to me the Kenyans were working as a team to vary it, especially that lap where Bierch went up front all out, taking the lead group down to six, until all four of them suddenly eased off until it was back to plus ten men.
Peter Andersson wrote:
Jaeger's probably still a runner dependent on even pace. This wasn't such a race, seemed to me the Kenyans were working as a team to vary it, especially that lap where Bierch went up front all out, taking the lead group down to six, until all four of them suddenly eased off until it was back to plus ten men.
FFS, it's JAGER!
I thought Evon Jaeger ran well.
JAGER BOMBS
Mick Jaeger wrote:
I thought Evon Jaeger ran well.
He got no satisfaction from it though.
Lost his e, apparently.
He didn't look good in his heat, almost didn't make the final in a race won in 8:43. He peaked in his 8:00 race and couldn't hold it for another month. The weather also probably played a factor. Every mid-distance and long distance runner should acclimate to the conditions, it makes a huge difference. Rio is going to be hot, hope whoever makes the US team is smart enough to respect the conditions.
Far Out West wrote:
He didn't look good in his heat, almost didn't make the final in a race won in 8:43. He peaked in his 8:00 race and couldn't hold it for another month. The weather also probably played a factor. Every mid-distance and long distance runner should acclimate to the conditions, it makes a huge difference. Rio is going to be hot, hope whoever makes the US team is smart enough to respect the conditions.
Also, the semi final race. It took something out of him.
Also, the variation of the pace. I think that was the strategy of the Rift Valley boys.
I can't get that race out of my mind. It was great!
Native Son, you did nail the prediction when you said Jager had no chance against your Kenyan studs. I would have liked to see him not give it to them in this way by waiting for the kick where they are far superior, but he did not seem close to his early July form.
His man bun was too tight. Minimal hair is required for a fast steeple. Look at Kemboi.
Thought he looked great. Very strong and powerful. Positioned perfectly throughout the race. He should have gone with 2 laps to go, and I think he'd have placed higher. Trying to outkick guys over the last lap is not going to work for him outside of The States. Kemboi dropped a 56/57 sec last lap bomb on everyone.