EVAN MF'N JAGER FOR THE SILVER

I loved this race. An "honest pace" race is just so different than a sit and kick. The way people fall back or get dropped completely (including some of the kickers) is amazing. And, it forces the kickers to make a big decision - how far can I fall behind, how long before I should start kicking. It forces everyone to make multiple decisions - should I go with the leader, what surges should I make at what position, if I don't go with the leader, how far back can I afford to be, if I'm back when should I start trying to close the gap. Good stuff.

Run Doctor wrote:

Amazing result.

Any accusations of doping from you losers?

Oh hold on the winner was from Africa so he's automatically a doper.

It's interesting that the only talk of doping anywhere is only on LR.

What will you all talk about for the next 4 years?

He's unnaturally skinny. Probably on the Schumacher sauce.

Can't wait till Galen Rupp wins the marathon on Sunday! It's a wrap for USA distance!

NOW THAT............ WAS A AWESOME PERFORMANCE.

JAGER is DA MAN COMPLETE!

Best Steeple ever run by an 'American' period!

Was that Jenny McCarthy who keeps sticking her tongue out while carrying the flag ?

Her hippy fart parents Im sure are proud .

donesoz wrote:

Can't wait till Galen Rupp wins the marathon on Sunday! It's a wrap for USA distance!

Galen will be a DNF. Meb on the other hand....I see GOLD in his future. He's on the Jesus sauce.

I agree with others that Jaegar looked like he was playing it conservative in the final lap and making sure he secured a medal. And he probably didn't think he could catch Kipruto. Cant' blame him.

But if Jaeger had seen Kipruto showboating before even coming out of the turn, I would have loved to have seen Jaegar put on surge sooner. Kipruto really looked oblivious down the stretch albeit he had the big screen. But if Jaegar had started kicking sooner, who knows, it could have been an all time Olympic classic of stealing a gold.

Another US runner fails to get the gold! Only one US runner with a gold medal so far. Every other medal a non-winning medal.

What is wrong with America? Is Trump right and we just don't win anymore? Even with the Russians banned and the Africans off the juice we still get whooped. What's the deal.

um, well, huh, uuuhhhh, no! wrote:

donesoz wrote:

Can't wait till Galen Rupp wins the marathon on Sunday! It's a wrap for USA distance!

Galen will be a DNF. Meb on the other hand....I see GOLD in his future. He's on the Jesus Juice.

FIFY

Jamba Juice for Dibabas

Jesus Juice for Ayana

Clean as crystal.

Nice analysis.

I can't believe NBC didn't show the full steeplechase in prime time west coast. I work all day and came home to see a couple slow-mo frames of the event! WTF!? They have four hours of coverage and commercials in prime time.

BellLapBallBuster wrote:

Great run. Wish he would've challenger for gold. I'm sure he just wanted to solidify silver that last lap.

I'm getting sick of how everyone thinks all athletes have the same attributes. He freaking ran 8:04 in 90+ heat directly in the sun. He clearly gave exactly what he had, and he has never been a big surge type of runner. Sure he's fast but he has to keep pushing and winding it up.

He did everything he could and the fact that he did keep pushing and trying to accelerate is proven by the fact that he ran down Kemboi.