What will Jakob Ingebrigtsen's career look like when all is said and done?

Sorry, I misread your post and thought you were agreeing with the guy that said Mo would break the European record next year.

Minaj wrote:

I think there have been some who were exceptional teenagers and ran well for a while after....Jim Ryun. Any others?

(Little) Mary Slaney? Zola Budd?

In general, I agree wrote:

Minaj wrote:

I think there have been some who were exceptional teenagers and ran well for a while after....Jim Ryun. Any others?

(Little) Mary Slaney? Zola Budd?

Zola Budd I think is the junior athlete who is most comparable to Jakob.

She obviously had some problems in her senior career, which were likely due to the stresses of the controversy over her British passport and then knocking over the hometown heroine in LA.

I think she's nearly 60 now and competing to a high standard in ultra-marathons, so I doubt very much she was ever 'burnt out' physically.

Coevett wrote:

Zactly wrote:

Exactly. He is white so it's all fine.

Hmm, first time racing at Monaco this year. First time running regularly in the big league and training for a senior championship.

Nothing to see here at all aside from nauseating attempts to justify East African doping.

Did I talk about Africans you racist douche?

Ramzi went from 3:39 to 3:30 in one season.

Oh but he is not white and you are Coevett so you must be right.

I think this kid's going to become the greatest middle distance runner of all time. Got the best training out there, best family support, dad's a great coach, maybe the most talented youth we've ever seen. He's going to break the 1500m, mile, and maybe even the 5000m world record. F all you haters. And when he moves up to the marathon, who knows? He's probably not even done growing yet, still looks like a young kid. Really, nothing can stop him.

Inglespringsteen wrote:

800m - 1:45.5

1500m - 3:29.5

Mile - 3:46.0

5000m - 12:55

1:43, 3:27, 3:45, and 12:48 are fantasies. He’ll undoubtedly be relegated to the minor medals in the Doha 1500 (Manangoi and Cheruiyot). 2020 will be a repeat.

He has an extremely good chance at gold in 2024 but a double is too much.

His best chances are in the steeple and the 5k.

His 400 best is just 51.03? He needs to run 49 and 800-1500 will improve.

He hasn't ran either a 400m or 800 since 2017. Since his 1500m time has dropped 8 seconds, it's obvious he'd be able to run much faster than 51 and 1:49 right now.

Lydia Cheromei

In general, I agree wrote:

Minaj wrote:

I think there have been some who were exceptional teenagers and ran well for a while after....Jim Ryun. Any others?

(Little) Mary Slaney? Zola Budd?

Lydia Cheromei

Zactly wrote:

Coevett wrote:

Hmm, first time racing at Monaco this year. First time running regularly in the big league and training for a senior championship.

Nothing to see here at all aside from nauseating attempts to justify East African doping.

Did I talk about Africans you racist douche?

Ramzi went from 3:39 to 3:30 in one season.

Oh but he is not white and you are Coevett so you must be right.

Moron point 1 - Yes, you brought his race into it and suggested nobody was accusing him of doping because of it. Was your point that if he was Chinese or Mexican, then everybody would be pointing the finger? (and half the people here are anyway).

Moron point 2 - Did Ramzi go from 3:39 to 3:30 between 16 and 17, after a big growth spurt, and after running on the Monaco track for the first time and in that kind of company for the first time?

Sometimes I suspect that most of the doping apologists here are actually bots. It's difficult to believe some of the comments and replies here are made by real people sitting at a keyboard and 'thinking'.

Thanks for the support, Coevett.

I believe wrote:

I think this kid's going to become the greatest middle distance runner of all time. Got the best training out there, best family support, dad's a great coach, maybe the most talented youth we've ever seen. He's going to break the 1500m, mile, and maybe even the 5000m world record. F all you haters. And when he moves up to the marathon, who knows? He's probably not even done growing yet, still looks like a young kid. Really, nothing can stop him.

+1

Just think, if he moves up to the marathon at the same age as Mo did, it will be another 16 or 17 years away, and he might have won golds at FOUR successive Olympics by then.

Mo is targeting the Tokyo marathon gold in 2020, when he will be 37.

At the 2036 Olympics Jakob will still only be 35.

Coevett wrote:

seasoned ranker wrote:

I never said that Jakob will plateau at 18, burn out by 21, that Mo will break the European Record next year, or break 2 hours in the marathon. Hyperbole and lying are for the weak.

Sorry, I misread your post and thought you were agreeing with the guy that said Mo would break the European record next year.

Nope, just taking the stance that the European Record will be faster by the time Jakob runs a marathon. Maybe it will be faster because of Farah, maybe because of someone else, but I'd be willing to bet it won't be 2:05:11.

wow so cool

seasoned ranker wrote:

Coevett wrote:

Sorry, I misread your post and thought you were agreeing with the guy that said Mo would break the European record next year.

Nope, just taking the stance that the European Record will be faster by the time Jakob runs a marathon. Maybe it will be faster because of Farah, maybe because of someone else, but I'd be willing to bet it won't be 2:05:11.

A certain Swiss youngster has got his eye on that 2:05:11 now...

Coevett wrote:

Moron point 1 - Yes, you brought his race into it and suggested nobody was accusing him of doping because of it. Was your point that if he was Chinese or Mexican, then everybody would be pointing the finger? (and half the people here are anyway).

Moron point 2 - Did Ramzi go from 3:39 to 3:30 between 16 and 17, after a big growth spurt, and after running on the Monaco track for the first time and in that kind of company for the first time?

Sometimes I suspect that most of the doping apologists here are actually bots. It's difficult to believe some of the comments and replies here are made by real people sitting at a keyboard and 'thinking'.

Racist douche point 1 - I brought race into it, yes, but where are Africans mentioned? Idiot.

Racist douche point 2 - Have you ever coached teenagers? You have not. When the "big growth spur" happens they temporarily lose strength because the bones grow faster than the muscles. Go check some scientific articles and educate yourself.

Sometimes I suspect you are jamin. It's statistically impossible that a website attracts two morons of this caliber.

Just Wandering wrote:

seasoned ranker wrote:

Nope, just taking the stance that the European Record will be faster by the time Jakob runs a marathon. Maybe it will be faster because of Farah, maybe because of someone else, but I'd be willing to bet it won't be 2:05:11.

A certain Swiss youngster has got his eye on that 2:05:11 now...

Allez JW!

Just Wandering wrote:

seasoned ranker wrote:

Nope, just taking the stance that the European Record will be faster by the time Jakob runs a marathon. Maybe it will be faster because of Farah, maybe because of someone else, but I'd be willing to bet it won't be 2:05:11.

A certain Swiss youngster has got his eye on that 2:05:11 now...

No chance, can't see him breaking 2:06:30

Why on earth are people talking about his 400m times? He har run it ONE time in competition, just for fun.

It was the first time he used starting blocks. Give him one hour of practise, and he will cut half a second on his PB

right there. No doubt run 49 now, if he wanted too.

And his father is VERY careful with his development and making sure he is not burned out.

Has said Jakob will not be allowed to run a 5000 for a top time, for several years.

I predict he will run 3.26 at 1500 before he is done, and 3.40 on 5000.