Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the next distance superstar. Obviously that steep course at the World XCs wasn’t for him, but good to know how he thinks.
https://spikes.iaaf.org/post/rhonex-kipruto-slowly-by-slowly
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the next distance superstar. Obviously that steep course at the World XCs wasn’t for him, but good to know how he thinks.
https://spikes.iaaf.org/post/rhonex-kipruto-slowly-by-slowly
What was his training like leading up to the world XC? It seemed like everyone, but the Ugandans were unprepared.
El Keniano wrote:
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the next distance superstar. Obviously that steep course at the World XCs wasn’t for him, but good to know how he thinks.
https://spikes.iaaf.org/post/rhonex-kipruto-slowly-by-slowly
Cool link. Thanks for posting.
hills hills hills hills wrote:
What was his training like leading up to the world XC? It seemed like everyone, but the Ugandans were unprepared.
Hellen Obiri, who does not like XC, looks like the only one (or one of the few) that put extra effort training on hills. She says her Hill was as steep as the Aarhus museum roof.
So it’s ok for it not to be for him, but not ok to use that as a reason for Jakob doing poorly?
He mentions being around 140k /week (~87mpw), but he also says he is occasionally training three times a day. Do you know if he is counting all of his running and jogging in that mileage total or disregarding some?
The third session is supposedly just 20-30min jog, so that might only be 2-4 miles I suppose (given that Kenyans are known to truthfully jog). But if he's only running about 20k a day, on 3 runs, that works out to 4-5 miles a run ... I just would be very surprised to hear that a 26:46 runner often has days where his longest session is about 4 miles.
Hypocrite? wrote:
So it’s ok for it not to be for him, but not ok to use that as a reason for Jakob doing poorly?
Jakob is a n 18yo 1500m runner. Even Jakob thinking that he would be top 5, especially on that strength course, was completely unrealistic expectations by all- including the ingebrigtsen camp.
Hypocrite? wrote:
So it’s ok for it not to be for him, but not ok to use that as a reason for Jakob doing poorly?
He got beaten fair and square, no excuses, and no definitely no threads congratulating him on his sixth place finish in the tougher senior category with the longer climb and the extra 2k.
Pit Jakob against him in the world championship 5,000 this summer, and Jakob lights him up. I’d bet good money Jakob rolls him up and smokes him in the world championship 5,000.
Hypocrite? wrote:
Pit Jakob against him in the world championship 5,000 this summer, and Jakob lights him up. I’d bet good money Jakob rolls him up and smokes him in the world championship 5,000.
I'm Norwegian and as big of a follower of the Ingebrigtsens as most any but you are very mistaken. I wish it were not so.
Hypocrite? wrote:
Pit Jakob against him in the world championship 5,000 this summer, and Jakob lights him up. I’d bet good money Jakob rolls him up and smokes him in the world championship 5,000.
What if it doesn't happen?
He won't be the same as Bekele. I wish Bekele was running. He would destroy the field like he always did. This is his territory. Look at the hills in the Bern 10 miller he did last year. He can handle hills like they don't exist.
Hypocrite? wrote:
Pit Jakob against him in the world championship 5,000 this summer, and Jakob lights him up. I’d bet good money Jakob rolls him up and smokes him in the world championship 5,000.
Not happening. The two Kenyans (Zakayo and Waithaka)that smoked Jakob at the World Juniors 5,000m last year are nowhere close to Rhonex talentwise. It would be a massacre.
JI smoked Barega in the same race, no?
This is true....and Jakob was doubling back after a few rounds of the 1,500. El Keniano, you do realize that was not a totally fair fight? Jakob was not fresh at all.
Speaker of truths wrote:
This is true....and Jakob was doubling back after a few rounds of the 1,500. El Keniano, you do realize that was not a totally fair fight? Jakob was not fresh at all.
Oh, but he lost his “speciality” 1500m too. To young George Manangoi who’s a couple of months younger.
hills hills hills hills wrote:
What was his training like leading up to the world XC? It seemed like everyone, but the Ugandans were unprepared.
Coach Canova gives a very good explanation on the “Uganda Stops Kenya” thread. Basically, you’re right. Kenyans didn’t scout the course and adjust their training accordingly. The Kenyan tech bench doesn’t deserve the talent at its disposal.
I would expect that someone running XC would have hill work as part of their training(common sense). I'm not sure why other countries are being called out as being unprepared.
I was impressed by how he ran in his first time having to square off against the big boys in a world championship. Will be interested to see how his road success translates to the track.
El Keniano wrote:
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the next distance superstar. Obviously that steep course at the World XCs wasn’t for him, but good to know how he thinks.
https://spikes.iaaf.org/post/rhonex-kipruto-slowly-by-slowly
Why do all you people use performance enhancing drugs?
I’m a D2 female runner. Our coach explicitly told us not to visit LetsRun forums.
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
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