An Estimation of Jakob's Current Fitness at Various Distances

Flat Stanley wrote:

Kobbs Hessler wrote:

Jakob is 20. El G, Morceli, Cram, Coe, Ovett, Walker were all 23-24 at their 1500/mile fastest. If you consider the advances those six made from age 20 to 24 and apply it to Jakob, he could run 3:23, 3:40, 7;16, 12:25

Except Jakob has been training like a pro from about 11 years old and has less room for improvement. He has even said himself he's not sure how long he can keep going for and talked about retiring at 22.

People also comparing Cram to Jakob and I can see why to some extent as Cram liked to wind it up from a long way out. However cram ran 1:42 for 800 and could run 50s last laps in a slow 1500. He was much more speed based than Jakob and didn't ever run a decent 3 or 5k.

I've never seen a description of what "training like a pro" is. How does it differ from training like a collegian? He wasn't training with his brothers at age 11, so I really doubt that he doing much more than running a few miles of over-distance.

Indian Matchmaking wrote:

This is the good Jacob of Norway you people are each speaking about ? Myself, Rahul, in my reports show that he set a world record of 800 meters for 14-year-olds at Bislett (1.52.60), won the 800m in Norwegian championships of 2020, won the Norwegian youth championship 800 meters, 3000 meters and 1500 meters hurdles, won a bronze in the 1500m and place 5th in the 800m in 2016. Jacob of Norway conquered also the world youth 800m in 2014.

I have a doubt that good Jacob is not more prepared to run faster than 1:45.

Are you a bot, because you sure write like one. What product are you selling?

quark wrote:

Agreed.

Lydiard is spot on regarding basic speed. Cram is spot on: "you gotta train like a distance runner.

The honorable Mr Cram had expressed his esteemed position on a very important question about speed when the good Jacob lost to Mr Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia 13:02 in London in England. The honorable Mr Cram said, and this is only his opinion, that it was required of the good Jacob to run several 800-meter races in order to acquire the precise speed for a final strike in the Olympic 1500 meters. The good Jacob pushed back after he let out his 1.46 in Bislett and myself Rahul reiterate from him - "Many call themselves experts, who say that dropping down to the best in 800 meters is a must to run fast in 1500 meters. We want this to be proof that is not true. I think that's a myth. Many of the old heroes were 800- and 1500-meter specialists. We have a different philosophy where 5000 meters plays a bigger factor."

You may find this on the Norwegian VG newspaper site in a search engine.

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Indian Matchmaking wrote:

This is the good Jacob of Norway you people are each speaking about ? Myself, Rahul, in my reports show that he set a world record of 800 meters for 14-year-olds at Bislett (1.52.60), won the 800m in Norwegian championships of 2020, won the Norwegian youth championship 800 meters, 3000 meters and 1500 meters hurdles, won a bronze in the 1500m and place 5th in the 800m in 2016. Jacob of Norway conquered also the world youth 800m in 2014.

I have a doubt that good Jacob is not more prepared to run faster than 1:45.

Are you a bot, because you sure write like one. What product are you selling?

I have no meaningful way to accept your transaction. You need not to discussing about this topic with me, Rahul. A lot many people are emphasizing on the good Jacob. Be rest assured that myself, Rahul, have honoring intententions. Please kindly seek to stop doing mistakes writing about such things. More better, please block myself from your view.

Take out the value of 400 m. The prospecting of 48 seconds is not reasonable. Do the needful and suggest me when 1:43 is the outcome to 3:28?

Sorry, please excuse the inconvenience I am causing you all, but I can’t do anything much about it right now when the father to the good Jacob said "Everyone knows, everyone who has followed him sees it. Fitness is his strength, he is actually a marathon runner, the others say, he only takes the road via 1500 meters."

I predict you’ll be surprised the next time he runs a fast, concerted 3k.

Lausanne, august 26th