Because hes a 3:27 guy... Dude closed in 52 in a 3:30 race, that clearly wasn't his peak time trial ability despite what some on these boards wanted to tell you
Because hes a 3:27 guy... Dude closed in 52 in a 3:30 race, that clearly wasn't his peak time trial ability despite what some on these boards wanted to tell you
This - and when the 3.26 guy goes completely against his strength and opens up in 54.8 it equalizes the playing field pretty quickly.
Think about this - when Jakob ran 3.26 in Monaco he was also over a second slower through the opening lap. In a TT style race with pacers and lights - and without 2 prior races in 4 days.
I'm not detracting from any of those guys but J.I ran possibly the most damaging race to himself he possibly could. I can't believe that.
Because hes a 3:27 guy... Dude closed in 52 in a 3:30 race, that clearly wasn't his peak time trial ability despite what some on these boards wanted to tell you
Exactly. His semifinal race was easy, as were the trials.
Because hes a 3:27 guy... Dude closed in 52 in a 3:30 race, that clearly wasn't his peak time trial ability despite what some on these boards wanted to tell you
This - and when the 3.26 guy goes completely against his strength and opens up in 54.8 it equalizes the playing field pretty quickly.
Think about this - when Jakob ran 3.26 in Monaco he was also over a second slower through the opening lap. In a TT style race with pacers and lights - and without 2 prior races in 4 days.
I'm not detracting from any of those guys but J.I ran possibly the most damaging race to himself he possibly could. I can't believe that.
This was my thought as well. Jakob ran like a complete idiot. Brutal to watch, but what a day for the Americans. I just wish Nuguse would’ve caught Kerr for the silver. He was so close.
This - and when the 3.26 guy goes completely against his strength and opens up in 54.8 it equalizes the playing field pretty quickly.
Think about this - when Jakob ran 3.26 in Monaco he was also over a second slower through the opening lap. In a TT style race with pacers and lights - and without 2 prior races in 4 days.
I'm not detracting from any of those guys but J.I ran possibly the most damaging race to himself he possibly could. I can't believe that.
This was my thought as well. Jakob ran like a complete idiot. Brutal to watch, but what a day for the Americans. I just wish Nuguse would’ve caught Kerr for the silver. He was so close.
For sure. Ugh, he was SO close to catching Kerr! Would've been the perfect race if he did.
I like Jakob a lot, but as others have said, he went out way too hard and it is incredibly arrogant to think he can solo a time-trial-style race against these guys in 1500 championship finals. All these guys are amazing athletes, as seen in these races.
Hopefully this teaches Jakob some tactics, but I suspect that his window is closing in terms of winning championship medals in the 1500 (I think he will win in the higher distances for many years to come, however).
How does someone not understand that some runners can set PRs while others run a second or two slower. If we based everything on past performance, we wouldn't have to run the race.
Because hes a 3:27 guy... Dude closed in 52 in a 3:30 race, that clearly wasn't his peak time trial ability despite what some on these boards wanted to tell you
This - and when the 3.26 guy goes completely against his strength and opens up in 54.8 it equalizes the playing field pretty quickly.
Think about this - when Jakob ran 3.26 in Monaco he was also over a second slower through the opening lap. In a TT style race with pacers and lights - and without 2 prior races in 4 days.
I'm not detracting from any of those guys but J.I ran possibly the most damaging race to himself he possibly could. I can't believe that.
- Of course I'm disappointed. It will be wrong. I feel quite strong and that is partly why it turns out the way it does, says Ingebrigtsen to NRK. He admits that the extreme speed from the start was a mistake on his part. - I have so much energy that it gets a little too hard too soon, says Ingebrigtsen to NRK.
This was my thought as well. Jakob ran like a complete idiot. Brutal to watch, but what a day for the Americans. I just wish Nuguse would’ve caught Kerr for the silver. He was so close.
Hopefully this teaches Jakob some tactics, but I suspect that his window is closing in terms of winning championship medals in the 1500 (I think he will win in the higher distances for many years to come, however).
Good thing is he already has Olympic Gold in 1500.
people laughed at the idea that Jakob had less room for improvement despite still being so young because he was training like a professional since a teenager but its proving to be true so far. At this rate he should move up to the marathon by 27. Hocker on the hand ran 30 mile weeks in high school and is improving drastically every year. Professional bettors use this type of analysis in their models all the time for other sports (golfers from cold regions when they turn pro and move somewhere warm have more opportunity to improve versus the kid that live in Florida his whole life).
people laughed at the idea that Jakob had less room for improvement despite still being so young because he was training like a professional since a teenager but its proving to be true so far. At this rate he should move up to the marathon by 27. Hocker on the hand ran 30 mile weeks in high school and is improving drastically every year. Professional bettors use this type of analysis in their models all the time for other sports (golfers from cold regions when they turn pro and move somewhere warm have more opportunity to improve versus the kid that live in Florida his whole life).
FanDuel putting him at 31:1 after the Semis sure didn’t.
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This is why wavelights make a difference. I don’t understand why so many people on this board pretend like they don’t help. It’s clearly not easy to determine the proper pace yourself in the heat of the race. If Jakob had wavelights in this race he wouldn’t have gone out in 54. Nobody follows the lights better than Jakob but a championship race is a different beast.