True professional. Always shows up. Every runner loses. All the greats lost. Morceli, Cram, Coe, Ovett, El Girouj and Aouita all got beat. It's the way Jakob races after his losses. He never has 2 bad races in a row.
Imagine how fast Jakob can run when he’s 100% and weather cooperates. Nice to see Yared elevate his game. Sucks being under the weather. Stay healthy. Not to be a germaphobe, but Wash hands with soap & warm water at every opportunity. Take selfies, pose for pictures, sign autographs but no shaking hands or even high fives. As fans, we love seeing all of the top dogs competing against each other. Greatest and most exciting time in middle distance history at least since Coe/Ovett/Cram/Scott/Flynn/Maree/Walker Era. Thank you to all the participants.
People think Jakob is cocky and arrogant, but I think it was obvious in the press conference before this meet that he is the better person compared to Kerr. When asked about each others strengths Kerr took the opportunity to try to shit on Jakob while Jakob answered the question respectfully. Happy it was Nuguse who was in front on the line and not Kerr. Nuguse seems like a great guy and deserves all the success that is coming for him.
I mostly agree. But, to be fair, if Jakob answered the question first, he could have spoken badly about Josh, and Josh could have taken the chance to make Jakob look bad. Granted, I would expect Jakob to be more likely to take the moral high ground. Both Jakob and Josh can be arrogant, but I think Jakob is the less arrogant of the two. Congratulations to Yared Nuguse for his victory. Yet again, someone other than Jakob and Josh won a 1500m.
Agreed. I think Kerr does that because he needs the supposed "rivalry" to boost himself. You can see here what happens to him when he's not right on top of his game. He levels out pretty dramatically. Still a dangerous guy, but status as some sort of meet to meet racing equal to someone like Jakob is suspect. Hocker and Nuguse have had great summers.
@@sportsgod-c2d By definition (arrogant: "having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities") Jakob isn't arrogant, he is matter of fact, and not concerned with how "being direct" in his responses is interpreted. Doesn't mince words. I take it this is a northern culture trait (or perhaps just Norwegian).
@@anodyne57 That is exactly how I see it, but then again I'm Norwegian. I think his objective post race analysis when things don't go perfectly is often interpreted as excuses or arrogance. He is not intentionally putting his competitors down, he is just disappointed in his own execution or performance.
Jakob is such a wonderful person. Jakob, thank you for all you do. I enjoy being your personality fan and race fan. I really enjoyed watching you win the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the 2021 olympics.
The 1500 is the main race where Jakob is vulnerable. I believe his range is so great that he can break world records not only in this distance but even up to the marathon.
he would be unbeatable in the 5k/10k, but always vulnerable in the 1500m. And he really needs to stop going to the front so early if he wanna win another championship.
Actually kerr after the race did kot even handshake anyone left the place.jakob handshake and hug cole and Jared like HE ALWAYS DOES. yesterday on the press who is arrogant and who's not i think those who have a piece of mind can understand that . give a help he came 5th today
Yip, Kerr is another one-timer, shows up wins a race and you won’t see him again, exactly like Whiteman, all one hit wonders! All elite 1500m runners today have Ingebritsen to thank for their PB’s, he’s pioneered a new way of racing the 1500m, hard and fast, with courage and confidence, this is how you should run. The great Prefontaine and Zatopek remind me of how he races, never afraid to test himself and the other racers, they should all be thanking him!!
I seem to like and respect Jacob much better now. He was a bit arrogant but believe it or not I think he’s become a better runner after losing a few races. He’s come back and had incredible races and he seems to congratulate and rejoice more with the other runners. I like the new Jacob!😎🙌
After he lost to Kerr in the World Championship he was asked if he was in a rush to compete against Kerr again (or something like that) and he explained that if he wasn't able to win, somebody else would (next in line), and it didn't matter who it was. He was eager to run and win again, but wasn't focused on Kerr (at that time). Kerr either got the reply out of context (press loves to cut sentences out of context to make them more juicy) or just wanted more praise, for he then started the word feud that still to some degree continue. It got Jakob to focus more on Kerr, so I guess Kerr got what he wanted to some degree. Jakob still doesn't put a lot of effort into praising his opponents, but then again I don't think most of the other athletes do either.
3:14 "I really enjoyed the competition even though kind of sucks not being, you know, feeling 100% but still it's just good enough that I was able to participate, and still beating a lot of runners who call themself ah... yeah." 😂😂😂
He says he was feeling good enough to participate then he ends up 2nd lol jokes aside, it seems smart for him to often race 1500 to figure it out completely. He is still young and he can sound arrogant at times but I still cheer for him to get his goal of a WR across all disciplines. It will be very interesting to watch him move to longer distances and roads in the future.
Actually his personal best is still better than the latest opponent wins, it is just that he prioritized the 3000 world record that had stood for so long! Jacob is incredible, if he focused on 1500m again he would have zero trouble beating the latest runners to have beaten him.
@@pureffm There is a big difference between a 'time trialer' and a 'racer'. In the 1500m, Jakob, with the help of pacers, is the best in the business at time trials but he is really not the best racer as amply demonstrated by 3 successive major championship defeats. Nevertheless,, he will go down as one of the best of his generation.
@@david2804meThose successive major defeats were against other top racers in the world and each time in the 1500 m. It is only the 1500 when he has been caught at the end and yet he was still right there within a second of the winner. People often make the weak argument that he only wins the 1500 with pacers as if no other runner benefits from the pacers. And when he set a record like the 3000 he was still racing. So how you make a distinction between racing vs a time trial makes no sense to me!
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 Some here get over-defensive, and therefore lack objectivity, about their favourite runners. So let's try to be super factual....and clarify the difference between a 'time-trialler'' and a 'racer' which is a distinction well-understood in the sport. Jakob is undoubtedly currently the runner over 1500m who is the most likely among his peers to break the world record. However, he is probably the only one who actually has tried to do so this season although I suspect that Nuguse has it in his head too (who knows?). This is why quite a few non-championship races have been set up with pacers to assist Jakob to run very fast times. However, it is difficult to make a case to say he is the best 'racer' over the distance because he has been beaten in all of the major championship races (pacers are not allowed) that he has participated in except only for the Tokyo Olympics 3 years ago. Is the distinction clearer? Please do not think that there is any implied criticism of Jakob or any of the others because we are just discussing the relative attributes and weaknesses of elite runners in the event that's all.
The 1500 world Record will be his before this time next year. And then he will move onto the 5K and 10k world records. It’s like he said it’s always him against the next guy. Kerrs Best days are behind him. Hocker Got lucky and ran smart. But no one is as consistent. Happy for Yared. USA!
@@Tommy-ff6ch Some people like to over simplify the quality of racing ability of different athletes because it allows them to maintain their biased narrative. There is a real knee jerk tendency to elevate some athletes will diminishing others for the sole purpose of sounding like some kind of authority on the better racers and it is complete hubris imo.
I also think Jakob is going to break the world record soon… maybe next year or the year after. However he doesn’t have the top end speed of some of the other 1500 guys who also dabble in the 800, which is why he always to loses to the next guy in unpaced races. It’s almost a different race going from a race with to without pacing. However, I think he’s the only person who can challenge 3:26
@@stuarthys9879 Yes, he did try 800 and concluded it was to fast for him. I don't think it is impossible for him to win a 1500 without pacing against the others, but it is difficult and he need everything to be about perfect, unless somebody else choose to operate as a pacer.
I'm fascinated by his claim that he will take down all them WR's! For me, id say 1500m & mile are just beyond reach but he obliterates the 5 and 10k - and the steeplechase!
I think he will get the records next year by a slim margin, he is less than a second away. I think after he could definitely move to 10k and destroy it
He dismissed it because his child is still young and not hanging out with other children. It’s when that happens that they become walking germ factories.
@@mikaelangeloh2316 he's emotionally dense, but even Jakob wouldn't flat-out blame his infant daughter for his less-than-ideal performance to the global media. I was just pointing out that with all his training & racing, it hasn't really clicked with him yet that he's a father. All that can wait for the off-season, apparently 🤷
@@rachelatwood9555 What people don’t realize, is that all that HAS to wait for the off season. I think it’s so disrespectful when people ask about his daughter when they should be asking about his running. They still must not realize that it demands EVERYTHING to be the kind of runner Jakob is. He’s had pretty much zero time with his daughter because he spends every second doing what he has to do to become the greatest runner ever. Trust me, his wife knows what she signed up for, and she has lots of family to help and they’re financially covered. What we seem to have forgotten nowadays is that for a man to be truly great he has to prioritize his mission. No way for Jakob to be both a stay at home dad and the greatest runner ever, and for many years to come, the running will have to take priority. Anyone that tries to give him shit about that doesn’t understand greatness and the sacrifices that must accompany it.
@@mikaelangeloh2316 I'm not giving him shit for sticking with his relentless training & racing schedule in the months after his wife gave birth. My point is that he has this extremely direct and unadorned way of speaking to the press that kinda throws them off a bit. They're expecting to hear the usual gracious platitudes, and he can't be bothered to play along. Like I said, it's a funny dynamic
@@rachelatwood9555 Ok. I don’t know how many times I’ve corrected people saying he’s arrogant and explained to them that he’s just real, and real is exceedingly rare in this media trained age where these kinds of interviews are often no more than small talk. Jakob knows exactly how much he’s trained and what he’s capable of and gives real answers to everything. It’s just that everything is so fake nowadays that people don’t even know what real lookes like anymore. I miss the Irish reporter/runner, what’s his name again? He always asks real questions and Jakob and everybody else loves him and we get to see the best of the athletes, because they get to talk about things that actually matter to them.
Part of the reason is he shows up to many competitions. Other pros just don’t show up when sick or tired. The comments on here supporting the likes of Kerr and such show a lack of knowledge on the subject. Sure Jacob isn’t invincible. He’s amazing though and treats the season races as part of his job.
This has been in the news for a while. This is just the drawback that you get when you want to race all the time. He's traveling the world and kicking ass everywhere he goes. As well as trying to start a family. Illnesses are bound to happen.
Always sick this first time being sick this year, how many times have you been sick this year unless your the healthiest person on earth and don't get sick
It's the downsides of a hard cut-part style. With a high fade on one side, volume at the top, it looks sharp and appealing but its lure wears off quickly. Too asymmetrical over time, too much work to maintain. Not aerodynamic.
He basically said that, if you can run, you should be running. Some athletes are just not strong enough to do as many miles as he does, so they supplement it with other things with lower impact. I think some just want to experiment to see what works best for them too. It's good to try to find what works best for you, but you should not sacrifice running less miles to do something less effective.
He said he thinks it ls silly. Guy got 4th in the Olympics. Seems like he should evaluate what his competitors did before wholly dismissing things they are doing that he is not.
No one can say for certain if he was really sick, but world-class distance runners who expend so much energy every day are at risk of a compromised immune system that is subject to many colds and other flu-like illnesses. Back when I was running at a much lower level than these guys, I was getting colds and cricks in my neck/back all the time.
Oh stop the damn excuses every single time you get beaten. Learn to lose with grace and give credit to your fellow competitors who work just as hard as you, catch colds and coughs too and who also have injury niggles as well as lives outside of the sport. Maybe also keep the 'number 1' finger gesture for the start line of the 5,000k and drop it for the 1500m where it is not appropriate.
@@david2804me seriously, travelling globally puts the body at huge risk of illness when In enclosed areas with lots of people for extended periods of time, and when the demands of running sub 3:30 are so high any illness will have significant energy loss. If Kerr raced as much as Jakob we might hear about some of his illnesses, unfortunately he only shows up a hand full of times a year, so it’s unlikely.
It's not an excuse, it's a fact. I bet you are as productive and don't complain at all when you go to work sick.. If he didn't say anything, people like you would be coming here saying "Oh he's finished! He's so bad now." You'll always find a reason to hate him.
Indoor World Championship 22 (Covid) and outdoor World Championship 23 (fever and sore throat). He did not blame sickness in outdoor World Championship 22 or in the olympics in Paris. Rather he said he was in his life's shape in Paris, but he ran faster than planned the first round, tried to correct the second round but still ran to fast, and that got him in the end so he had nothing to answer with in the final few hundred meters. He didn't even claim he would have won if he paced the first two rounds correctly, just explained why he couldn't run the last few hundred meters the way he normally would. It was not a secret that he was sick before this event, so should he just play ignorant when asked about his sickness?
I don't think trying to hate on him going after the record going to help. He already broke 2, 20+ year records and one of EL Gs own. He is still getting faster every year. Why stop now when he can run fast 15s and smoke all the 5k guys?
@@lunarkoala2375 you need to go back and do some homework. I love this guy, so it’s not a question of hate. It’s statistics. He IS unbeatable in anything above 2k. Not anything below
@@sergeluyou Are ignorant about the subject if you don’t think he can beat it. He has less than a second left over almost 3.30 minutes. You are just trolling
Funny how the interviewer asks the questions almost implying that Jakob should have won, when he hasn’t won a global 1500m in three years, and didn’t even medal at the Olympics.
Funny how someone who doesn't follow the sport confidently criticizes the interviewer. This was a diamond league race with pacers. He has won pretty much every one of these diamond league races in the past three years.
@@pedrosorio9 As I said, a global 1500. Global means World Championship or Olympics. No one remembers athletes for Diamond League wins. The interview was after the 1500, not the 5k.
I was just reading his brother’s account of how their dad raised them, and it was horrifying. And it made me feel a little bit sorry for him. And then I see an interview like this one. What an unlikeable douche.
Almost all GOATs are douches. Michael Jordan. Tom Brady. Bolt was nice but arrogant. It's the audacity to think you're unbeatable that makes them unbeatable.
@@zk4761 I disagree. MJ and Brady drove their teammates really hard, but have you seen interviews with those guys? Like the one where MJ was asked if he was the greatest ever (spolier, he said no)? Jakob just has no grace whatsoever.
@@kowboys1180 That's cool, we can disagree. There were a lot of players that really didn't like MJ, Kobe, Brady, Muhammed Ali, etc. It comes with being great. Jacob isn't the only one in track. SML might be an amazing person but she comes off arrogant and cocky. Michael Johnson was cocky and arrogant. Jacob has the 'potential' to set the world record from the 1500m to the marathon, he has reason to be even cockier.
Jakob is such a wonderful person. Jakob, thank you for all you do. I enjoy being your personality fan and race fan. I really enjoyed watching you win the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the 2021 olympics.
I'm fascinated by his claim that he will take down all them WR's! For me, id say 1500m & mile are just beyond reach but he obliterates the 5 and 10k - and the steeplechase!
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True professional. Always shows up. Every runner loses. All the greats lost. Morceli, Cram, Coe, Ovett, El Girouj and Aouita all got beat. It's the way Jakob races after his losses. He never has 2 bad races in a row.
Well said!
@@kiwiauldphart thank you
El guerrouj never lost a commercial 1500m in his prime .don't ever compare anyone to the 1500m king.
@@Saf12252000 olympics
@@redalien75commercial races I said and add 4 world championships also if you may.
Imagine how fast Jakob can run when he’s 100% and weather cooperates. Nice to see Yared elevate his game. Sucks being under the weather. Stay healthy. Not to be a germaphobe, but Wash hands with soap & warm water at every opportunity. Take selfies, pose for pictures, sign autographs but no shaking hands or even high fives.
As fans, we love seeing all of the top dogs competing against each other. Greatest and most exciting time in middle distance history at least since Coe/Ovett/Cram/Scott/Flynn/Maree/Walker Era. Thank you to all the participants.
People think Jakob is cocky and arrogant, but I think it was obvious in the press conference before this meet that he is the better person compared to Kerr. When asked about each others strengths Kerr took the opportunity to try to shit on Jakob while Jakob answered the question respectfully. Happy it was Nuguse who was in front on the line and not Kerr. Nuguse seems like a great guy and deserves all the success that is coming for him.
I mostly agree. But, to be fair, if Jakob answered the question first, he could have spoken badly about Josh, and Josh could have taken the chance to make Jakob look bad. Granted, I would expect Jakob to be more likely to take the moral high ground. Both Jakob and Josh can be arrogant, but I think Jakob is the less arrogant of the two. Congratulations to Yared Nuguse for his victory. Yet again, someone other than Jakob and Josh won a 1500m.
Agreed. I think Kerr does that because he needs the supposed "rivalry" to boost himself. You can see here what happens to him when he's not right on top of his game. He levels out pretty dramatically. Still a dangerous guy, but status as some sort of meet to meet racing equal to someone like Jakob is suspect. Hocker and Nuguse have had great summers.
@@sportsgod-c2d By definition (arrogant: "having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities") Jakob isn't arrogant, he is matter of fact, and not concerned with how "being direct" in his responses is interpreted. Doesn't mince words. I take it this is a northern culture trait (or perhaps just Norwegian).
I am not a Kerr fan
@@anodyne57 That is exactly how I see it, but then again I'm Norwegian.
I think his objective post race analysis when things don't go perfectly is often interpreted as excuses or arrogance. He is not intentionally putting his competitors down, he is just disappointed in his own execution or performance.
Jacob is a superb communicator & very engaging
Jakob is such a wonderful person. Jakob, thank you for all you do. I enjoy being your personality fan and race fan. I really enjoyed watching you win the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the 2021 olympics.
Funny how people don't like Jakob answering questions honestly.
The 1500 is the main race where Jakob is vulnerable. I believe his range is so great that he can break world records not only in this distance but even up to the marathon.
he would be unbeatable in the 5k/10k, but always vulnerable in the 1500m. And he really needs to stop going to the front so early if he wanna win another championship.
Be very surprised to see him do anything at marathon. He's a big lad. Sub-2:04 would be amazing to me.
Always impressive. Honest. Doesn’t hide away.
Actually kerr after the race did kot even handshake anyone left the place.jakob handshake and hug cole and Jared like HE ALWAYS DOES. yesterday on the press who is arrogant and who's not i think those who have a piece of mind can understand that . give a help he came 5th today
Yip, Kerr is another one-timer, shows up wins a race and you won’t see him again, exactly like Whiteman, all one hit wonders! All elite 1500m runners today have Ingebritsen to thank for their PB’s, he’s pioneered a new way of racing the 1500m, hard and fast, with courage and confidence, this is how you should run. The great Prefontaine and Zatopek remind me of how he races, never afraid to test himself and the other racers, they should all be thanking him!!
I seem to like and respect Jacob much better now. He was a bit arrogant but believe it or not I think he’s become a better runner after losing a few races. He’s come back and had incredible races and he seems to congratulate and rejoice more with the other runners. I like the new Jacob!😎🙌
After he lost to Kerr in the World Championship he was asked if he was in a rush to compete against Kerr again (or something like that) and he explained that if he wasn't able to win, somebody else would (next in line), and it didn't matter who it was. He was eager to run and win again, but wasn't focused on Kerr (at that time). Kerr either got the reply out of context (press loves to cut sentences out of context to make them more juicy) or just wanted more praise, for he then started the word feud that still to some degree continue. It got Jakob to focus more on Kerr, so I guess Kerr got what he wanted to some degree. Jakob still doesn't put a lot of effort into praising his opponents, but then again I don't think most of the other athletes do either.
3:14 "I really enjoyed the competition even though kind of sucks not being, you know, feeling 100% but still it's just good enough that I was able to participate, and still beating a lot of runners who call themself ah... yeah." 😂😂😂
Lol, yup. Kerr a no show performance again...
He says he was feeling good enough to participate then he ends up 2nd lol jokes aside, it seems smart for him to often race 1500 to figure it out completely. He is still young and he can sound arrogant at times but I still cheer for him to get his goal of a WR across all disciplines. It will be very interesting to watch him move to longer distances and roads in the future.
Actually his personal best is still better than the latest opponent wins, it is just that he prioritized the 3000 world record that had stood for so long! Jacob is incredible, if he focused on 1500m again he would have zero trouble beating the latest runners to have beaten him.
@@pureffm There is a big difference between a 'time trialer' and a 'racer'. In the 1500m, Jakob, with the help of pacers, is the best in the business at time trials but he is really not the best racer as amply demonstrated by 3 successive major championship defeats. Nevertheless,, he will go down as one of the best of his generation.
@@david2804meThose successive major defeats were against other top racers in the world and each time in the 1500 m. It is only the 1500 when he has been caught at the end and yet he was still right there within a second of the winner.
People often make the weak argument that he only wins the 1500 with pacers as if no other runner benefits from the pacers.
And when he set a record like the 3000 he was still racing. So how you make a distinction between racing vs a time trial makes no sense to me!
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 Some here get over-defensive, and therefore lack objectivity, about their favourite runners. So let's try to be super factual....and clarify the difference between a 'time-trialler'' and a 'racer' which is a distinction well-understood in the sport. Jakob is undoubtedly currently the runner over 1500m who is the most likely among his peers to break the world record. However, he is probably the only one who actually has tried to do so this season although I suspect that Nuguse has it in his head too (who knows?). This is why quite a few non-championship races have been set up with pacers to assist Jakob to run very fast times. However, it is difficult to make a case to say he is the best 'racer' over the distance because he has been beaten in all of the major championship races (pacers are not allowed) that he has participated in except only for the Tokyo Olympics 3 years ago. Is the distinction clearer? Please do not think that there is any implied criticism of Jakob or any of the others because we are just discussing the relative attributes and weaknesses of elite runners in the event that's all.
@@david2804me it is because he started focusing on the 3000m. Unlike the 800 / 1500 specialists
The 1500 world Record will be his before this time next year. And then he will move onto the 5K and 10k world records. It’s like he said it’s always him against the next guy. Kerrs Best days are behind him. Hocker Got lucky and ran smart. But no one is as consistent. Happy for Yared. USA!
How is running a 3:27 Olympic record after 2 previous rounds “lucky”?
@@Tommy-ff6ch Some people like to over simplify the quality of racing ability of different athletes because it allows them to maintain their biased narrative. There is a real knee jerk tendency to elevate some athletes will diminishing others for the sole purpose of sounding like some kind of authority on the better racers and it is complete hubris imo.
@@Tommy-ff6chit’s not lucky. It’s suspicious
I also think Jakob is going to break the world record soon… maybe next year or the year after. However he doesn’t have the top end speed of some of the other 1500 guys who also dabble in the 800, which is why he always to loses to the next guy in unpaced races. It’s almost a different race going from a race with to without pacing. However, I think he’s the only person who can challenge 3:26
@@stuarthys9879 Yes, he did try 800 and concluded it was to fast for him. I don't think it is impossible for him to win a 1500 without pacing against the others, but it is difficult and he need everything to be about perfect, unless somebody else choose to operate as a pacer.
Just some slightly tired legs, he races a lot compared to the other elites.
I think he should be happy that he's in a great era of milers, and they're all still pretty young. 👍
2nd on an off day. Nice!!
He just ran a 3 k world record lol. Who cares about this diamond league loss
@@maxsta4088 I agree 👍
@@maxsta4088 I do 😂
25,000 +
Only 1st is acceptable to Jacob, but when he does not get 1st he does know exactly why and how to get it.
Similar to Noah Lyles ‘s 200 m loss in Paris . He lost to Nuguse , Kerr and Hocker in Paris already in same distance .
jakob is fine, 2nd place is great for a person who races as often as him
Can he sing "There is a light that never goes out"?
man! Im still recovering from that 3k and I did not even run.
He ran ok , better than Kerr
Kerr ran when it mattered
@@luishernandezzzz
Appreciate that , but he’s had a month off I thought he’d have more in the tank
@@luishernandezzzzjakob has more Olympic and world champion medals and is 3 years younger, jakob also runs fast when it matters and does it more often
@@luishernandezzzz Why does he even bother to show up at these races? He's just taking up space.
I'm fascinated by his claim that he will take down all them WR's! For me, id say 1500m & mile are just beyond reach but he obliterates the 5 and 10k - and the steeplechase!
I think he will get the records next year by a slim margin, he is less than a second away. I think after he could definitely move to 10k and destroy it
Will he run in Brussels?
I believe so: in the 1500m and maybe another event (one mile, 3000m, two miles or 5000m).
@@mikem3789 Jakob did and he won the 1500m Diamond League title in Brussels!
it's funny how he almost needs to be reminded that he has a kid now. I'm sure his wife knew what she was signing up for, but it's still funny
He dismissed it because his child is still young and not hanging out with other children. It’s when that happens that they become walking germ factories.
@@mikaelangeloh2316 he's emotionally dense, but even Jakob wouldn't flat-out blame his infant daughter for his less-than-ideal performance to the global media. I was just pointing out that with all his training & racing, it hasn't really clicked with him yet that he's a father. All that can wait for the off-season, apparently 🤷
@@rachelatwood9555 What people don’t realize, is that all that HAS to wait for the off season. I think it’s so disrespectful when people ask about his daughter when they should be asking about his running. They still must not realize that it demands EVERYTHING to be the kind of runner Jakob is. He’s had pretty much zero time with his daughter because he spends every second doing what he has to do to become the greatest runner ever. Trust me, his wife knows what she signed up for, and she has lots of family to help and they’re financially covered. What we seem to have forgotten nowadays is that for a man to be truly great he has to prioritize his mission. No way for Jakob to be both a stay at home dad and the greatest runner ever, and for many years to come, the running will have to take priority. Anyone that tries to give him shit about that doesn’t understand greatness and the sacrifices that must accompany it.
@@mikaelangeloh2316 I'm not giving him shit for sticking with his relentless training & racing schedule in the months after his wife gave birth. My point is that he has this extremely direct and unadorned way of speaking to the press that kinda throws them off a bit. They're expecting to hear the usual gracious platitudes, and he can't be bothered to play along. Like I said, it's a funny dynamic
@@rachelatwood9555 Ok. I don’t know how many times I’ve corrected people saying he’s arrogant and explained to them that he’s just real, and real is exceedingly rare in this media trained age where these kinds of interviews are often no more than small talk. Jakob knows exactly how much he’s trained and what he’s capable of and gives real answers to everything. It’s just that everything is so fake nowadays that people don’t even know what real lookes like anymore. I miss the Irish reporter/runner, what’s his name again? He always asks real questions and Jakob and everybody else loves him and we get to see the best of the athletes, because they get to talk about things that actually matter to them.
This guys always “sick” nonetheless still a stud.
Part of the reason is he shows up to many competitions. Other pros just don’t show up when sick or tired. The comments on here supporting the likes of Kerr and such show a lack of knowledge on the subject. Sure Jacob isn’t invincible. He’s amazing though and treats the season races as part of his job.
This has been in the news for a while. This is just the drawback that you get when you want to race all the time. He's traveling the world and kicking ass everywhere he goes. As well as trying to start a family. Illnesses are bound to happen.
Always sick this first time being sick this year, how many times have you been sick this year unless your the healthiest person on earth and don't get sick
@@chrisvarelabenitez4690 he's been sick twice
"One time- Hocker", and Kerr can't even beat a sick Jakob, who runs 10 times more races than them. Good luck on the bike! 🎉😂🇧🇻💪
Still lost 😂
might be bad lighting but the hairline is looking vulnerable
@@TongueOfCrow 😂
hahahha real
more aerodynamic 💪💪
That will not effect his running
It's the downsides of a hard cut-part style. With a high fade on one side, volume at the top, it looks sharp and appealing but its lure wears off quickly. Too asymmetrical over time, too much work to maintain. Not aerodynamic.
Kinda ridiculous to critique the guy that beat you in the Olympics for cross training.
@@paulhill1451 wouldn’t say he was critiquing him he’s just saying that’s not what he does and he thinks it’s odd
He basically said that, if you can run, you should be running. Some athletes are just not strong enough to do as many miles as he does, so they supplement it with other things with lower impact. I think some just want to experiment to see what works best for them too. It's good to try to find what works best for you, but you should not sacrifice running less miles to do something less effective.
Ya, in only one race, Hocker won’t do anything again?
He said he thinks it ls silly. Guy got 4th in the Olympics. Seems like he should evaluate what his competitors did before wholly dismissing things they are doing that he is not.
so much for cross training. lol
Came from Boulder...B-Old-ER...probably just a coincidence...
He seems to be sick a lot when he loses
Bruh it was well known fact he was sick last week. Had he been healthy, he would’ve asked for 3:26 pace
He loses when he’s sick you mean?
The rest of the field seems to be really healthy when he beats them.😂
It was mentioned that he had been unwell prior to the race. It does happen..
No one can say for certain if he was really sick, but world-class distance runners who expend so much energy every day are at risk of a compromised immune system that is subject to many colds and other flu-like illnesses. Back when I was running at a much lower level than these guys, I was getting colds and cricks in my neck/back all the time.
Oh stop the damn excuses every single time you get beaten. Learn to lose with grace and give credit to your fellow competitors who work just as hard as you, catch colds and coughs too and who also have injury niggles as well as lives outside of the sport. Maybe also keep the 'number 1' finger gesture for the start line of the 5,000k and drop it for the 1500m where it is not appropriate.
Big talker. Oh I meant trash talker. Pathetic
but he didn't lie though. He's clearly off and understandably so because of his hectic schedule.
@@david2804me seriously, travelling globally puts the body at huge risk of illness when In enclosed areas with lots of people for extended periods of time, and when the demands of running sub 3:30 are so high any illness will have significant energy loss. If Kerr raced as much as Jakob we might hear about some of his illnesses, unfortunately he only shows up a hand full of times a year, so it’s unlikely.
I suggest you are a Kerr fan.look at his wife profile he is literally with high fever for three fucking days
It's not an excuse, it's a fact. I bet you are as productive and don't complain at all when you go to work sick.. If he didn't say anything, people like you would be coming here saying "Oh he's finished! He's so bad now." You'll always find a reason to hate him.
Give credit to the winner stop making excuses everytime u lose
don't diss my threshold goat
@@ismailgrou1667 it was the interviewer who kept the questions focused on illness, Jakob was saying he felt good today.
My guy always sick when he loses
Not in Paris.
It's almost as though there is a correlation between being sick and losing...
Indoor World Championship 22 (Covid) and outdoor World Championship 23 (fever and sore throat). He did not blame sickness in outdoor World Championship 22 or in the olympics in Paris. Rather he said he was in his life's shape in Paris, but he ran faster than planned the first round, tried to correct the second round but still ran to fast, and that got him in the end so he had nothing to answer with in the final few hundred meters. He didn't even claim he would have won if he paced the first two rounds correctly, just explained why he couldn't run the last few hundred meters the way he normally would. It was not a secret that he was sick before this event, so should he just play ignorant when asked about his sickness?
Stop wasting time running after EL G's masterpiece. You stand a better chance in the 5k and 10k
I don't think trying to hate on him going after the record going to help. He already broke 2, 20+ year records and one of EL Gs own. He is still getting faster every year. Why stop now when he can run fast 15s and smoke all the 5k guys?
@@lunarkoala2375 you need to go back and do some homework. I love this guy, so it’s not a question of hate. It’s statistics. He IS unbeatable in anything above 2k. Not anything below
They’re coming down from the Olympic peak and have been running sub 3:30 consistently all season long, they’re closer than you think
@@sergeluyou Are ignorant about the subject if you don’t think he can beat it. He has less than a second left over almost 3.30 minutes. You are just trolling
He’ll do it, just wait👍
Funny how the interviewer asks the questions almost implying that Jakob should have won, when he hasn’t won a global 1500m in three years, and didn’t even medal at the Olympics.
Funny how someone who doesn't follow the sport confidently criticizes the interviewer. This was a diamond league race with pacers. He has won pretty much every one of these diamond league races in the past three years.
nope he didnt medal at the olympics. just a gold in the 5k. no big deal.
Literally won one of these races 2 weeks ago and smashed an "impossible" wr in between..
this was a diamond league race and when was the last time he did not win one of those?
@@pedrosorio9 As I said, a global 1500. Global means World Championship or Olympics. No one remembers athletes for Diamond League wins. The interview was after the 1500, not the 5k.
I was just reading his brother’s account of how their dad raised them, and it was horrifying. And it made me feel a little bit sorry for him. And then I see an interview like this one. What an unlikeable douche.
Almost all GOATs are douches. Michael Jordan. Tom Brady. Bolt was nice but arrogant. It's the audacity to think you're unbeatable that makes them unbeatable.
What did he say that was "douche" like? He was just answering the questions as far as I could see.
Is Jacob or his Dad the douche?
@@zk4761 I disagree. MJ and Brady drove their teammates really hard, but have you seen interviews with those guys? Like the one where MJ was asked if he was the greatest ever (spolier, he said no)? Jakob just has no grace whatsoever.
@@kowboys1180 That's cool, we can disagree. There were a lot of players that really didn't like MJ, Kobe, Brady, Muhammed Ali, etc. It comes with being great. Jacob isn't the only one in track. SML might be an amazing person but she comes off arrogant and cocky. Michael Johnson was cocky and arrogant. Jacob has the 'potential' to set the world record from the 1500m to the marathon, he has reason to be even cockier.
Jakob is such a wonderful person. Jakob, thank you for all you do. I enjoy being your personality fan and race fan. I really enjoyed watching you win the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the 2021 olympics.
I'm fascinated by his claim that he will take down all them WR's! For me, id say 1500m & mile are just beyond reach but he obliterates the 5 and 10k - and the steeplechase!
Mile definitely within reach with a longer pacer duties but 1500m is just something else still