The bowerman mile did not dissapoint. 3.45 for a British Record for josh kerr. To win the diamond league in hayward field; prefontaine classic in eugene oregon takes something else
Thanks for putting up the times. NBC Sports couldn't be bothered to show them on the TV screen for those of us who wanted to see the other runners' times and placings.
It's funny how the commentator said "Once held by Steve Cram" with such disappointment, because he is Steve Cram. Just watched his own British record get broken and commentate on it too 😂😂
He sounded pleased for Kerr, to be honest. Imagine holding a record for 39 years? You can't blane the man to acknowkedge its loss. Cram was a great runner. His time, lest people forget, was set in a race with uneven splits and 39 years ago without the advantages of today's shoe technology. He also slowed down in the last few yards having destroyed the field in the last 200m. Hats off to Kerr though for a brilliant victory and a great run from Ingerbrigtsen, too.
@@samhardy6319lest people forget?... dude hes not dead. and you cant extrapolate for shoes and tracks without acknowledging that most athletes used PEDs at least in off seasons back then. many just tapered from oils/orals to waters then off for a few days prior to comps back then, and many comps werent even tested so at times they used right up to the day. not hating, just saying how it was. Cram may have been completely drug free- who knows?
If I made a record 39 years ago and still cared about the sport enough to be a commentator, I would be dissapointed if someone didn't break my record at some point
@@deannilvalli6579 Watch again. Immediately after the finish, Josh turned to the crowd and waved, turned back towards Jakob who was applauding and they shook hands.
@@shunsuikyoraku5428 sometimes racing is not all about the winning, but assessing where you are at. To make your first race of 2024 against all of the best in the world over that distance shows, and only just losing to a time that broke a decades old british record is quite a performance by him and shows incredible balls
World Best Performance for Cameron Myers - smashed Jakob's previous age 17 worlds best. Jakob ran 3:52.26 and Myers ran 3:50.15 here... Edit: arguably Jakob's mile record was a bit on the soft side considering he ran a 3:31 1500m at age 17..Myers will be 18 by the next time he runs a 1500m (unless he's registered for Oslo (?)) (hes not listed for Stockholm).and Jakob ran a low 3:30 at age 18... i think we can all say that Myers is neck and neck with what Jakob was doing...the 1500m is stacked right now..
Kerr is obviously the form favourite - but given it’s Ingebrigtsen’s first 2024 race - wow, he will only get better. I think Nuguse will be a little disappointed
@@HSpartaL Didn’t he say in the Flotrack interview/filmed workout that he doesn’t know where he’s at? I think he said the situation was “not ideal” and that because he doesn’t push to extremes in workouts, he can’t tell how fit he is
Has Kerr improved enough to run sub 3.28 this Summer? A fabulous mile run at Pre today! His coaches reportedly told him not to take the front as early as he did. What an exciting summer season of racing ahead. Will be fascinating to see how Jakob improves leading into the Olympics. Shout out to Yared and Cam Myers! #teamjakob
I grew up watching Steve Ovett, Seb Coe and Steve Cram dominate the 800 and 1500 in the 80s...and then we had nothing in those events until Josh Kerr came out of nowhere. Seeing any British athlete win on the world stage is brilliant for me...but seeing Kerr win makes me smile in a way that warms my core ❤
Living rent free in his head? Jakob couldn't care less about Kerr. It is all about world records, staying injury free, and hopefully take two golds in Paris.
@@okklidokkli couldn't care less about the guy who beat him in Budapest last year? And again here? He may try to act like he doesn't care about Kerr but he most certainly does.
Most people to ever run sub 3:48 in a mile before! I feel bad for Jacob and great for Kerr, but it’s good to remember that was only Jacob’s season opener!
Hmmm credit to Kerr who looks strong but I wouldnt go that far. Jakob won it last year in 3.43 amidst a busy schedule and at the end of a long season. This is his first race getting back after injury, no winter races.
@kd-wk8nd Yes, alright if Jakob is on world record shape of course he would beat kerr. The thing is that If the pace is slower he will struggle against faster guys. I think he should try to test running different racing tactics to see how he adapts to situations like the ones in the world champs.
Kerr has a crazy good 600m push to the end. Happy to see some challenging the European finals jockey & wait for the sprint technique. If you're faster than them over the distance... RUN! And make them try to keep up.
Although it was bad for him to fall of course, but he did the same mistake about a week and a half ago in the L.A. 800 meters, although he won, he allowed himself to be boxed and then stepped over rail and bump into another runner (which he should have been disqualified) well he did the same here again except that he fell trying to squeeze himself through the first lane. Tremendous talent but needs to learn from his mistakes especially in international events.
I think Cam Myers broke the World Record for the mile for a 17 year old...no? His time is over 2 seconds faster than what Ingebrigtsen ran 6 years ago as a 17 year-old in the same event.
@@yogalesson its either a world record or not. “Age group world records” arent a thing. Next there will be “race world records” and people braking it down even further. Your either the fastest male/female or not. Regardless of age
@@28mouse85 It's still the fastest anyone in the world has ever run a mile as a 17 year old....you can't take that away from him. It's only an organization who make up these rules that state it's not a world record. In my mind it's a world record for a 17 year old.
Going to be an interesting lead up to the olympics with Kerr being at all time fitness whilst ingebrigtsen knows he’s got more in the tank, you’d argue the better position to be in.
Kerr is on fire not bad since he was in the hospital two weeks ago and had his kidney removed, artificial hip operation, and a torn ACL. I understand the guy from Norway was just getting over a cold.
Awesome race! So glad it wasn't a "tactical" affair. Olympics are going to be crazy good. I'd be afraid if I was everyone else if this was Jakob's opener...
I think Ingebrigtsen would be pleased with his performance. Several months out with achilles injury, then a 3:46 in his return to competition. Pretty good!
I believe both guys can take positives out of this race. Kerr, for winning and showing strength at this pace; Ingebrigtsen, for showing he's right there at the leading edge whilst barely running competitively this season. I predict a world record run in the Olympic 1500m final.
Rust-buster for Ingebrigtsen, while Kerr has been racing these past few months. Kerr didn't win by much, so I think once Ingebrigtsen gets sharper, he'll have the edge over Kerr.
You're a fool. Kerr has a better finish, off a fast rabbited pace now too, Jakob doesn't get silver in Paris you can bet on that. He'll be lucky to get bronze.
@@shunsuikyoraku5428 fool? he's absolutely correct. what you're saying (which isnt even necessarily true) doesn't negate that kerr only beat jakob by 0.3 after jakob missed 3 months of training. jakob should be paris favorite after this.
I can almost assure you that Josh Kerr had only one objective. DEFEAT INGERBRITSEN. I was hoping that Ingerbritsen could win but Kerr had defeated him long before the race even started. It was like Kerr had played the race 1000 times in his mind with the same result, VICTORY! And I could tell that Ingerbritsen was a defeated foe.
Yes there is. Not as much as in cycling but it's still a factor. This is an oversimplification but the tactics lie in choosing whether to front run, in the hope of running the legs off weaker opponents - but risking towing a runner with a stronger kick round and losing the final sprint - or letting someone else set the pace and relying on a decent kick to win. In this race, Kerr made the tactical choice to take the front with 600 to go, to keep the pace high, confident that he had the strength and finishing speed to hold off any challengers in the final straight. But potentially a fitter Ingebritsen could have out-kicked him on another night, so it was a brave move.
Shame about Kessler for sure. All I will say is that for a season opener and rust buster, Jakob ran an awesome race. If that is how close he is when he is just getting his racing legs back, I would say that Kerr should be a bit worried.
So disappointed with Cram etc...even on the home straight all about Jakob! Kerr not given enough credit as World Champion by our own commentators! Poor show. The race itself was phenomenal and a complete joy to watch..👏👏
Yes, as everyone said, he was a "pacer". But note well: at the Olympics, ALL athletes must go through qualifying Heats, Semis, then the Final. So, NO PACERS. (Unless a Country has managed to get more than one runner into the Final and one agrees to sacrifice themselves to be an unofficial pacer to best help their Countryman. eg. In Championship races that required qualifying heats, often the great Hicham El Guerrouj, current WR holder in Mile, would have a fellow Countryman pace him to ensure the race was fast which served Hicham best) But in normal Championship races, not having pacemakers results in having a tactical race, often referred to as a "Sit... and sprint". In most cases, with middle and long distance Track races, the times are not "fast" as no one wants to sacrifice themselves to be a pacer that everyone sits on. Often then the person with the best "finishing kick", wins. Cheers.
