Jakob Ingebrigtsen VS. Josh Kerr || 2024 Prefontaine Classic 

Don’t be surprised if Yared Nuguse does his talking on the track and win the Olympic 1500m gold medal in Paris this year.

Jakob is going to come into the outdoor season like an anime protagonist who's been off-screen for a season training just to reveal his new power level.

The clickbait titles needs to stop for sure.

I think Steve Cram’s one dimensional comment might’ve been referring to Jakob’s style of racing not his versatility to run different distances.

1:57 not one word was said. Dude forgot to turn on the audio. 😂

I think one thing you missed and what very few people are talking about, is that Jakob was only 22 last year when he was setting records, while Kerr was 25 during worlds and 26 during this indoor season. This is relevant because while Kerr is now in his prime years for middle distance, Jakob is still 2, maybe 3 years away from that. This is relevant because Jakob will have a huge advantage moving forward as his body finishes developing, and he's already been an athlete who has consistently improved every single year. We won't know until we see him race, but I think Jakob will be the better of the two.

I think what Steve kram (no clue if I’m spelling this right) mean by one dimensional is that Jakob tends to run races in the same way, go out hard near the front, hold the lead, and then kick with that ever you have left and NOT that he can only run one event. And this has worked very well of Jakob, he runs fast consistently, and he makes all these races fast, irrespective of if it’s the 1500 or the 5k. However, Josh Kerr can run from the middle, he can sit n’ kick, or he can do the Jakob and run from the front (though I think Jakob is still better at this). Looking forward to the Pre!

I’m praying that they both stay healthy between now and Paris, this showdown will be legendary.

In my opinion I feel for Jakob Ingebrigtsen, he has been going through a lot. Yes he is arrogant however in this sport confidence comes with success. Also, Jakob's comments are all very indirect towards Josh Kerr but Josh on the other hand out right directly trash talks Jakob. Good video TRP!!!(:

Vids are the best keep it up TRP

So why does it have to stop? Favourites don't always win the Olympic 1500m final. 1980 - Ovett 1984 - Cram 1992 - Morceli 2000 - El Guerrouj 2004 - Lagat 2012 - Kiprop 2016 - Kiprop 2020 - Cheruiyot

Can we all agree that whatever the result we want to see the clash

1:57 i think the audio broke

Jakob would have learned from his losses. He cannot outkick these guys but he can go the distance in a shorter time than they can. He needs to run from the front and go for it. It's up to them to catch him.

Yoo Andrew there's no audio from josh's interview

"You might recognize a few of these names" I literally recognized every single one lmao

I"ve got my money on Jakob due to his consistency and history of winning.

I think Jakob will suprise us all in classic Jakob style

What a time to be an athletics fan! I can’t wait to see the matchup.

It's weird how they think they're the only ones in the conversation🥴

Something is cooking in kenya in both 800m and 1500m,watch out guys

Love this beef haha😂Josh’s answer was funny as hell

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I don’t think we can really judge too much until we see how they match up against each other when they finally run in early June.

I don't care if they are elite athletes without manners you're nothing, the best is who avoids childish behavior like trash talking, you can never be better if you trash talk

I'm surprised an American who runs this page is also disrespecting Yared Nuguse!

With respect Crammy, what does one dimensional matter if he's just faster than everyone? Ingebritsen's one of the fastest runners in history. Nuguse needs to be respected the most, who knows what he can do and Josh has earned his respect, he's in special form. Good times!

Brooo i literally forgot about Jakob and josh's beef 😂 they need an exhibition match😂 Now Kramm 2v1. Bro if Jakob beat josh in Paris hee's the goat and vice versa

Cram wasn’t talking about Jakob not being able to run multiple distances. Cram is talking about his running style, strategy. Racing is more than records. Racing is about finishing first. Records fall when they fall. Also, indoors has a lot to do with strength almost as much as being fast. Many stronger runners can win indoors but not outdoors. What I mean by that is how the turns are indoors. Tighter corners sets up stronger runners. Not dissimilar to an outdoor track experiencing a crosswind. Headwinds are tough but that’s why we draft and stay in the pocket. A crosswind takes strength for integrity in your stride. With a tighter corner it takes a bit more strength to also keep integrity in your stride. I personally don’t care who wins. I just want to watch a race that’s fantastic. A great race where one and two both beat the record would be great.

I mean what British runner has said anything good about Jakob. Cram may have all the accolades I wouldn’t listen to anything he said about Jakob.

Always dope background music in your videos! Did you make them yourself?

Everyone is forgetting about Yared. Don't sleep on him.

I think it’s gonna Yared Nuguse. I think he’s tired of being the number 3 pick between these 2 and I think he’s gonna get serious and pull away with the win

I have a Norwegian bias. Everyone thinks Jakob is cocky and arrogant, I think Kerr is a lot more cocky and arrogant than Jakob has ever been. Jakob is analytical and hard on himself, and I think that comes across as being cocky at times when he doesn't deliver on his own expectations. Kerr seems to be more focused on beating Jakob than he is about being the best he can be. I'm not sure at all how this season will play out. It seems to me like Jakob has had more challenges in his training this season than he has before. I don't know if all the fuss and drama has been eating away at his recovery, or if he has pushed too hard wanting to shut up the haters. I wouldn't be surprised if he has a less than stellar season just as I won't be surprised if he wins everything he participates in.

At their best, Jakob still has the edge over Kerr in the 1500. I think the game plan for Jakob is to come into Paris with 3:25-3:26 fitness and just run the legs off of Kerr and Co. Would be the smartest move on his part.

As usually this dude is disrespecting Jakob. Lets not forget he is a double world champ in the 5,000 and Olympic champ running away in the 1500 and his two mile way superior than Kerr's and he talked about how easy it was and his 2,000 world record is ridiculous. Also since he was young he ran against the best in the world and he is a 4 time European champ and that is a championship race and he beat both Whitman and Kerr in the 2019 world champs, and his father taught him on how to destroy the best Africans and to have no fear of them and he's be a monster since he was a child. But all of a sudden this dude and all the Kerr sycophants thing he's trash. He thrives on competition, and it was Kerr who didn't show up at the diamond league finals races but ran some stupid road race mile instead. Jakob did not fear Africans when they were destroying everyone and he certainly has no fear of an Englishman who beat him like one time in like 20 races, something like that! Of course Cram world say that, but where is Cram's Olympic Gold medal, and Cram broke some records but he wasn't a world beater in championship races with one gold medal. At only 23 Jakob already has three major championship gold medals, Kerr has 1, Cram had one. Jakob is only 23 not even in his "Prime" yet while Kerr is going on 27. If Jakob loses the big race, he will keep on going probably win the 5k again, if Kerr loses the Olympic 1500 after all his talk and all this, it may destroy him. We've seen that before. Be careful what you ask for Mr. Kerr!

This doesn't need to stop, in fact let the boys trash talk more! It's good for the sport

I give it 50/50 to either of them this summer.

I'm like you, 6 months ago I was all about Jakob, but of late I can't help but think he just hasn't had a good build up to the Olympics while Josh seems to keep getting better. I don't really care either way as neither of them are representing my country (Go Aussie!), but I simply can't wait to see the showdown.

Yes, the interview's audio is not working, it is muted.

He’s the best

Just bought tix to the pre! First pro track meet ever so excited for this epic showdown let's goooo 🏃🏃🏃

Must not rule out Wightman for Olympics. Tactically very, very good like Kerr. Geordie Beamish of New Zealand and nuguse will make it a final to watch.

"Inches, Miles, and Pounds"

Jakob will become middle distance goat mark my words

You often hear slow races referred to as tactical races in the middle distances. I think this is a bit deceptive, because it suggests that the fast races aren't tactical, which is definitely not the case if there is more than one runner still in contention. Most people seem to agree that championship racing doesn't play to Jakob's strengths, but the bigger concern for Jakob, I would think, is that he runs his super fast times due to extreme fitness and coming from injury is not a good way to reach that level. I don't know how long it will take Jakob to get there, but I'm sure this is not how he would choose to start a season. If Jakob can reach his best fitness level and gets his tactics right, I think he could win, but Josh, Jake, Yared and others are all in with a chance and based on preparations so far this year Josh is looking in the best place so far, I would say.

Couldn't hear/understand her question.

The Olympics always throws up surprises. Paris will probably be no different. Thats the beauty of Athletics. 1500m in championships is especially unpredictable as its arguably one of the most tactical races in track and field.

Dont forget Narve Gilje Nordås. He might win.

Guys like ingebrigtsen and cheruiyot still think it is 2019 where a 3:29 race at a major championship guarantees you an gold But well there are 10 guys that can kick better than jakob off that pace Like he not gonna win shit with his goofy ass kick and like cram said he always does the same He is the best, and the most consistent but at a championship not always the fittest wins

For me what is the most amazing is the fact that even today people compete 1 mille, 800 yards and so forth… When will you upgrade the metric system to IU … ? 🤦‍♂️

This is just like putting gasoline on the fire! 🔥 Ingebritsen has been focusing on winning and breaking the wr during the Olympics.

I believed Jakob when he said he was sick last world chsmpionship, because we clearly saw a big difference in how he looked in the world final and the 2000m wr some weeks later, even though he doesent have the kick of Kerr, he shouldnt have looked so fatigued in a 3:29 race ashe looked in that final lap. If he were to be in the shape he was in the 2000m wr, he Would have set a high speed from the gun to cook the others.

Every time someone hypes up an Olympic event like it's between two people and no one else I inevitably think of Dan & Dave going into the 1992 Decathlon (spoiler: Dave got the bronze and Dan didn't make the Olympic team).

Never pinch a sleeping tiger. The finals of the 1500 in Paris will be insane-coming off that last turn- pure guts/trusting the training..

Hey TRP, just a quick question for you personally. Did you run T&F/ and or XC in high school or collegiately? What sparked your huge interest in running?

5:12 this is because it'd be too expensive to change. pretty sure we originally got the measurements from Britain when we were colonized, but imagine having to change every single sign, school curriculum, legal document, etc. just for a minor inconvenience. hope this helps.

I think that Jacob is just built for longer distances can’t wait to see him in marathon. Especially with how much more popular long distance running is becoming in the after Covid era.

I thought that your initial video on Josh Kerr’s comments seemed very biased, since to me he was only pointing out how he was able to beat Jakob. It’s nice to see you be more unbiased

Let's gooo Tee!!!🎉

Talk is cheap. Running head to head counts. That Kerr needs to trashtalk Jacob, shows that Kerr has a hidden personality issue, that he needs to deal with. He forgets that the only thing in this world he is good at is running. He has no other qualities.

Josh is a beast...Jakob is a beast...Can't weight for Paris!

Kerr wins if no one else overshoots. He has the same endurance as Ingebrigtsen but is more powerfully built and can finish faster in the last 400m, 200m and last 100m. Whatever Ingebrigtsen does, Kerr is right along and I'm guessing he picks up the pace with 200 to go. Passes Jakob when 75-100 m remain. Jakob then has no chance.

Ingebrigtsen have shown a level of arrogance rarely seen in none Americans.

Ingebrigtsen has been injured. He might not be at his best. Kerr looks like he is going to be hard to beat since he is in great shape and he has the top end speed in his kick.

Member that one time? Haha, me too.

We need a Story on Yakob Ekoue from UW-Eau Claire. Dude is tearing up D3 right now. He just threw 60m in disc, the number 3 throw all time in D3

Jakob isn’t going to develop a crazy kick so beet best for him is to back himself up and go out fast and keep increasing the pace. He has done this before and there is no reason to believe he can’t do it again provided he’s healthy. Haven’t heard what Kenyans are upto so there’s that too.

All comes down to the tactics of the race, a fast race favours Jakob as long as he is not setting the pace. A slow tactical race favours Kerr!

Kerr can go with early pace now which takes away a big advantage that Jakob has. So Kerr has different ways he can win. Jakob always has to run the legs out opponents. I see Jakob winning 8 out of 10 races, but Championship racing in middles distance is hardly ever like that. It’s messy and physical. I don’t see Jakob beating Kerr if they both make the Olympic final fully fit

Just run lads just run

Both fantastic in their own rights. Jakob and Josh probably need a bit of this needle, to push their competitive edge. Cram would be like me pushing the team GB but I'm definitely no one to discredit the great runner Jakob is, even if at times show some unbecoming traits. He's an accomplished champion. Love the fire and belief Josh has in his abilities and hopefully stays fit, to peak at the right time. What they must not do, is forget about the other potential threats!

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we talk about the men in the 1500 but I'm looking forward as well to the ladies in the 800 with Keeley Hodgkinson and a thing mo so much good racing to look forward two

If Jakob improve another 0.5-0.7 seconds, and are capable of running under 3.27 (with rabbit/lights), he will be strong anough to crush both Kerr and Naguse with two deadly fast last rounds. So we will see if he is capable of improving like that, or if his injuries this winter set him back to much. I think he will surprise us again...

I am surprised Sauce Gardner wasn't on the list

I think there are about six potential gold medalists. Kerr seems v comfortable with all the hype and also seems to be controlling it, so i gave him as the favourite.

If he trains his sprint specifically he could be unbeatable I guess

Larry Bird wasnt just a trash talker. He legitimately wanted harm on you and your family and chose the basketball court to express it to his opponents.

Im confused by the interview question? I've only heard Kerr talking about Ingebrigtsen and not vice versa??

What social media is jakob on?

Uncle Chael is still undefeated

Except opponents have said Deion doesn’t do any talking on the field and off the field he is too busy praising himself. One exception is when the played Atlanta and he threw punches in the game so it probably was personal

Recalls the Ryun-Liquori rivalry

0:55 most of them are yanks lol. No surprise there!

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is in really good shape right now. He will suprise people

I would love to see Yared Nuguse win, but I think it will be Kerr for the gold in Paris. Maybe Kerr🥇, Nuguse🥈, Ingebrigtsen🥉in Paris...?

Jacob is brilliant but he can only win one way. He has to run the finish out of Kerr. After a few rounds in Paris I think that’s unlikely but I’m British. Both men need to improve their 800 times. Cram could run 1:42.88. I feel the 5000 also tires Jacob so Kerr remains fresher.

@TRP what do you think of African runners who can give Kerr and Ingrebsiten stiff competition..?

At the moment Josh Kerr is the rightful favorite. And he will remain the favorite until Jakob is able to come back and deliver some exceptional track performances.

Best trash talker in the world is Tyson Fury. Watch his face-to-face sessions with Deontay Wilder.

its hard to favour Jakob without seeing any races this year and i should be biased towards Josh as im an Englishman lol but i still feel like Jakob will win, it could be just favouritism on my part i dunno but thats just how i feel, either way ill be happy whoever wins if its a good race

I'm not a fan of Josh Kerr, but I do agree that he seems to have the edge over Ingebrigtsen going into the 2024 outdoor season. During the last year Kerr's conditioning has improved considerably so Ingebrigtsen can't just run away from him and will have to deal with Kerr's superior kick. My top 3 for the Paris Olympics 1500m final are Kerr, Ingebrigtsen and Nuguse.

Ingebrigtsen has burned out

I feel like we should have the Olympic Games only 2 years apart, and this case shows exactly why. Jakob has a huge disadvantage with his injury and could easily not receive gold even if he is the best (not saying he is). If somebody peaks between two Olympic Games, that feels unfair.

Honestly don't think jakob will be in reach of medaling this year. His recovery and lack of racing against his competition is going to get him.

Jakob hasn't as much top speed. Kerr is taller wich is a advantage. A big advantage! Jakob must be so much fitter to compensate the lack of speed. But Kerrs fitness is no joke either. It's much easier to train fitness than speed!

There are three if not more runners in middle distanse that kan break the WR at 1500 meter, 1 mile, 3000 meter and 5000 meter, so this season will set some WR's, mark my words. I think Jacob will stand with the 3000 WR for shure, he is capable to run 7:15 on that distance now. He is also ready for one mile WR, close to 3:40, and he can run a 1500 meter maybe as low as 3:24 given a perfect race on a perfect day. Jacob is also capable to break the 12:30 barrier at 5000 meters, so i wonder how he will set up the season. I don't think Josh Kerr has any shot at the gold at all, because if it goes fast like sub 3:28, then Jacob will win the final, but if the final becomes a slow tactical race than Narve Nordas will win the final. Nordas has runned 400 meter at 46.4 seconds, and i don't see any other racers in the field beat that kind a kick. So i give Josh Kerr wery slim chanse realy. So if Kerr runs to fast enaugh to shanke off Nordas and that will require a 3:28 feat, then he will loose against Jacob as i see it, so Norwegian gold regardless 😎

No doubt Jakob is one of the best ever. To hold so many records is a reflection of that. His ability to run fast times is almost unrivalled. But he falls short in more tactical races. If he just went out and raced like it was a time trial, he'd probably win 99/100 times. But when it's a Champs and the field is chopping about, getting faster and slower, throwing in surges, I believe there are a few runners that can beat him. The two Brits, I also think Neguse could, as his finishing is excellent.

Jakob should run the 1500 only so he is fresh enough to run at a speed no one can live with the entire race. There will be no kicking from anyone else because they will have nothing in the tank