I like Nuguse, but he definitely gives off big "5th-7th place at global champs" energy to me. I just dunno if he's got the speed to get a medal at that level.
I like his chances for 3rd at the Olympics this year. He had a bad world championships last year, but then right afterwards he out kicked Kerr at Zurich diamond league to win the 1500. Definitely showed some guts in that race, then of course shortly after tucked behind Jakob for the 4th fastest mile ever. I don’t think he lets anyone besides Ingebrigsten or Kerr beat him.
80s were better with Ovett, Coe, Cram, and Scott. 90s and early 2000s was kind of the doldrums of middle distance with the exception of that one single mile with El G and Ngeny. But from like 1978-1988 might be the most fun stretch middle distance has ever been historically.
It's definitely up there, feels like we're in the middle of a renaissance. All of the 5k and marathon hype has finally subsided and we're back to the real deal with the mile and 1500 being the more popular event on the track.
Nah, even I, born 99, will admit the late 70s to late 80s was best era for middle distances and now if you were say this is the best era women's middle distance, I would understand that.
I think 2016 was the sickest Olympic final and I’ll die on this hill defending the FACT, not opinion, that the final lap of that race was the most electrifying finish to any 1500m final in Olympic or world championship history.
Great, now that Europeans are dominating again (aforementioned names + Warholm and Bol in the 400m hurdles), we can now be relieved of the "genetics" explains why Africans dominate so-and-do running events.
Nuguse fans were yall at. As a Jakob fan if he can’t win, I’d rather nuguse win 🪿
The Guse is on the loose (I hope)
I love it when the professional ESPN commentators say "THE GOOSE IS ON THE LOOSE!"
I like Nuguse, but he definitely gives off big "5th-7th place at global champs" energy to me. I just dunno if he's got the speed to get a medal at that level.
I like his chances for 3rd at the Olympics this year. He had a bad world championships last year, but then right afterwards he out kicked Kerr at Zurich diamond league to win the 1500. Definitely showed some guts in that race, then of course shortly after tucked behind Jakob for the 4th fastest mile ever. I don’t think he lets anyone besides Ingebrigsten or Kerr beat him.
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If this is the golden era of the 1500 then what do you call the late 90s and early 2000s, when El Guerrouj, Ngeny, and Lagat were active?
80s were better with Ovett, Coe, Cram, and Scott. 90s and early 2000s was kind of the doldrums of middle distance with the exception of that one single mile with El G and Ngeny. But from like 1978-1988 might be the most fun stretch middle distance has ever been historically.
I think 2019 to present day is the best era ever
It's definitely up there, feels like we're in the middle of a renaissance. All of the 5k and marathon hype has finally subsided and we're back to the real deal with the mile and 1500 being the more popular event on the track.
Nah, even I, born 99, will admit the late 70s to late 80s was best era for middle distances and now if you were say this is the best era women's middle distance, I would understand that.
I think 2016 was the sickest Olympic final and I’ll die on this hill defending the FACT, not opinion, that the final lap of that race was the most electrifying finish to any 1500m final in Olympic or world championship history.
That one is dope af, my personal fav is athens 04 but centro’s W is electric af
I heard guerrilleros was on extreme peds.
That would be the EPO era. There was no reliable EPO test until 2008.
Yared The Goose ❌ Yared The Goat ✅🐐🇺🇸
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Hocker fans rise up
why the down votes?
Hm yes I enjoy Jake Wightman everyday 😏
Great, now that Europeans are dominating again (aforementioned names + Warholm and Bol in the 400m hurdles), we can now be relieved of the "genetics" explains why Africans dominate so-and-do running events.
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sir, each of these three fellas has one world 1500 win
Ya that's my bad I just was thinking of the trio with nugusr instead of wightman
The goose is an interesting fellow. Great time-trial guy, but TBD on winning global medals…