So he beat Josh Kerr?! I’m very surprised to hear this actually.
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Billy Pilgrim wrote:
Calling it now. Hocker gold in Paris. The 8:05 strength plus his kick will get it done
*sighs*
There's always one....
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Billy Pilgrim wrote:
Calling it now. Hocker gold in Paris. The 8:05 strength plus his kick will get it done
LOL
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Billy Pilgrim wrote:
Calling it now. Hocker gold in Paris. The 8:05 strength plus his kick will get it done
As opposed to Jakob’s 7:54 strength? Lol!!
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Remember what a 20 year old Hocker could do in 2021. He is finally back in that form with 2 years improvement. Obviously he wouldn’t beat Jakob (or Kerr or Fischer) in a 2 mile time trial. I think the last two championships show that the winner in a time trial isn’t necessarily the winner in a championship and he can shift gears like nobody else
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HarrierStu wrote:
Dominant, dominant, dominant win by Hocker.
He can win world indoors at this fitness.
Really glad to see Kessler make his first team. He made some early moves that were unneeded, but is learning and improving. It appeared that he thought the finish line was the starting line for the mile. Anybody else notice that?
When the camera cut back to him after the finish, his reaction was less than joyful..but maybe he was saying another word that starts with f.
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Why did Engles DNF?
Once again Holt beating people up during the race
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Billy Pilgrim wrote:
Calling it now. Hocker gold in Paris. The 8:05 strength plus his kick will get it done
Not gonna happen.
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Billy Pilgrim wrote:
Remember what a 20 year old Hocker could do in 2021. He is finally back in that form with 2 years improvement. Obviously he wouldn’t beat Jakob (or Kerr or Fischer) in a 2 mile time trial. I think the last two championships show that the winner in a time trial isn’t necessarily the winner in a championship and he can shift gears like nobody else
There’s no such thing as a sit and kick race with Jakob in it. He runs fast, and then very fast. Race over. No way the fastest guys are going to let a race be slow in the finals.
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Hobbs obviously is already near world class. It's a good lesson for him to attend the Cole Hocker clinic on racing / winning today.
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Jakob has lost a sit and kick race the last two world champs, yes it’s been fast but it’s clear you can beat him if you can sit on him and kick
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I know he doesn't have any big wins, but Ciattei is learning how to race. Doesn't sit on the rail anymore the entire race, getting a little more liberal using his elbows instead of being a gentleman and has been going out faster that 1st 800 (1:55 and 1:53) his two previous races. Needs to work on being more fluid when running that final 200-400 and he could be in the top 3 Americans.
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Jimmy Sneed wrote:
Absolutely dominates the 1500, no one close. Great tactics
The thing with Hobbs is he was pretty uptight and his tactics were not very good. Lot of wasted energy out there but he moved up but almost lost 2nd when he let up at the line and didn't lean. All good experience for Hobbs today. He will get better with more experience. Championship races are not time trials and that's what he needs. He can correct those mistakes at Worlds. Great race by Hocker. The NCAA and championship races and just the style of racer he is he does better in championship races than time trials and it showed
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RoadWarrior77 wrote:
Definitely. United States has three elite runners to put on the 1500m team for Paris. Nuguse, with the 3:43 talent to actually medal. Hocker, the indoor champion with an 8:05 2 Mile, and Kessler as the young gun on the rise with unlimited potential. This is a big win for Hocker, and impressive for Kessler and Wynne. Wynne has pushing hard in recent years, and is finally able to make a Top three finish. Especially kicking past Teare.
Teare was impressive, he's a lot more fit than his results show. He was really boxed in this race and used all his energy just getting free.
I don’t really think Teare was all that impressive. He was never in it
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David Woods has a nice story on Hocker's run at USAs for the Indy Star:
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stateplan14592 wrote:
Why did Engles DNF?
Once again Holt beating people up during the race
Holt the bolt is fun to route for, but his unorthodox form seems to have caused a lot of issues for this field. Almost ruined Kessler’s race. Glad he was there mixing it up, though.
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CH will unleash an awesome kick for 7th.
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Ronald McDonald wrote:
Jakob’s been real quiet since this event finished…
Real quiet after a 3:37? More like not paying attention
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