Hobbs Kessler running 3K at NB Grand Prix

Yeah? And so what? The fact that he finished in 7:39 at 19 running in no man's land and finishing ? I believe in what would have been a Collegiate Record? Or close?

Nuguse ran the AR that day 7:28.

I’m confused as to why American posters on here obsess over American junior runners. They aren’t even the best runner in their age group.

my point is that the last time he ran there, he tried to run fast. so MAYBE he will try again.

you're right. but same distance. same exact time of year

CONFUSED FAN , Yes you are. Cameron Myers is Australian

At nearly 22 years old now, I have to think Kessler runs 7:35. He's got the tools and the experience to run well out of the gate.

Very fast track. Unless the race goes out very slowly, I do not see him at 7:40.

He got 5th in the 1500 Olympics running a 3:29. Dude is going well under 7:40, likely a 7:30.

Right. Call it the Jakob effect. Everyone wants good times, all the time. Makes sense when modern athletes run fewer races than yesteryear.

40 years ago, a Doug Padilla would be happy to sit and kick for the win in 7:55.

Hobbs will be in the conversation when he gets on the podium.

Thx for the heads up. I have row 6 seats by the finish line and will be taking my kid. Psyched.

Hobbs isn't in Michigan, He's in Flagstaff.

I predict Hobbs will emulate Jakob and pull away from the field when he wants.

I am telling you this, this is not a "go for 7:30" focus, it's a run to win focus, there is no reason to empty the tank a week before Millrose.

Are you Hobbs Dad or something? He ran an all out 1500m the week before Milrose last year.

Go for 7:30 or not, this race is full of Milers stepping up in distance. CPT, Myers, Houser and Kessler prefer front running things. Meaning they like to taste the lead and keep the pace going. Heck, Houser ran 7:40 last year at UW. I predict the winner will be 7:35 +-

Having said that, I would love to see it go 7:45+ with a massive final 600m.

A lot of milers like backing off for that massive final 600m though. And king likely has inside info into the plan here which could be to sharpen up some tactics and kick hard for the win as opposed to chase down a maximal 3,000 time. The race could surprise and I don’t think 7:35 is crazy but I’d go more like 7:37 myself as I could see a string of 32 laps after the pacer drops.

If he runs 7:35, that's a REALLY good indicator for outdoors this year.

A lot of 1500 guys who can run 7:35

A few 1500 guys who can run 1:43

Cant think of many who can do both.

I think he’s capable of 7:32-7:33 based on his training volume and structure, but i have doubts it will be here. Woody Kincaid won this in around 7:40 two years ago… it’s not BU. If it’s slower though, he’ll embarrass people in the last 200

im almost certain he would have run 7:35 last year. That 7:39 was in 2023 when he was a shell of the runner he turned out to be last year.