Amazing that Grant Fisher outkicked a guy like Cole Hocker whose kick is sick. Always great to cheer for the true long distance guy. But the time is even more insane. World athletics scoring says this is comparable to a 12:32 outdoor 5k, and a 26:07 outdoor 10K!
That is crazy.
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Grant didn't outkick Hocker, neither last 200m was an injection of speed. Grant overtook Hocker on good foot speed BUT mainly with superior endurance today.
Amazing that Grant Fisher outkicked a guy like Cole Hocker whose kick is sick. Always great to cheer for the true long distance guy. But the time is even more insane. World athletics scoring says this is comparable to a 12:32 outdoor 5k, and a 26:07 outdoor 10K!
That is crazy.
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Grant didn't outkick Hocker, neither last 200m was an injection of speed. Grant overtook Hocker on good foot speed BUT mainly with superior endurance today.
The World Athletics Points Table for Indoor distance events are complete nonsense. Indoor tracks now are as good or even better than Outdoor tracks. Correcting for temperature, humidity, curved banks, zero wind.
Review his pre race interview, he said in his 5000m he would like to see how far he can go under 13. Now possibly 12:46-12:48 no longer seems absurd for an American indoors. WoW
Review his pre race interview, he said in his 5000m he would like to see how far he can go under 13. Now possibly 12:46-12:48 no longer seems absurd for an American indoors. WoW
I see no reason why Grant Fisher won’t easily hold 2 indoor world records by this time next week.
Posters here still don’t understand how Fisher can out kick Hocker in a 5000 let alone a 3000. This week there was a multi page thread about Valby’s kick never allowing her to win a race.
Amazing that Grant Fisher outkicked a guy like Cole Hocker whose kick is sick. Always great to cheer for the true long distance guy. But the time is even more insane. World athletics scoring says this is comparable to a 12:32 outdoor 5k, and a 26:07 outdoor 10K!
That is crazy.
Indoor scores are beyond useless. As someone else pointed out, Kerr’s 2 mile gets more points than Hocker’s 3k, even though 8:00.67 only equates to 7:25-7:26. Still an amazing day for both guys. Fisher looks like he could challenge 12:40 now. I expect him to run an outright PB (sub 12:46) next weekend.
I can't believe what I just saw. 2 Americans under the WR, with Jacobs and Teare running 7:30. Gressier and Robinson also ran 7:30, and Teare and Gressier both closed in 27.5-6. And somehow Grant Fisher has the fastest kick in the whole field with a 27.50 to outkick the (also American) reigning Olympic 1500m Champion and 3:27 guy. And it's not like Hocker isn't in shape, he just ran under the WR too!
What a great day to be a running fan
The reason Fisher out-kicked Hocker with such a fast time, is because he has improved since last year. He now matches up really well with the East-Africans and I can see him going silver/gold at the WC.
I can see Fisher being able to run away from the CURRENT 10000m competitors in the last 2000m, he seems to be approaching SIGNIFICANTLY better fitness than even when he ran sub 26:40.
Whoever gets to the last 50, 100, 200 the least tired will have the best kick. Not the fastest. Grant was less tired than Cole. Cole was cooked after his move.
"Cole Hocker Gets Emotional After 7:23.14 No.2 All-time 3000m Behind Grant Fisher At Millrose Games" - Citius mag YT video....Lotta respect for Cole showing humility and real guts to take it to America's distance goat.
Hocker sticks to his race plan and he wins. If sitting and kicking works; then continue to do so until it doesn’t. Beautiful run by both and an exciting time for American distance running.
Hocker sticks to his race plan and he wins. If sitting and kicking works; then continue to do so until it doesn’t. Beautiful run by both and an exciting time for American distance running.
They wouldn't have gone under the world record if it wasn't for that move, respect to him for making that race.
The reason Fisher out-kicked Hocker with such a fast time, is because he has improved since last year. He now matches up really well with the East-Africans and I can see him going silver/gold at the WC.
While the way in which he did it is a little surprising, I think people forget Cole was way behind Grant in the Millrose two mile last year (Grant 2nd in 8:03.62, Cole 3rd in 8:05.70). So if anything it is Cole who has improved in the head-to-head (plus the shorter distance of a 3000 helps him).
Brilliant running from both. Fisher was sensational. 7:22.91 in February?? Congrats!!
Hocker was all guts and heart going 7:23. Unwise to move with 650m to go but that move MADE the race. Would have been easier to sit on and wait but He felt good and rolled the dice. Almost pulled it off. Hats off to him.
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