Looked like farken was already slowing down, maybe im biased and dont wanna see cole go like this but, idk didnt seem like he had any other way
Idiot let himself get boxed in. Run smarter if you don't want to be ok that place. The "other way" is to have a sense of tactics rather than just hoping an inside lane will open up for you.
If Cole is not getting a deserved DQ here then what is the message for every mid- and distance event runner from this point onward? That was awful, unsportsmanlike, running unless we are moving to a more Mad Max inspired model.
If he is not DQ'd then someone must be hoping that Americans tune in to see Hocker, which for me is far from the truth.
Yes, he had no other way to go! That's exactly the point! He got himself into a terrible position on the rail and he would not have been top 6 if it wasn't for his bullying.
I hope he doesn't get the DQ because I want the final to be an epic clash of champions (even if Ingebrigtsen is missing) - but if we are fair, he should be disqualified.
If Cole is not getting a deserved DQ here then what is the message for every mid- and distance event runner from this point onward? That was awful, unsportsmanlike, running unless we are moving to a more Mad Max inspired model.
If he is not DQ'd then someone must be hoping that Americans tune in to see Hocker, which for me is far from the truth.
No DQ for Hocker. Glad the officials made the right call on this one
Maybe no DQ but why the terrible tactics? he was in last off the line, went around the curve in lane 3 to get to the front, lead until 1100m, let himself get passed and stayed on rail, then totally boxed in for the last 150. move out on the backstretch at 250 if you have to.
hubris is bliss I guess.
strand also ran that heat like the NCAA final. hope he learned his lesson
how can people simultaneously be this clueless but also spending time at a place like Letsrun?
Hocker moving to the back initially and then moving up to the front 200-300m in is exactly what you should do when you are the fittest guy in the field. Guarantees you stay out of trouble. Obviously he should not have relinquished the lead with 400 to go, and he said as much after the race. Hocker is very tactically savvy, surprised people still don't realize that.
As for Strand, he just didn't have it. Wasn't a tactical issue.
Such an unnecessary move from him. Should've positioned himself better prior to the final stretch. His finish would've likely secured the top 6 with a lower (but safer) positioning coming into the home straight.
A final without Hocker, Nuguse, Jakob, Kessler and Nordås is anticlimatic to say the least.
4 of the top 5, and 5 of the top 7 from last year's Olympics are missing.
Such an unnecessary move from him. Should've positioned himself better prior to the final stretch. His finish would've likely secured the top 6 with a lower (but safer) positioning coming into the home straight.
A final without Hocker, Nuguse, Jakob, Kessler and Nordås is anticlimatic to say the least.
4 of the top 5, and 5 of the top 7 from last year's Olympics are missing.
Such an unnecessary move from him. Should've positioned himself better prior to the final stretch. His finish would've likely secured the top 6 with a lower (but safer) positioning coming into the home straight.
A final without Hocker, Nuguse, Jakob, Kessler and Nordås is anticlimatic to say the least.
4 of the top 5, and 5 of the top 7 from last year's Olympics are missing.
You have to make the final, or the team, to beva chance in the final
That's why its your hobby, and not your livelihood