Kerr PB'd by more than 1 second. Nothing more he could do to win. Hocker just SHOCKED all.. Jakob the biggest loser by a mile. No PB, no medal, no honor.
US folks listen up man, this is totally unfair and unjust win by Hocker!!!!!!!!!!!!
I already forewarned the future 2 months ago that you guy Hocker is doper af at Olympic trials and said his performance puts him ahead of Kerr and Jakob back then already!!!!!!!!
I previewed it for you American folks through my ability to tell the future through my advanced RF tools and knowledge of biomechanical movement patterns, frequency and vibration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nobody listened to me that Hocker's shock leap to be ahead of KERR and Jakob at US Olympic trials was an abnormality of space-time which then mean had to be doped af, you feeling me???????????????????
Now the proof is before your eyes as Hocker the doper af has won exactly as I had portended and presaged 2 months ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well actually I already presaged since June 23rd 2024 after the US trials 1500m that the manner of movement and energy demonstrated by Hocker puts him faster and better than even KERR and Jakob and he would beat them all already in June 23rd 2024, no need to say about August 6th 2024 2 months later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That shock leap then encodes for doping and cheating because KERR and Jakob took years and decades of honest training and hard work to kick that fast and run that well while Hocker took only 3 weeks of training between Prefontaine mile on 25th May 2024 to June 23rd 2024 to be at their level or better!!!!!!!!!!!
Why why why folks???????????????
I don't understand why the Americans are so dirty and wanna dominate the distance events unfairly??????????????
Hope you are not American dear sir because I have an aversion now for American distance athletes from Fisher to Hocker.
I'm speechless man, it's kinda like I wanna jump off the cliff right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The world is so evil, dirty and underhanded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
America, an irradiated and polluted RF nation is not supposed to be anywhere as good or as fast as the Norwegians and British at the 1500m which are less irradiated and less polluted European nations!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, Kerr didn't win, but he did run 3:27. And yes, your hero couldn't and won't be able to run 3:26 or 3:27 in a championship final without pacers and wavelight.
Yeah he put some distance on Jakob, but Hocker came through big time. Jakob is def NOT the king of the 1500. He can go back to being king of time trialing.
I don't like Jakob at all, so I thought I would be happy seeing him lose. But I actually felt kinda sad. This Olympic must be an ultimate red pill for him to swallow. Just as Kerr accurately pointed out: he didn't know he had weaknesses". He naively think championship is the same as a controlled time-trial. I understand it, because I'm also better at time-trialling than racing. Granted, I'm an infinitely worse runner than Jakob. I still know the difference between the two.
His ego also clouded his judgment. I bet he never realized (until now maybe) his Tokyo win was a by-product of Tim pacing him between 400m to 1350m and thought he "front-ran" it because he's so arrogant that, he wouldn't allow anyone's contribution to his success, it must be all his hard work and talent.
I sincerely hope he revisits his questionable tactics as well as the prospect of moving up. When I said he could be a better and much more dominant 5k/10k runner than 1500/5k runner, I'm not taunting him. I meant it.
Kerr PB'd by more than 1 second. Nothing more he could do to win. Hocker just SHOCKED all.. Jakob the biggest loser by a mile. No PB, no medal, no honor.
Sir, I should have been celebrating right now and jumping up and down for joy for my man KERR with the gold medal hung around his neck, outkicking Jakob yet again to settle the score as the greatest 1500m of the modern era!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But because of that bloody filthy cheat Hocker, I'm slummed in my chair in dejection and horror at how my man KERR was robbed of his GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I should have had my prediction proven true with KERR the winner and my legacy on LRC cemented as the all-time RF GOAT with ability to tell the future with never before seen and heard precision!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But now I'm made to look like a piece of fool because of how cunning the Americans are at doping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah he put some distance on Jakob, but Hocker came through big time. Jakob is def NOT the king of the 1500. He can go back to being king of time trialing.
I don't like Jakob at all, so I thought I would be happy seeing him lose. But I actually felt kinda sad. This Olympic must be an ultimate red pill for him to swallow. Just as Kerr accurately pointed out: he didn't know he had weaknesses". He naively think championship is the same as a controlled time-trial. I understand it, because I'm also better at time-trialling than racing. Granted, I'm an infinitely worse runner than Jakob. I still know the difference between the two.
His ego also clouded his judgment. I bet he never realized (until now maybe) his Tokyo win was a by-product of Tim pacing him between 400m to 1350m and thought he "front-ran" it because he's so arrogant that, he wouldn't allow anyone's contribution to his success, it must be all his hard work and talent.
I sincerely hope he revisits his questionable tactics as well as the prospect of moving up. When I said he could be a better and much more dominant 5k/10k runner than 1500/5k runner, I'm not taunting him. I meant it.
I hope he swallows that red pill like a man and uses this as a learning opportunity and to wipe off some of his hubris, instead of making excuses and throwing shade at the medallists like a little punk. Eat that humble pie and learn to respect your competition.
I think the margin of error is going to be very tight and a difference of 2 seconds can leave one of the big guns out of a medal. Here's how I see the results depending on the winner's time.
1. Sub 3:27 - Jakob is a heavy favorite as the fastest in the field, but this will require a pacer. Potato Tim could serve the purpose, but I highly doubt he will take the risk because unlike Tokyo the field has several fast runners who could leave him out of a medal. No one else will be pacing anywhere near 3:27. If it ends that fast, I predict Jakob-Kerr-Goose.
2. 3:27 - 3:28 - I think the only way we see this time run is with Jakob pushing from early on, and the only runner in shape to hang onto him and snipe him is Kerr. Unless Kerr has to surge and fight for positioning behind Jakob, I favor him heavily in this range. I know Jakob can handle the fast time, but I just don't see him having another gear at the end if he's doing all the work. In this time range, I predict it'll be Kerr-Jakob-Goose. 3rd place is a bit of a toss up here, with potential for Tim, Kessler and Hocker if they can run very clean races.
3. 3:29 - 3:32 - Assuming Jakob takes the lead after 400 and squeezes the field through the end, I think it plays into Hocker's hands as no one can match his kick off a manageable pace. He can drop a 53 but will need to be within striking range. Kerr will be glued to the front and secures a medal. I would boldly predict Hocker-Kerr-Jakob, with Kerr just sniping Jakob at the line. Depending on how clean he runs, I think Kessler may very close to bronze.
4. 3:33 or slower - the only way this happens is if by some miracle Jakob decides to roll the dice. This would be total carnage. We would see surges, elbows, runners getting boxed in. It would be a toss up, but here I give Hocker the edge if he can stay out of trouble. Tim would be a contender as well but he doesn't run cleanly. It's a toss up, but would say Hocker-Kerr-Kessler.
I see #2 as the most likely scenario. Jakob will go to the front, but he won't commit early enough to be able to run so fast as to take the kick out of everybody. I think he is overly confident about his fitness and speed and just doesn't see any other way to run this race. I do think he is afraid to go WR pace from the gun. It's just too risky. Plus Jakob has been planning for exactly this scenario since last summer and I think it'll go as planned. Kerr is just too laser focused and confident in championship racing. He knows this is the formula to win. IMO I think Jakob is mentally preparing for a silver even if he's pumping himself up to go hard.
Props to me for predicting Jakob would front run it and get sniped.
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