Cole Hocker cocky on the Lausanne DL Press Conference is Jakob losing another 1500M?

On WR I hope to take a stab at that whether it’s this season?
I hate losing. Every time I race, I want to win.

Cocky to think that WR is in the radar, or that you need to win all races.

The stadium in Lausanne is situated 526 metres above sea level (1725 feet), and this will have a small but significant impact on elite runners performance. Look at this study:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Reduced performance of male and female athletes at 580 m altitude - PubMed

This study examined the effect of mild hypobaria (MH) on the peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) and performance of ten trained male athletes [x (SEM); VO2peak = 72.4 (2.2) ml x kg(-1) x min(-1)] and ten trained female athletes...

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I dont think they will go for a WR in this stadium. Maybe 3.28. Jakob has his eyes on the 3k WR three days later, and just use this race as a build up. We could see his second loss in diamond league. Maybe he will test a sit and kick tactic :-D ?

1. Hocker admits he wouldn't have a shot at the WR without Jakob to race. Cole.

2. If Jakob out kicks Cole, legend.

Well. Jakob has asked for 1:50.5 at 800 and 2:18.5 at 1000.

it doesn't become a significant factor until about 900m/3000 feet which is a lot higher than this meet...

I mean it’s not about times, it’s about competing for the win and at the very least pushing Jakob all the way (and beating everyone else) in these fitness contest races. That’s the consistency you want. Times will come, but the reality is Hocker will more than validate his Gold if he’s dogging Jakob in these races and it’s pretty clear that without pacemakers to take on the first 1,000m he’d be in deep trouble. Kerr did it once in Pre, but has skipped all other meetings since his Gold. Clearly it seems he could do it. But Hocker is putting himself in the mix 3 times.

Well, Jakob put this conversation to bed.

He beat Hocker soundly by 2+seconds.

Also, Hocker drafted the entire race. Jakob did a ton of work with the rabbits gapping him.

A ton is an exaggeration. Also he has input on the the targets, so that’s on him if he wants to run behind them. There are 2 more meets, and Hocker is working to get into the DL final. Conversation is far from over.

The downvotes don't lie brah. Rewatch the race.

There was a big gap between the rabbits and Jakob the first 600-700 meters.

When did Wightman win Olympic gold?

Hocker was struggling 600 out. How can his form drop so much in 2 weeks?

doing press for the gold probably didn't help.

It appears LRC somehow agreed on this post, entirely.

The fact that LRC ended up in entire agreement is an anomaly.

Did you rewatch the race and decide to recognize the rest of the board is correct or that you may be operating in a biased manner?

A fluke gold medal it now seems. A one race wonder. A lightning strike. All talk no walk.

Idiots

Being a first-time Olympic champion comes with a premium on your time.

Yes he let them gap him more than I thought. Of course I’ll take the L and go home devastated. It was interesting how he kept a very even tempo over sticking in a drafting position the couple times he got up to them. But I guess he is a true rhythm runner.

I just watched the whole Cole q&a portion and he does not come across as "cocky" at all as as your title says.
Generally just emphasized that he did not reach 100% of what he felt he was capable of previous years due to injury interruptions. This year he was completely healthy and training was uninterrupted so he peaked exactly as he planned. He felt his PR should be much better than what was on paper.
That's it. Seemed confident in his potential and happy that it all came together as he had planned with his team.