Should Jakob be worried about Hoey?

i think hocker's kick is so much better than anybody else's, that they all should want a somewhat fast race at this point.

whatever you think of Hocker's kick on an all-time level, it is objectively the best kick of the current runners. At a minimum, guys will need to take it very hard from 600 out, if not the entire race.

Agreed. The problem is that WANTING a fast race and LEADING in order to have a fast race (only to pay for it at the end) are two very different things. How do get to have your cake and eat it too in a championship race (unless you use national team tactics, like Moroccans have done in the past)?

Fisher outkicked Hocker. Hoey outkicked Fisher.

Hoey is having a great indoor season, but I fear his current performance level will become a problem for him for the summer. He's an anaerobic monster who is primed to be fast right now. When watching his workouts, available on YouTube, it is easy to see why he's currently so good . He's doing, now, the kinds of things Jakob will be doing in the summer to put the sharp edge on his fitness. Even what Hoey calls "threshold" isn't threshold. He's clearly doing hard, traditional reps (but calling it threshold), which is putting him at his best. What I am describing is true of Hobbs Kessler as well, but to a lesser extent.

No judgment on Hoey. He's having a spectacular season, but he will need a long rebuild to get back to this level after he inevitably has to reset. If he makes the US 1500 team for World outdoors, it'll be as a 3rd placer with an early exit at Worlds.

I don’t think Hoey has the strength to challenge in the 1500. All of the recent medalists have really strong PRs in longer distances; Hocker 7:23/12:57, Kerr 8:00 2 mile, Nuguse 7:28/13:02, and obviously Jakob - even Laros just ran 7:29 and Hobbs showed great range. The 800 speed is dangerous but we’re in an era where guys are looking to run sub 3:30 in championship finals - Hoey would be dangerous in a really slow race, but slow tactical 1500 finals aren’t much of a thing now on the global stage nowadays.

Bump

Bump