Hobbs Kessler 1:46 and eliminated - what happened?

Yeah all I was saying on it honestly was he tried the same tactic in a slow race with a strong field and you saw Tual (who is seasoned) basically said nope you will not be getting good position at the bell. A host of guys on the backstretch from 300m to go blocked any path out either. Physically he was probably too tired (understandably), but when he runs the 800m more I think he will refine his tactics as well. He's become very good in the 1500, and he may yet tactically add more in the 800m. As it stands, he's in good shape domestically to make teams in both. Unrelated, but if Shane Cohen joins the Ben Thomas stable post-grad...watch out.

OH HAS HE?! 😂😂🤣🤣😂

I haven't had a chance to see the race but based on the results it looks like it was a tactical race and he simply got out kicked.

He’s tired.

Not especially tactical.

He’s just gassed out. Didn’t track the move at 500 and had nothing off the final bend. He was really trying. Just not there.

And it’s the 800 that is the harder of the two. You can play a canny game with the 15 and conserve during the rounds but the 800 is just too quick these days. I can’t see anyone getting close to medalling in both.

Reading through all your comments I really wonder what it's like to live everyday as you and other people on these boards like you. I really feel bad for you guys and it makes me more thankful I'm not like this. Good luck my friend, I hope you find happiness in your life.

5 races in several days. Beat previous Olympic 1500m record. 800m semi-finalist in his weaker event.

Hobbs got as much an Olympic experience as anyone.

I sit on the couch eating Cheetos. Think I'll post negativity on a great runner living his Olympic dream.

He needed a day’s rest before the first round of the 800. The schedulers seemed to not have athlete’s beat interests in mind in a lot of cases.

Picked him to make both finals but obviously short in one. All the USA runners did well I think and Hoppel seemed much more assured in the semi than the rounds. Could do well in the final. Burgin ran a PB in qualifying for the final and looked pretty smooth.

I think Kessler was actually the only competitor to try the double.

the question is... what would he run in a 400?

Probably faster than 47.2

You must be in high school or middle school if you think you can give it your all in 5 distance races over 8 days.

i think that is pretty obvious as you look at comments in any of these threads.

Kessler did fantastic and deserves massive credit for having the balls to double, but it shows how much you need to respect the past greats like Snell, Ovett, Coe for doubling and medalling in both events.

People say Ovett's 800m Moscow gold was weak, but look at the first two semis the other day, where they went out faster than the Moscow 80 final, yet couldn't get near a 50.5 second last lap even though they were scrapping to qualify (other than Susjati). And that was Ovett's weaker event.

Or Coe winning in LA in 3:32, which is very likely close to 3:27 in todays shoes and the Paris track, and that was his 7th race in 9 days including a 1:43.

I have lived long enough to see how the sport has changed. Apparently you haven't. Athletics ranks ahead of cycling for doping violations. Do you think cycling is clean?

And 13 hours later ran an 800 heat. That's a 1 2 punch that would take a bit of pop out of anyone. Shows he's human which is a good thing in this sport.