Official Olympic Trials Day 1 Discussion Thread + Live Reaction Shot at 11:30 pm ET

Hocker looked so comfortable in his 1500 heats...He looked better than Nuguse IMO but its going to be a great semifinal and finals if they both make it there.

That may be, but there's quite a large percentage of the race where you can see her weighing things out, like, am I at a good pace here, too fast? etc. I would say she looked extremely focused during these times, which appeared to be the bulk of the race. I don't particularly like the flighty post race interviews, but I love watching her run, though I wouldn't call myself a rabid Valby fan. I think I like watching her because you can see there's champion in her, whatever words I or anyone else would use to describe watching her run.

I agree with you 100%. Seems like a genuine guy. And remember, in distance running there's no points for style. To me he looks like he's used his genetic gifts to become the most efficient he can be. Check out old footage of Alain Mimoun as an example of grit and training over elegance. Congrats to all. Great race.

I was impressed by Tuohy today, I think ESP, Cranny and Schweizer all make the team, there overall fitness is just superior to everyone else in the field by at least 10-15 seconds and they all have kicks. But one reason why before the supposed sickness and injury woes KT had, that everyone was so pro KT, was she definitely has a kick, the ability to shift gears. Now she's still getting into shape so it's harder to see but how she fought back to remain in contact and put distance on 5th and 6th, you can't see it as well because of lower fitness but her kick is still there

Yeah I gave in, fortunately they have le tour too

Aka (also known as) none at all? Weird nickname for ESP.

His move with between 3 and 4 laps to go was the catalyst for everyone to start kicking, he helped make the final part of the race really memorable. Good for him, hopefully he can chip away at that time a bit more this summer, he's definitely in better shape than 28:05

Holt runs 🏃‍♀️ like he is mad with the world

Just watched the replay and noticed they were checking spike length after the W5000. WTF! Totally unnecessary! What are they going to do...DQ Elise, Elle and Ella if the spikes don't meet whatever requirements they have?

Cranny, Schweizer, and Valby were all definitely wearing Nike illegal prototype shoes, but nothing is going to happen because it’s Nike and they tell USATF what to do.

Yes, I agree. I am not a Hocker a fan, but I see what I see, and he looked like top two between the Goose or him. However, I am a big Kessler Hobbs fan and hope he makes it. It seems like he should grab the 3 spot, but he always looks nervous getting position in finals and in himself. I hope we send Hobbs, Hocker and Goose in any order to Paris.

I'd probably say something like "this is so awesome, can't wait to compete in Paris. Congrats to Grant for getting the win, he's earned it."

He looked confident today. As far as what you saw:

Nuguse-Completely at ease, but just not a comfortable runner in tight spaces which is why he ends up running wide until he goes to the front

Kessler-Comfortable now running up front and getting off the rail. Two things that should help avoid some pitfalls

Hocker-Not messing around and looks like his 2021 self with more fitness. He was the alpha in that heat, so why mess around?

Holt-Big engine, but the concern will be his micro-moves seem to be energy-sapping

Teare-Fit, but has a tendency to drift backwards and getting boxed combined with his lack of that really quick gear shift could be costly

Waskom-Hard to put a finger on, nobody cares less about placing high in heats, he didn’t look great but he also seemed to be fully cognizant he was good to go

Holt and Waskom have to finish in the top three and hit 3:33.50 to go to Paris. I think the other four guys will be okay with running a slower race if it keeps them as the only four with the Olympic standard.

Holt would be comfortably in on World Ranking. The contenders who need to hit the standard are Waskom, Cook, Sahlman, Houser and Green.

Someone clearly dosen't know the rules if they think that is grounds for disqualification.

Yes

It's not just Seattle. Apparently it's the whole west coast. I live in central California and I also get the NBC broadcast delayed by 3 hours (I didn't even realize it was sitting there at 9 pm until I read it on LRC). Fortunately, I do subscribe to Peacock so I can watch everything live. I got Peacock last fall and it seems to be well worth the money.

Nothing wrong with it, and Woody's a great interview.

He did compliment Hunter, and could have given a nod to Klecker, but said nothing the least bit offensive. Mattioco's an idiot.