passed 2nd grade wrote:
Cole Hocker averaged 3:34.5 pace his first third of the race; he ran within himself, setting himself up for a good kick.
Hocker averaged 3:32.4 pace in the middle of the race, from 500m-1,000m.
Hocker ran 3:25.5 pace the final lap of the race.
Hocker's weakest point of his first international final was from 800-100, which he'd run in 3:33.75 pace.
When Hocker adds that extra bit of strength to push from 800 to a lap to go, he's already proven he's set up for a good finish.
eh?
I hope theyve improved the maths since your day.
There are 3x500m slices to the 1500m
J-> 3'31"5 -> 3'28"5 -> 3'24"9
C -> 3'35"4 -> 3'32"1 -> 3.26"7
Ingebrigtsen ran his slowest 400m from 200-600m, where he only ran 3'31"9 pace; Hocker? He was losing 1.8s to Ingebrigtsen over this period (3'33"7)
Hocker, on the other hand (and here's where I give you credit for trying), had his slowest lap between 800-110m (3'33"7 pace) (Ingebrigtsen started faster and covered that in 3'28"8 pace, but didn't beat Hocker by five seconds)
Ingebrigtsen ran the last 2/3 of his race at 3'26"7 pace (500m-1000m)
Hocker ran 3'29"4 pace over that same distance
Is it plausible Ingebrigtsen runs a 3'26 in a race set up straight from the gun? Sure, why not.
On the same token, it's not improbable or inconceivable for Hocker to run 3'29 this season? If he's worked on that middle section of his race (ie: strength 3k/5k) and doesn't lose speed, absolutely.