Hobbs Kessler TAKES DOWN Teare and all the Americans!! 3:32.61

Definitely! Honestly I think there may be no pros of my track-following era (about 1997 on) that had swag, at least by my definition. Swag, to me, is a personal philosophy and style that lets itself be immune to critics (maybe you fight it internally, but you don’t show it outwardly). Leo would actually be close in that he was hard-working, showed up when needed, and seemed to love AND give back to the sport. Ritz had hints of this too.

Oddly swag borders on insouciance to me and a pro is hard-pressed to possess it precisely because being a pro requires so much commitment and swag (I) connote with not taking any one thing too seriously. Thus, if interviewed, they would be surprised to be interviewed, and have other things to talk about besides just running. Swag is almost reserved for those high school stars that were amazing yet for whom running was part of the puzzle rather than the puzzle itself.

A box of rain will ease the pain

And love will see you through...

Going put that album on right now..

Even worse video posted here - what shocking camera-work filming peoples chopped off heads, camera filming infield grass. Which is what one thinks the cameraman was smoking... come on guys. We can do better than that. Even the tuna boat fisherman shows cause less motion sickness than you do.

Even worse video posted here - what shocking camera-work filming peoples chopped off heads, camera filming infield grass. Which is what one thinks the cameraman was smoking... come on guys. We can do better than that. Even the tuna boat fisherman shows cause less motion sickness than you do.

Nuguse will win and go undefeated against Jakob for his career.

Never posted that

enough already

What about jonathon Davis and Teare, and isn’t Kincaid supposed to have potential this year 😀. And some others here would add Centro too. I’m a fan, but not sure Kessler has proven any consistency to put him at No. 2.

As far as American born MILER TALENT

Webb

Kessler

Centro

Ryun

Wheating

Naguse

Falcon

Kessler might be a bigger talent than Webb. Went from zero to 3:34 in 2 years with an average high schooler’s intensity.

Hocker ran 3:31 as a 20 year old. Should be on the list somewhere even with his last few years of injuries.

Seems like they don"t do any prep work these days for the commentating. Sad.

Are you serious? We can’t praise a 20 year old kid for running a world class time? For running the fastest 1500 by an American on US soil?

Ever heard of this thing called progression?

Mf I’ve run under 3:45 a few times. I’m not elite. The 20 year old kid who just ran a world standard is 1000% elite.

Bump to this. I think the code-dude is really unhappy for some reason. You ok buddy?
But Ya Dum is calling it right. Are we not allowed to be hopeful excited fans (not fan bois, just fans) of up and comers? (Damn good ones too!).
I mean, in the US, sure, we wish we had Ingebrigsten/ Cheriuiot/ Wightman, but meanwhile, no harm in some deserved attention to Kessler, Teare, Nuguse, even a bit of hope for rekindled Centro.
Since I’m not going to run 3:28 (and neither are you Code-man) … well, it’s all good to root for these guys.
Cheer up. Trolling is taxing to the soul.

put this into perspective with Ryun modernized as Leo:

After only 2 years of running, he broke the 4 minute mile for the first time in high school as a junior. This was on cinders in crap spikes.

I don’t think you realize Ryun’s talent. Imagine if Leo Young beat Ingebrigtsen (Olympic champion) this summer over a mile, then made the Olympic team. What if his freshman year, Leo won the ncaa champs with a 23.9 last 200 and the USA champs with a 53.9 last 400. Then, what if Leo broke the AR in the mile his freshman year. Then the next year as a soph at Stanford ran 3:43 and 1:41 to break the wr in the mile and the 800. It goes on for more wr’s for the mile and 2 mile.
A different era, but that’s what Ryun did. That far surpasses anything our last 4 decades of young milers could do. At Bannister’s dinner in London in 1994, all the current living previous wr holders were in attendance (excepting Hägg). The vote amongst them as to who the greatest miler ever? Ryun.

I think that American MD/Distance Running fans, are rightfully optimistic regarding what they witnessed yesterday. But I also remember people clearly trashing the process, questioning race selections ie. "Road Miles" etc. I will say this, and obviously I am biased to a degree, but Ron knows exactly what he is doing, he kept Willis upright and effective for almost 20 years..Brannen made multiple teams for Canada(granted not the hardest to make) and Kevin Sullivan who ran 3:31.x I believe and was good in one of the dirtiest eras ever, in my opinion.One of the things that is hard to miss as a fan and observer is Hobbs' form, it is almost perfect, That, I am not biased about, his arm carriage is excellent and he gets a lot out of that movement and is not an over strider or a shuffler. When, he was sideways in development..many questioned whether he would be better off in college, well, in his first track race of this season he is 2 seconds faster than any collegian has run, I think. And as I have said numerous times, one step in a gopher hole and set back, he never sees the contract he got. You know what is also great about Ron? He never panics and sticks to the process, and he does NOT give a sh-t what people are saying or think. Kessler followed and executed this plan exactly almost to the fractions run and positioning. In two years or so at 22 and 2 months he wins some or many of these and that is not easy in today's world. I think he can run 1:45.x for 800M and when you are able to go 1:45.x 3:32.x and 7:39 , you are developing into a very well rounded prospect.

To be a "has been" requires prior being; one, therefore, cannot always have been a has been.

Umm, ever heard of Steve Scott?

Or Jim Spivey?

Forgot to note indoor world gold, and presumptive outdoor title too with Kiprop’s PED situation