I would love to see Kessler win but my predictions are 1st Nuguse 3:31.74, 2nd Hocker 3:32.26, 3rd Kessler 3:32.44. My feeling is it will be pretty tactical. Nuguse has the superior fitness over everyone at the moment so will win outright. Hocker has a super kick and will edge ahead of Kessler in the straight.
Great call and I agree, BUT...it won't be 3:31, it won't go that fast.
I would love to see Kessler win but my predictions are 1st Nuguse 3:31.74, 2nd Hocker 3:32.26, 3rd Kessler 3:32.44. My feeling is it will be pretty tactical. Nuguse has the superior fitness over everyone at the moment so will win outright. Hocker has a super kick and will edge ahead of Kessler in the straight.
Great call and I agree, BUT...it won't be 3:31, it won't go that fast.
1) Nuguse- 3:34.22
2) Hocker- 3:34.38
3) Kessler- 3:35.02
Lock it in!!!
I think this prediction above is going to be pretty accurate.. On reflection I admit that my “tactical” 3:31 is almost definitely much too fast however I will stick to my guns just for the sake of it. Praying for the fastest final ever!
My hot take is no Nuguse. He's undoubtedly the fastest and fittest in the field, but his experience in tactical (championship) races is limited, and running well in such circumstances seems to require experience.
Option 1 - Goose takes it out quick and has lead after 300, settles in and group sits for a bit positioning. Cooper says eff it and takes lead after 600/700, starts to string it out a bit. Goose follows and Kessler-Cole focus on not getting stuck and staying in striking distance. Someone falls. Cooper still leads with 600 to go, Cole and Kessler peel around final turn. 1. Cole nips 2. Kessler at line 3. Goose out leans 4. Teary.
Option 2 - Goose sits behind leaders for first 600, then front runs the rest a la American indoor mile record.. 1.Nuguse 2.Teare, 3. Kessler 4. Cole
I would love to see Kessler win but my predictions are 1st Nuguse 3:31.74, 2nd Hocker 3:32.26, 3rd Kessler 3:32.44. My feeling is it will be pretty tactical. Nuguse has the superior fitness over everyone at the moment so will win outright. Hocker has a super kick and will edge ahead of Kessler in the straight.
Great call and I agree, BUT...it won't be 3:31, it won't go that fast.
1) Nuguse- 3:34.22
2) Hocker- 3:34.38
3) Kessler- 3:35.02
Lock it in!!!
yes
hocker is big race tested in OG
nuguse is top 5 world
jessler is peaking perfect.
usa is epic at 1500. never seen before.
centri is out but will run better in the big race.
champs time of 334 probably. nuguse will take it to the max at 300m out or hang on the shoulder of anyone that kicks at the bell.
Oh, I don’t know. Maybe I’m being a bit contrarian but we were pretty good at times from 2007-2016. 2nd and 4th in the 2012 Olympics. Had guys go 3:30.90, 3:32.20, 3:32.37, 3:32.51 for 2nd-7th place in Diamond League races in 2010. Had the world champion in 2007 plus another guy running a 3:46.9 mile and winning in Paris with a 3:30.54. And if you want to go way back, we put 3 guys in the Olympic final in 1968, including the silver medalist.
Definitely a great return to form though after declining for a few years, and particularly last year’s poor fortunes.
Always showing your "color" bias as evidenced by your other threads.
1. Nuguse
2. A bunch of other runners
Sad mate. You do realise that people like yourself who seem to think everything is about racism is ironically actually a form of racism in itself. The reason I would love to see Kessler win is solely because he is a young prodigy who has incredible talent and seems to have a great head on his shoulders. You obviously missed my post recently about the sprinter Eddie Nketia whose treatment I was appalled at.
I can give a "flagrant" example of "racism" from French medias "L'équipe" related to the world Cup 2030, and the attempt to advertise "Ukraine" as some sort of LBTQ+ spread of ideas to the new world.
Very plausible scenario. 3:31 would be insane, but don’t you think Teare and Nuguse could drive this train a little faster? If it is a 3:34-5 race, then yes, that opens the door for Hocker and others and all of the favorites are vulnerable. If they can make it a low 3:33 race or so, then it becomes much less likely that Teare is nipped at the line by Hocker or others. Do you think that’s just too fast for a USA final? If they can’t do it, Teare at least will be a sitting duck.
I actually think Teare is probably the most equipped runner for any style race. Not saying he’s a lock. But if the bell lap was hit in 2:50 instead of 2:35, I wouldn’t be any less confident in Teare.
He’s proven to be in shape running 3:32 in May. It’s quite possible he & Hobbs would’ve run 3:30-31 if they went to Oslo or Lausanne.
And we’ve seen him win slow races with a 51 last 400m like last year.
I would love to see Kessler win but my predictions are 1st Nuguse 3:31.74, 2nd Hocker 3:32.26, 3rd Kessler 3:32.44. My feeling is it will be pretty tactical. Nuguse has the superior fitness over everyone at the moment so will win outright. Hocker has a super kick and will edge ahead of Kessler in the straight.
3:35 for Nuguse in his heat. Maybe it is going to be the fastest ever final!
Always showing your "color" bias as evidenced by your other threads.
1. Nuguse
2. A bunch of other runners
Sad mate. You do realise that people like yourself who seem to think everything is about racism is ironically actually a form of racism in itself. The reason I would love to see Kessler win is solely because he is a young prodigy who has incredible talent and seems to have a great head on his shoulders. You obviously missed my post recently about the sprinter Eddie Nketia whose treatment I was appalled at.
that is why they have the BLOCK function on the left menu.
Temp__Account and guys that have say, 1000 down votes to say 10 upvotes are shut down by an algorythm, as they are of no use to anyone what so ever.
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