COLE HOCKER 5000M CHAMPION

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8 months ago 09/21/2025 11:23am EDT

re: pieinjector9

pieinjector9 wrote:
Watching it in retrospect, and how "invisible" he went after the 1st k was a masterclass: after he'd relinquished the lead, the pack stayed globby, and he didn't fall out the back like Mills or the few others, blow his load with a mile/km to go like Jakob out of probably desperation, or get into any wrestling matches, with 400m to go it was like "oh, he's still there, if he has the gear shifter ready and the nitro boost, he's got it." And sure enough I was screaming at my TV in my building at 7am. F*ck your Sunday sleep, upstairs and downstairs neighbors!

It was fantastic! Hocker is a proven championship performer at all levels, and he just proved it again. Let’s review his updated résumé:

🏆 Foot Locker National High School XC Champion, 2018

🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: DMR, 2021

🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: Mile, 2021

🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: 3,000m, 2021

🏆 NCAA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2021

🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2021

🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 3,000m, 2022

🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 1500m, 2022

🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 1500m, 2024

🥈 World Indoor Silver: 1500m, 2024

🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2024

🥇 Olympic Champion: 1500m, 2024

🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 5,000m, 2025

🥇 World Outdoor Champion: 5,000m, 2025

All that, and he’s only 24! What a winner!

8 months ago 09/21/2025 11:27am EDT

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
moorest wrote:
Yes. As the Brojos often argue, it’d be nice to have more meets that matter in Track and Field. But as it stands, we don’t. A Diamond League win only pays $20k, which is a pittance for someone like Cole Hocker.
A professional running career isn't just one race a year. But it would be to a doper. Genuine athletes try to win every time they compete. That's what sportsmen and women do. It isn't just about one cheque.
What is also implausible is that an athlete can be so uncommitted as to be mediocre throughout the year, win nothing, and then become the absolute best in the world in a global championship. It's like transitioning from being a dilettante or a journeyman to becoming the best on the planet overnight. Fake.

Cole ran what would have been an indoor world record at Millrose Games way back in February, had Grant Fisher not beaten him.

There goes your doping theory.

This post was edited 43 seconds after it was posted.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 11:59am EDT

re: Misty4Me

It’s funny how critics use the exact same arguments about SML as they do about Hocker. “They only perform in the big championships.” SML is so talented that she will still win in other meets, but just not lay down historic times. I’m sure SML’s strategy is to peak with historic performances in those championships, because frankly those are what earn the big sponsorships and publicity. Casual sports fans know SML because of her world record runs in the Olympics, and could care less about Diamond League meets or anything else. I’m not sure if Hocker is as purposeful in focusing his peak only for major championships, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

In ten years, all 99% of sports fans will care about is, how many major titles did SML and Hocker win? And the other 1% will be on these boards complaining how few DL races they won.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:00pm EDT

re: thereisnofinishline

Jakob is not embarrassing himself He is actually extremely brave to compete against the best in the world when he knew he is far from his usual fitness.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:11pm EDT

re: Sprant

Sprant wrote:
It’s funny how critics use the exact same arguments about SML as they do about Hocker. “They only perform in the big championships.” SML is so talented that she will still win in other meets, but just not lay down historic times. I’m sure SML’s strategy is to peak with historic performances in those championships, because frankly those are what earn the big sponsorships and publicity. Casual sports fans know SML because of her world record runs in the Olympics, and could care less about Diamond League meets or anything else. I’m not sure if Hocker is as purposeful in focusing his peak only for major championships, but it wouldn’t surprise me.
In ten years, all 99% of sports fans will care about is, how many major titles did SML and Hocker win? And the other 1% will be on these boards complaining how few DL races they won.

It's a criticism because running fast is as much of a part of being the best as winning championships are, and it's asinine to claim that world records and fast times isn't something fans care about or what gets publicity and sponsorships.

Someone like Sydney is only well known in the US, because of how little she races and how dull her personality is. The most popular track and field star in the world right now, Mondo, is the most famous because you know there's going to be a real shot at the world record every time he competes, and he competes a lot.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:13pm EDT

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
translucent wrote:
Go on, move those goalposts, hurry up, run run run. Oops, you whacked your head on the fact that he also won the US 5,000m.
The trials. Big deal. After being beaten yet again in his main event in the trials. Till last night he has won nothing of note since Paris last year. It's so obvious.

"So...national championships don't matter?" -Armstronglivs

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:14pm EDT

re: LETSGOO

Eff whoever DQed Hocker from the 1500 this man is the best distance runner on the planet right now and we fans were ROBBED of getting to watch him go for the coolest double in T&F

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:16pm EDT

re: Koltrast

Koltrast wrote:
Sprant wrote:
It’s funny how critics use the exact same arguments about SML as they do about Hocker. “They only perform in the big championships.” SML is so talented that she will still win in other meets, but just not lay down historic times. I’m sure SML’s strategy is to peak with historic performances in those championships, because frankly those are what earn the big sponsorships and publicity. Casual sports fans know SML because of her world record runs in the Olympics, and could care less about Diamond League meets or anything else. I’m not sure if Hocker is as purposeful in focusing his peak only for major championships, but it wouldn’t surprise me.
In ten years, all 99% of sports fans will care about is, how many major titles did SML and Hocker win? And the other 1% will be on these boards complaining how few DL races they won.
It's a criticism because running fast is as much of a part of being the best as winning championships are, and it's asinine to claim that world records and fast times isn't something fans care about or what gets publicity and sponsorships.
Someone like Sydney is only well known in the US, because of how little she races and how dull her personality is. The most popular track and field star in the world right now, Mondo, is the most famous because you know there's going to be a real shot at the world record every time he competes, and he competes a lot.

What is your metric for popularity or fame?

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:18pm EDT

re: Sprant

Sprant wrote:
Koltrast wrote:
It's a criticism because running fast is as much of a part of being the best as winning championships are, and it's asinine to claim that world records and fast times isn't something fans care about or what gets publicity and sponsorships.
Someone like Sydney is only well known in the US, because of how little she races and how dull her personality is. The most popular track and field star in the world right now, Mondo, is the most famous because you know there's going to be a real shot at the world record every time he competes, and he competes a lot.
What is your metric for popularity or fame?

Being famous in the entire world and not only in the US.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:28pm EDT

re: McRunnin

McRunnin wrote:
pieinjector9 wrote:
Watching it in retrospect, and how "invisible" he went after the 1st k was a masterclass: after he'd relinquished the lead, the pack stayed globby, and he didn't fall out the back like Mills or the few others, blow his load with a mile/km to go like Jakob out of probably desperation, or get into any wrestling matches, with 400m to go it was like "oh, he's still there, if he has the gear shifter ready and the nitro boost, he's got it." And sure enough I was screaming at my TV in my building at 7am. F*ck your Sunday sleep, upstairs and downstairs neighbors!
It was fantastic! Hocker is a proven championship performer at all levels, and he just proved it again. Let’s review his updated résumé:
🏆 Foot Locker National High School XC Champion, 2018
🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: DMR, 2021
🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: Mile, 2021
🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: 3,000m, 2021
🏆 NCAA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2021
🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2021
🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 3,000m, 2022
🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 1500m, 2022
🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 1500m, 2024
🥈 World Indoor Silver: 1500m, 2024
🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2024
🥇 Olympic Champion: 1500m, 2024
🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 5,000m, 2025
🥇 World Outdoor Champion: 5,000m, 2025
All that, and he’s only 24! What a winner!

And he’s winning all these USA championships at a time in which US distance talent is pretty damn deep. Couple that with the Oly 1500 record and a sub 13 for his WC 5,000 title…. he’s got to be the best US mid-distance runner I’ve ever seen, at least in my lifetime, and I’m no spring chicken.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:36pm EDT

re: McRunnin

McRunnin wrote:
pieinjector9 wrote:
Watching it in retrospect, and how "invisible" he went after the 1st k was a masterclass: after he'd relinquished the lead, the pack stayed globby, and he didn't fall out the back like Mills or the few others, blow his load with a mile/km to go like Jakob out of probably desperation, or get into any wrestling matches, with 400m to go it was like "oh, he's still there, if he has the gear shifter ready and the nitro boost, he's got it." And sure enough I was screaming at my TV in my building at 7am. F*ck your Sunday sleep, upstairs and downstairs neighbors!
It was fantastic! Hocker is a proven championship performer at all levels, and he just proved it again. Let’s review his updated résumé:
🏆 Foot Locker National High School XC Champion, 2018
🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: DMR, 2021
🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: Mile, 2021
🏆 NCAA Indoor Champion: 3,000m, 2021
🏆 NCAA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2021
🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2021
🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 3,000m, 2022
🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 1500m, 2022
🏅 USA Indoor Champion: 1500m, 2024
🥈 World Indoor Silver: 1500m, 2024
🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 1500m, 2024
🥇 Olympic Champion: 1500m, 2024
🏅 USA Outdoor Champion: 5,000m, 2025
🥇 World Outdoor Champion: 5,000m, 2025
All that, and he’s only 24! What a winner!

And his age group title in cross country when he was 9…

“For him, the earliest sign of promise he observed came at the 2010 Cross Country Coaches Youth National Championship in Lexington, Kentucky, where a nine-year-old Cole, representing his Indy Gold club team, won his age division in 11:19.50 (6:04 per Mile pace) over the 3 kilometer course.”

bringbackthemile.com

Cole Hocker’s Ascent to the U.S. Mile Mountain

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8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:45pm EDT

re: moorest

Think Hocker does more than 90 min on long runs?

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:45pm EDT

re: moorest

Hocker must have ate the most bicarb before the race. Probably a lot of them didn't eat any at all. I'm sure Gebrhiwet didn't, he went from first to last faster than I've ever seen.

Bicarb would definitely work to kick a 5000. Hocker must have been the only one who ate any.

Congrats Cole Hocker for another great win.🥊🥊

And to Armstronglive for being the most miserable poster on Letsrun. 💩💩

8 months ago 09/21/2025 12:49pm EDT

re: Badcompany

Badcompany wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
You forget he's only unstoppable once a year. The rest of the time he can't win a race that matters.
Stop whining old man.
He wins when it counts.
”He won only two races!”
Yeah, the Olympics and the World Championships.
”But what about the races he lost?”
You mean the ones nobody gives a 💩 about?
”Yeah, those.”

"...can't win a race that matters." Funny. Olympics and World Champs matter the most.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 1:24pm EDT

re: LETSGOO

8 months ago 09/21/2025 1:27pm EDT

re: LETSGOO

LETSGOO wrote:
HE IS THE MAN
Video:www.youtube.com/live/JbqQLxp8wTw?si=0O...

Amazing finish!

8 months ago 09/21/2025 1:28pm EDT

Congrats to Cole on a perfect run!

sad to see white supremacy expressed here.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 1:42pm EDT

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
Imimpresssed wrote:
it’s more accurate to say, “The rest of the time he can’t win a race that doesn’t matter”
So international races, DL races - even national championships - don't matter? He's only serious for one race a year?

Mostly correct. Olympics and WCs are several orders of magnitude more important than random European circuit time trials.

Slightly incorrect tho given that Hocker is a 6x US national champion between the 15 and 5k.

8 months ago 09/21/2025 2:02pm EDT

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
HGHocker wrote:
HGHocker really is unstoppable. Still don’t know if it was a weak field or if he’s just that good now. Robinson getting 4th would point me to the fact it was weak. Would love to see him do this to the trio of Aregawi-Barega-Kejelcha even though they probably want to go the roads soon.
You forget he's only unstoppable once a year. The rest of the time he can't win a race that matters.

Yeah. And Peter Snell, Olympic Champion by then, lost to a high schooler.

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