(Though still over a full second off Jakob’s 1500/mile times, indoor or out.)
Very weak field, with the next guy finishing five seconds back and the field running 3:50-3:57.
But his 18-month, 9-race 1500/mile losing streak is over!
Hopefully he can do it outdoors this year.
Not a full second off Jakobs mile time indoors. More like .8. Jakobs mile WR had a weaker field and even had Habz/Nader in a different 1500 race entirely in the meet program (a farce). He has World Indoors to put this silly narrative to bed.
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Bwaahahahah. This has to be an early contender for dumbest thread starter of the year. Congrats, "observer of facts." I'm sure Rojo et al. will happily give the award once Hocker sweeps US indoors, World Indoors, US outdoors, Ultimate Track Championships ...
Bwaahahahah. This has to be an early contender for dumbest thread starter of the year. Congrats, "observer of facts." I'm sure Rojo et al. will happily give the award once Hocker sweeps US indoors, World Indoors, US outdoors, Ultimate Track Championships ...
Cooked? Bwahahahaha.
In fairness to OP, I think VIPAM's post was worse, but that's close. lol
(Though still over a full second off Jakob’s 1500/mile times, indoor or out.)
Very weak field, with the next guy finishing five seconds back and the field running 3:50-3:57.
But his 18-month, 9-race 1500/mile losing streak is over!
Hopefully he can do it outdoors this year.
Not a full second off Jakobs mile time indoors. More like .8. Jakobs mile WR had a weaker field and even had Habz/Nader in a different 1500 race entirely in the meet program (a farce). He has World Indoors to put this silly narrative to bed.
There is nothing silly about listing out his consecutive losses. Today was a great step in the right direction. The fields in both races means nothing really and isn’t it harder to push for a WR when you’re all alone?
I was talking with some Hocker fans in the thread "Cole Hocker is officially the #1 distance runner in the world right now" (hint: he isn't; Fisher and Kiplimo are better-ranked), and an interesting thing came up...
Hocker has not won a single 1500/mile race in over 18 months, in spite of being a guy who actually races a lot (good on him).
- After his brilliant 3:27.65 win in Paris 2024, he ran three Diamond League races, placing 2nd (3:29.85), 2nd (3:30), 3rd (3:30).
- In 2025, he raced 3 GST 1500s and never placed higher than 3rd (3:35, 3:34, 3:34 - times are not that important as these were about racing, but then again he wasn't winning these races or making them any faster).
- He then raced Pre and USATF, placing 4th at Pre (3:47) and 3rd at nationals (3:30).
It is hard to know what he would have done in the WC final if he hadn't been DQed in the semifinal. But in any case, no final and no win.
That is NINE 1500/mile races since Paris 2024 without a win (3 in 2024, 6 in 2025), and EIGHT RACES without breaking 3:30.
I don't want it to be over...and if it is there is always the 5000...with his 7:23 3000 and 12:58 WC win in 2025, I think he will rip a much faster 5000 than his 12:57 PB...
But...
Until proven otherwise, Cole Hocker's 1500m status is officially... "cooked."
(Though still over a full second off Jakob’s 1500/mile times, indoor or out.)
Very weak field, with the next guy finishing five seconds back and the field running 3:50-3:57.
But his 18-month, 9-race 1500/mile losing streak is over!
Hopefully he can do it outdoors this year.
Not a full second off Jakobs mile time indoors. More like .8. Jakobs mile WR had a weaker field and even had Habz/Nader in a different 1500 race entirely in the meet program (a farce). He has World Indoors to put this silly narrative to bed.
oh dear f*cking god i think an AR hits this stupid semantics-driven clickbait theory over the head with a shovel and buries it
I was talking with some Hocker fans in the thread "Cole Hocker is officially the #1 distance runner in the world right now" (hint: he isn't; Fisher and Kiplimo are better-ranked), and an interesting thing came up...
Hocker has not won a single 1500/mile race in over 18 months, in spite of being a guy who actually races a lot (good on him).
- After his brilliant 3:27.65 win in Paris 2024, he ran three Diamond League races, placing 2nd (3:29.85), 2nd (3:30), 3rd (3:30).
- In 2025, he raced 3 GST 1500s and never placed higher than 3rd (3:35, 3:34, 3:34 - times are not that important as these were about racing, but then again he wasn't winning these races or making them any faster).
- He then raced Pre and USATF, placing 4th at Pre (3:47) and 3rd at nationals (3:30).
It is hard to know what he would have done in the WC final if he hadn't been DQed in the semifinal. But in any case, no final and no win.
That is NINE 1500/mile races since Paris 2024 without a win (3 in 2024, 6 in 2025), and EIGHT RACES without breaking 3:30.
I don't want it to be over...and if it is there is always the 5000...with his 7:23 3000 and 12:58 WC win in 2025, I think he will rip a much faster 5000 than his 12:57 PB...
But...
Until proven otherwise, Cole Hocker's 1500m status is officially... "cooked."
Roflmao
5 day old theory already didn't age well.
it's literally he went to the very next meet and said "hold my beer."
(Though still over a full second off Jakob’s 1500/mile times, indoor or out.)
Very weak field, with the next guy finishing five seconds back and the field running 3:50-3:57.
But his 18-month, 9-race 1500/mile losing streak is over!
Hopefully he can do it outdoors this year.
Not a full second off Jakobs mile time indoors. More like .8. Jakobs mile WR had a weaker field and even had Habz/Nader in a different 1500 race entirely in the meet program (a farce). He has World Indoors to put this silly narrative to bed.
Not much of a burn to Jakob to say he had weaker competition and still ran faster lol.