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Hocker ran perfectly. he pulled the Wightman / Kerr move on Nuguse. Kudos to him. it also shows how hard it is to lead these races from the gun.

the difference is that Paris will be at least 2s faster. So who will be fit enough to go with Jakob and Kerr?

Hocker sucks. No medals the last 3 world championships.

Took the lead for some nice photos of h pretending to be a real competitor, then straight to the back and might be DFL 😂

I missed that. I need to watch a replay.

What a great 1500 team the USA is sending. Displacing Jakob or Kerr will be very hard, but Hocker was so impressive and really any one of the three of them is every bit as good or better than the rest. Hard to know exactly where Jakob will be at fitness/sharpness wise in Paris, but based on Pre, he should be good. Kerr is living his best life, that’s for sure. That Olympic final is going to be a 3:27-8 race.

Wait, collegiate record by Green?

I like them both over Wightman this year.

*outdoor world championships

There was a time when both our steeple teams sent to the Olympics were exciting and mixed it up with the best in the world.

I don't believe now is one of those times

Green ran with heart. 6 guys under the Olympic standard incredible. Really wanted to see Wynne or Engels with a Cinderella story. I’m sorry the 5k-10k US depth isn’t touching the 1500m right now.

Man, you really gotta feel for him though. 3:31.78 is a top-20 time in AMERICAN HISTORY... and it wasn't enough to make the Olympic team. a PB is a PB but I would be crushed.

He medalled at world indoors literally this year, yes watered down field but he’s a winner

wayment a babe.

If Nuguse ran the same time (3:30.86) but Cole didn’t go by him, consensus would be that a medal would be Nuguse’s to lose, given how crazy it is to front run a 3:30 at the trials. Cole is insanely fit but in the high 3:20s race that will be the Olympics, Nuguse is just as well positioned to medal.

I want Hocker to run the 5k and destroy everybody there. Like I don’t see him losing a tactical 5k, even if fisher goes hard with 3 laps to go.

You mean indoors, where nobody competes in. Ok man.

Steeple is such a boring event

Part of good tactics is maneuvering so that it's easy. Getting out of a box is a skill but so is staying out of a box.

i think he went early because he was worried about getting stuck behind ciaettei and kessler. if he was comfortably in the 2 spot, by himself, maybe he waits a bit longer.