I know, I know, I'm getting a little excited but... tell me where I'm wrong?
His maturity and poise at this age. His humility, his strength and his crazy leg speed make this guy a threat in any championship race. Probably a stronger last lap than even Centro ever had. Kudos to Hocker
It's only a matter of time
Not yet.
He can barely out-kick Teare, whom has zero kick and is an endurance animal.
Yeah maybe eventually. Not yet. I'd need to see him against actual pros first.
there is no question wrote:
I know, I know, I'm getting a little excited but... tell me where I'm wrong?
His maturity and poise at this age. His humility, his strength and his crazy leg speed make this guy a threat in any championship race. Probably a stronger last lap than even Centro ever had. Kudos to Hocker
It's only a matter of time
Stronger than centro, except for when centro held off a doped up kiprop to take the 1500 gold
Also Centro HIMSELF literally outkicked Hocker a few months ago. Does nobody remember that race?
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Also Centro HIMSELF literally outkicked Hocker a few months ago. Does nobody remember that race?
That race is irrelevant considering Hocker is a way different runner back then than now. Remember when Teare was beating Hocker during the regular season and then NCAA indoors happened? Hocker’s confidence and his kick has jumped up to a whole new level since winning 2 NCAA titles.
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Also Centro HIMSELF literally outkicked Hocker a few months ago. Does nobody remember that race?
That race is irrelevant considering Hocker is a way different runner back then than now. Remember when Teare was beating Hocker during the regular season and then NCAA indoors happened? Hocker’s confidence and his kick has jumped up to a whole new level since winning 2 NCAA titles.
I doubt it. Still a pretty relevant race.
hocker has closed 200m in 25/26 like 5 times now
Hocker at this point has very little experience racing, and no experience vs elites. Championship races are far more than someone’s kick or PR. I would say that Centre won his gold medal as much with tactics as the running. A sun 51 second final lap was something, but he kept himself where he needed to be.
there is no question wrote:
I know, I know, I'm getting a little excited but... tell me where I'm wrong?
His maturity and poise at this age. His humility, his strength and his crazy leg speed make this guy a threat in any championship race. Probably a stronger last lap than even Centro ever had. Kudos to Hocker
It's only a matter of time
You misspelled W-O-O-D-Y K-I-N-C-A-I-D
Too bad he is not gonna be anywhere near the medal contenders with 200m to go. But probably gonna deliver a great race for 5-6th place in the olympic final.
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hocker has closed 200m in 25/26 like 5 times now
OP, are you crazy or just young? Serious note, I’d bet ton of money you are under the age of 22. The 5000 the other night made you think he has a gold-medal close?
Please. He closed a 13:19 race in 56.84 with a 27.55 final 200.
A world class close is ASTRONOMICALLY better than that. At the last Olympics, Chelmsford closed in 53.1 to run 13:03 and he was SPANKED by .60 by Farrah.
I was much more excited by the NCAA closes than the 5000 closes.
OP, to trying to be a jerk, but how old are you? It’s hard to know history when you are young. I’ve watched A LOT of races over the years.
You should have learned by now that about 1/2 of the posts are intended to light a fire under fanboys of some other runner. I think that is what he is doing. The easiest group to light up are the Tuohy fans, then Jakob, then Hunter, then Centro, then Mu. It used to be Webb and Cain and Ping was in there for a while. Start a thread saying somebody is better than those 5 names I first listed and watch the people pounce on you.
If Hocker wants to make the team, he should probably take 10 days off right now.
You can hold peak fitness only so long before you crash and/or get injured.
If the pace is fast enough, the best runner us going to win. If Hocker tried to keep up with Cheruiyot, he would be passed by over half of the field during the last 300.
I'm not talking about the 5k...
In a slow 1500m championship race, I think Cole Hocker has the wheels to win gold, yes.
I just don't see many others having a 24.x last 200m and 12.1 last 100m ready to unleash...
Weird timing to post this after a close that wasn’t even National class in his 13:19 5000m.
25.49 is not 24.x. Pretty much every world / olympic 1500m finalist is able to do that, some even in 5000m. I can see that 12.1 last 100m kick helping Hocker to move from 8th position to the 6th in a world class final.
there is no question wrote:
I'm not talking about the 5k...
In a slow 1500m championship race, I think Cole Hocker has the wheels to win gold, yes.
I just don't see many others having a 24.x last 200m and 12.1 last 100m ready to unleash...
there is no question wrote:
I'm not talking about the 5k...
In a slow 1500m championship race, I think Cole Hocker has the wheels to win gold, yes.
I just don't see many others having a 24.x last 200m and 12.1 last 100m ready to unleash...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwMAYVV5XK4&t=389s
I wasn't talking about 5000 either. Timothy Cheruiyot won the 1500 at Doha.
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